Real-world situations

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These aren't hypotheticals. Each scenario is drawn from fraud patterns reported to the FTC, FBI, and AARP every single day.

Family
$54M
lost to grandparent scams in 2022 (FBI IC3)

Protect Your Parents from AI Voice Cloning Scams

Your mom gets a call. It sounds exactly like you. 'Mom, I'm in trouble — I need $3,000, please don't tell Dad.' It's not you. It's a voice clone trained on your social media. With Real Authenticator, your parents can request your code before sending a single dollar.

Families with elderly relatives
Stops AI voice scams cold
Finance
$2.7B
lost to impersonation fraud in the US in 2023 (FTC)

Verify Your Bank Before You Say Anything

The caller says they're from your bank's fraud department. They need to verify your account — could you confirm your password? Real Authenticator lets you demand a shared code before giving any information to anyone claiming to be from a financial institution.

Anyone with a bank account
Reverses the verification burden
Work
82%
of data breaches involve a human element (Verizon DBIR 2023)

Confirm a Coworker Before Sharing Credentials

Your colleague Slack-messages you asking for the shared password. But their account was compromised last Tuesday and you don't know it yet. A quick code exchange over Real Authenticator takes five seconds and makes social engineering attacks impossible.

Remote teams & startups
Stops internal account takeovers
Family
$11,000
Average loss per grandparent/family emergency scam (FTC 2022)

Know It's Really Your Kid Texting

A text from an unknown number: 'Mom, I broke my phone — this is my friend's. I need you to Venmo me for an Uber home.' Could be your teenager. Could be someone who found their name on Instagram. Real Authenticator gives your family a private shared code that proves it's them.

Parents of teenagers
Family emergency verification
Dating
$1.3B
Reported losses to romance scams in the US in 2022 (FTC)

Verify Who You're Actually Meeting

You've been talking for weeks. The photos look real. The voice sounds real. But meeting a stranger from the internet without any identity verification is a leap of faith. Real Authenticator gives both parties a way to confirm they're the person behind the profile — before you show up.

Online daters
Eliminates catfishing and romance fraud
Home
$400M
Lost to home improvement and contractor fraud annually (FBI)

Verify the Contractor at Your Door

Someone arrives claiming to be from your internet provider. They look the part. Their badge looks legitimate. Real companies can issue Real Authenticator connections to their field teams so customers can verify employees instantly — before letting anyone inside.

Homeowners & renters
Confirms service personnel identity
Business
$50B
In BEC/CEO fraud losses globally 2013–2022 (FBI IC3)

Approve High-Stakes Decisions Over Any Channel Safely

Your CFO texts you asking to approve an urgent wire. Your CEO emails you to proceed with a sensitive acquisition. A voice call from your lawyer about a settlement. Real Authenticator adds a cryptographic layer to any communication channel where the cost of being wrong is enormous.

Executives and business owners
Prevents CEO fraud & BEC attacks
Journalism
50%
Of journalists report receiving fabricated information from false sources

Verify a Source or Contact in Sensitive Work

A whistleblower contacts you. A journalist reaches out about a sensitive story. A lawyer you've never met wants to discuss something confidential. In high-stakes professional relationships, Real Authenticator gives both parties verifiable proof of identity before sensitive material is exchanged.

Journalists, lawyers, investigators
Secure identity layer for sensitive work

Want the data behind the stories?

See the FBI and FTC statistics that make each of these scenarios a statistical certainty.

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talking to

In a world of deepfakes and impersonation, Real Authenticator gives you and your trusted contacts a private, unforgeable way to verify identity. Download today — it's free.

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