r/moldova

My mom almost lost her savings recently. Someone called pretending to be from bank security, panicked her about an unauthorized loan, and pushed her to follow their instructions. Luckily she hung up to call me, but she was shaking.

We know how this works, but older relatives freeze up. And banks just send occasional warning SMS that do nothing in the heat of the moment.

I got so sick of worrying about my family that I spent months building an Android app specifically to protect against these exact phone scam tactics. Took a ton of work and strict security audits to get approved by Google Play, but it's finally live.

It runs completely offline in the background, detects social engineering manipulation patterns in real time, and snaps the person out of the panic before money is lost. No accounts, no data leaves the phone, no ads, completely free.

If anyone wants to put a safety net on their parents' phones:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guardian.moldova

Has anyone else had close calls with family lately? Why does it feel like carriers and banks are letting these scammers run wild?