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title: "How to Protect Your Friends and Club from AI Scams"
published: 2026-09-17
updated: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
author: "Trust Onion Editorial Team"
canonical: https://trustonion.io/protect-your-friends-and-club-from-AI-scams
---

# How to Protect Your Friends and Club from AI Scams

**Cite as:** How to Protect Your Friends and Club from AI Scams, Trust Onion, 2026-10-11. https://trustonion.io/protect-your-friends-and-club-from-AI-scams

Friend groups, sports clubs, volunteer teams, and workplaces can use the same out-of-band verification habit as a family.

## Set up a team verification rule

Choose private words known only to the group, decide who can approve urgent requests, and require a callback or codeword check before sending money, access codes, or sensitive files.

## Use the rule across every channel

The check works for voice calls, text messages, email, and video meetings. Caller ID, a familiar writing style, and a convincing face are not proof of identity.