Scam drills for the people you love

We test your parents against real scams, safely.

Realistic, unannounced scam drills, with their permission, so you're ready when the real thing comes.

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Text message · 10:42 AM

Your parcel is held at customs. A $2.99 fee is due today or it will be returned: pkg-hold.example/fee

PRACTICE DRILL Sparring

Nice catch. This was a practice drill from your family. Real carriers never text payment links.

Every drill is revealed the moment it ends, with a coaching tip.

$3.4B

reported lost to fraud by Americans over 60 in 2023 (FBI IC3 Elder Fraud Report)

channels: email, text and phone.

card numbers, SSNs or passwords stored from drills. Nothing typed in a drill is stored, sent or charged.

1 word

stops everything: say STOP, or pause from the dashboard.

How it works

A fire drill for scams, set up in five minutes

Practice gives families a way to rehearse what to do with suspicious messages, kindly and with each participant's consent.

You sign up and consent

Create a family account and record your own consent, channel by channel.

Your parent decides for themselves

They get a private link, read exactly what they're agreeing to, and pick email, text and/or voice. Research is a separate, optional yes.

Drills arrive in your chosen window

Drills arrive at random times inside the window you pick.

Instant reveal, visible progress

Every drill ends with a reveal and one coaching tip. You see caught vs. fell-for over time.

Practice examples

What a realistic drill can look like

Scams borrow the details and tone of everyday life. These examples show the pattern, then point out what to notice.

Training examples only. Nothing on this page is sent. These are examples with fictional names and reserved .example addresses. Real drills arrive unannounced and look like the real thing, because your parent agreed in advance; each one ends with a reveal and a coaching tip.

Email: unusual account sign-in

From: Harborline Account Alerts <alerts@harborline.example>

Subject: New sign-in detected — review by 3:00 PM

Example: Fictional example for review; no account exists.

We noticed an online banking sign-in from a new browser at 9:18 AM. If this was you, no action is needed. If you don't recognize it, review the activity by 3:00 PM so we can keep your account protected.

Review recent activity: harborline.example/activity

What to notice: A precise time and a familiar security concern can feel convincing. The deadline and included sign-in link are reasons to pause. Open your bank's official app or site yourself.

Text: delivery address check

Sender: ParcelSwift · 10:42 AM

Example

ParcelSwift: We couldn't complete delivery for parcel ending 4821. Confirm the address by 6 PM to avoid return: parcelswift.example/track

What to notice: A sender name can be copied, and the message pushes you toward its link. Don't use the link; check your order and the carrier through a source you already trust.

Live call: account security

Caller: Hi, this is Jordan with Harborline account security. We paused a $684.19 transfer to Weller Market at 9:18 this morning. Did you make it?

You: No, I didn't.

Caller: I can help stop it while the case is open. I've sent a one-time security code to your phone. Could you read it back so I can confirm the hold?

Reveal: Never share a one-time code with a caller. Hang up, then contact your bank through its official app or the number on your card.

What to notice: An unexpected call creates a plausible problem, then asks you to share a code. A real support conversation should not require you to tell a caller your one-time code.

Channels

Practice across common scam channels

Email

Arrives unannounced and looks like the real thing. Anything typed into its forms is discarded.

Text message

Arrives unannounced and reads like a real scam text. Reply STOP to end it and pause pending drills.

AI voice call

Sounds like a real scam call, with no announcement up front. Stop words and distress end the call with a reveal.

Tailored, if they want

With optional research consent, drills reflect the brands and topics your parent actually encounters, the way real scammers target people.

Try it yourself in the simulators → A realistic text thread, inbox, incoming call and DM. One free scenario each, no account.

Who it's for

Built for the kid who worries

You're the one your parents call when the computer acts up. You've forwarded the articles and given the talk. Sparring is for when you want them to actually recognize the next scam in the moment, without hovering and without making them feel foolish.

Adult children protecting one or both parents, in-laws or grandparents (Protect Plus covers up to 5).
Parents who want to stay independent and sharp, on their own terms.
Families far apart: progress you can see from anywhere, no awkward quizzes.

What a drill report looks likeMonthly report format

Illustrative — not a real family

Caught vs. fell-for per drill, plus a coaching tip. This is the format, not a real family's results.

One month3/5

Coaching

Example coaching tip: pause on urgent payment requests; agree on a family code word for phone calls.

Your family's reports stay private to your family.

Free to learn. Protect to rehearse.

Learn to spot it. Then practice for real.

Today's scams increasingly use AI: cloned voices, fake faces, bot reviews and made-up news. Sparring trains both halves of staying safe.

Free with an account

Spot the AI

Short quizzes: which face is real, real photo or AI, deepfake clips, bot reviews, cloned voices, scam DMs, fake headlines, AI influencers. Every answer explains the tells. Starter rounds need no login; every level is free with an account.

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Protect · from $19/mo

Consented scam drills

Realistic practice scams by email, text and phone for parents who've agreed, with an instant reveal, a coaching tip and a family dashboard. Plus family scam alerts: when anyone reports a real attempt, everyone gets warned.

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Trust & safety

Realistic for them. Respectful of them.

We hold ourselves to rules a real scammer never would, and the database enforces them, not just the app.

Dual, recorded consent

No drill goes out unless both you and your parent have an active consent for that exact channel. Each consent is recorded with its text, time and device, in an append-only ledger.

STOP means stop

The stop word or signs of distress end the drill, cancel anything pending and pause the family until you both resume.

Nothing typed into a drill is kept

Nothing typed in a drill is stored, sent or charged. Subscription checkout goes directly to Stripe.

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Pricing

Less than a single scam's “processing fee”

Free account

Free forever

Everything that trains you.

Every spot-the-AI quiz level
The full learn library
Duels and leaderboards
Shareable scam profile card
Unlimited-length message checks

Protect

$19/month

or $190/year (2 months free)

Consented, clearly revealed scam drills for the two people you worry about most.

Up to 2 people (you can include yourself)
Email and text drills, plus 1 AI voice-call drill per person each month
Family code-word guide, plus voice drills that rehearse a cloned-voice call
Unlimited forward-to-check for you
Caught vs. fell-for dashboard, resilience score
Revoke or export any time

Protect Plus

$29/month

or $290/year (2 months free)

Parents, in-laws, grandparents: the whole circle.

Everything in Protect
Up to 5 people
Voice drills on any cadence
Monthly family report
Custom scenarios (consented lure targeting)
Priority support

Protect Concierge

$59/month

or $649/year (1 month free)

Protect Plus with a human in the loop.

Human onboarding and coaching are rolling out to Concierge members.

Everything in Plus
Onboarding call with your parents
Quarterly 30-minute coach debrief
Same-day human help if a scam is happening right now

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FAQ

Questions families ask

Isn't it sneaky to scam my own parent?

No, because they agree to it first, in their own words, on their own link. Sparring never enrolls anyone on someone else's say-so. Your parent picks which channels they're OK with, and can say STOP or revoke at any time. What stays unpredictable is when a drill arrives, not whether they signed up.

What happens if they enter information in a drill?

The drill ends right away with a reveal and a coaching tip. Nothing typed in a drill is stored, sent or charged.

Do you store card numbers or passwords?

No. Sparring never stores card numbers, SSNs, passwords or any other personal details typed into a drill, and never charges a card entered in a drill. For your subscription, checkout card details go directly to Stripe; we never see or store them.

Which channels do you use?

Email, text message (SMS), and AI voice calls. Drills arrive unannounced and look and sound like the real thing; that is the whole point, and it is OK because your parent agreed in advance. Every channel requires both people's consent, every drill ends with a reveal and a coaching tip, and saying STOP ends it at once.

What's the optional research?

With a separate, explicit yes, we can tailor drills using public and licensed data (for example which bank or carrier someone likely uses), because real scammers do exactly that. It is off by default, can be withdrawn at any time, and withdrawing it deletes the research data immediately.

What if my parent gets upset?

Saying STOP, or distress detected on a call, ends the drill with a reveal and pauses pending family drills. Either person can also revoke consent.

Can I cancel?

Any time, from Billing. Cancel at the end of the period, or immediately. Cancellation stops drills and follows the deletion rules in the privacy policy; anonymous billing records may remain.

Do I need the drills to use it?

No. Everything that trains you is free with an account: every spot-the-AI quiz level, the full learn library and unlimited-length message checks. Protect starts at $19/month for consented family practice; see pricing for all plans.

Keep your family sharp — starting today.

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