Family safe word generator · free · nothing stored
Is it really you?Make your family safe word in 2 minutes.
AI can copy a voice from a few seconds of audio. A family safe word is a secret only your family knows — ours is a short, silly phrase no scammer can guess or clone. Ask for it whenever “your son” calls in a panic asking for money.
of UK adults think an AI voice-clone scam targeted them in the past year. Starling Bank, 2024
didn't know this kind of scam even existed. Starling Bank, 2024
advises families to create a secret word or phrase to verify each other. IC3 PSA, Dec 2024
Pick your flavour
Your choices set the style. The exact words are picked at random by your browser — so even you can't predict them, and neither can a scammer.
Make it yours
Keep the words you love, re-spin the rest. Pick something you can picture — pictures stick in memory.
Use it as a question
Never say the whole phrase first — a scammer could just repeat it. Ask the first half; the caller must finish it.
Agree the five rules
Bring your family in
This invite asks them to make a phrase with you in person. It never contains your phrase.
🔒 Your safe word was made in this browser tab and never left it. When you close the tab, it's gone — so print the card or memorise it now.
How the scam works
They grab your voice
A video on Instagram, a voicemail greeting, a short call where they get you to say a few words. A few seconds can be enough to build a clone.
They call your family
“Mum, it's me. I'm in trouble.” Panic, urgency and a request to keep it secret — so nobody stops to check.
The phrase stops them
The clone sounds like you but doesn't know what the wobbly walrus is doing. One question ends the call.
Train your instincts
A safe word covers the phone. These cover everything else.
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Questions
What is a family safe word?
A secret only your family knows — we make it a short phrase, because one word is too easy to guess. If someone calls or messages sounding like a relative and asks for money or urgent help, you ask for the phrase. A cloned voice can copy how someone sounds, but it can't know a phrase that was never written online.
Why a silly sentence instead of a word?
A strange, picture-like sentence is easy to remember and impossible to guess from social media. Pet names, birthdays and old addresses are often public. “Wobbly walrus juggling pancakes on the moon” is not.
Is the phrase stored or sent anywhere?
No. It is made by your browser with its built-in secure random generator and is never sent, saved or tracked. Close the tab and it's gone. That's why you should write it on paper or memorise it.
How do we use it on a call?
Use the question-and-answer form. You ask “What is the wobbly walrus doing?” and the caller must answer “Juggling pancakes on the moon.” Never say the answer first. If they can't answer, hang up and call them back on the number you already have.
Who should have the same phrase?
The people who would send each other money in an emergency: parents, grandparents, partners, grown-up children. Some families keep one phrase for everyone; others keep one per pair. Agree it in person, not by text or email.
How often should we change it?
Change it once a year, and immediately if you ever had to use it, if you said it near other people, or if you think it was written somewhere online.
Who recommends this?
The FBI's December 2024 public service announcement on generative AI fraud tells people to create a secret word or phrase with their family to verify identity.