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Ask HN: Service for helping me protect family members from scams

1 points by NotYourLawyer ↗ HN
After dealing with a parent who likes to click on scammy email links for the millionth time, I’m wondering if there’s a way that I can vet his emails/text messages before he ever even sees them.

Does such a service exist? Is there any way to have your email go to someone else for review before being released to your device?

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bag_boy
I wish match.com did more to prevent spam accounts.

My step father passed away in 2018. My mother was grieving and isolated during COVID and turned to match.com.

She was scammed out of a lot of money. It still blows my mind how much money she gave away.

But the more I consider her situation, the more I realize match.com doesn’t have the correct incentives to pursue and destroy spam accounts.

k310
A friend apparently uses proofpoint at work. AKA urldefense.

It seems to be for organizations. Uidaho.edu uses it.

I can't tell anything from their home page because it's all shiny objects and self-congratulation.

But perhaps there is a similar service to filter email and web links. Lots and lots of people need such a service.