The Billion-Dollar Scam Industry Targeting Your Parents with Patrick Coughlin

Inside AI-Powered Imposter Scams with Patrick Coughlin

Host Andy Murphy interviews cybersecurity veteran Patrick Coughlin, CEO of Savvy Security and creator of the free ScamWise tool, about the modern scam economy and how AI is accelerating fraud. Patrick recounts how his mother was targeted by a spoofed-phone impersonation/kidnapping scam using a voice that sounded like his sister and a demand for $1,200 for her safe return.

Together they discuss why scams overwhelm even savvy people, how shame drives underreporting, and why seniors are targeted due to concentrated wealth. Coughlin outlines today's scam "anatomy" and describes scam call-center "compounds," including potential human trafficking.

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