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L114 · Staying safe · 2 min

Scam texts with perfect spelling

AI writes scam messages that are polite, correct and personal, so judge a message by what it asks you to do.

01 · The idea

For years people were told to look for spelling errors. A chatbot now produces clean, natural text in Vietnamese, English or any language, for thousands of targets at once.

It can also copy the style of a bank, a delivery company or a tax office, and add your name, your city or the shop you bought from last week.

So move your attention from the words to the request. Does it ask you to click a link, log in, share a code, install an app or pay? Does it give you a short deadline or a threat?

Any message that asks for one of those things gets checked through a channel you choose: the official app, the number on your card, or the counter at a branch.

02 · Do it now

03 · Quick check

A message from your "bank" is perfectly written, uses your full name and asks you to confirm a code by replying. What matters most?

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Scam or real?

21 phone screens: texts, chats, calls, ads, emails and QR codes. Decide which are scams and learn the clues.

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