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That Urgent Call From Your CEO May Not Be Real
Most businesses and individuals think, “This will never happen to me.”
Until it does.
The truth is, scams like this happen every day.
Imagine your phone ringing, and the caller sounds exactly like someone you trust. It could be a family member, a close friend, your manager, or even the CEO of your company.
They sound urgent. They need money transferred, a password shared, a document sent, or a business proposal approved right away.
At work, this could look like an employee getting a call from someone who sounds like the CEO. The “CEO” says there is a major business opportunity involving a large amount of money that must be handled immediately. Then they ask for a wire transfer, confidential documents, or approval to move forward.
To make it feel real, scammers may send a picture of the person, start a FaceTime video call, then quickly say the connection is bad and ask to continue by text message.
That is how panic takes over.
AI voice and video scams are becoming harder to detect. Scammers can use short voice clips, social media posts, company photos, videos, job titles, and public business information to make a fake emergency sound real.
The safest response is to pause and verify.
Do not send money, approve business deals, share passwords, release documents, or send security codes just because the voice sounds familiar or the picture looks real.
For families, create a private safe word.
For businesses, create a rule: no wire transfers, password resets, contract approvals, or confidential file release without a second form of verification.
Also, review what you share online. Family posts, travel updates, company headshots, CEO videos, employee titles, and business announcements can all be used by scammers to build believable stories.
A safe word, a verification policy, and strong cybersecurity habits will not stop scammers from trying, but they can prevent panic from making a decision.
This is the gap YoWAD Tech was created to help close.
YoWAD Tech helps families and businesses build secure websites and mobile Apps with cybersecurity in mind from the start. We also offer one year of cybersecurity insurance for customers who create a website or mobile App through YoWAD Tech.
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