Scam protection for the people you love

Is it a scam?
Now there's someone to ask.

Your mom gets a straight answer in seconds — is it a scam, why, and exactly what to do next. She can tap it into the simple Kept Safe app, or skip the app entirely and just forward the message to a number. Whichever feels easier for her.

You set it up on your phone. They keep the phone they already know.

Kept Safe home screen with two large buttons: Someone Called Me, and Check Something Suspicious
A Kept Safe answer marked SCAM, explaining in plain words that a caller is pretending to be a relative, with three clear steps to take
Answer in seconds
Your family is told
Built by Clayton Cranford Not a software company. A cop who protects families.
20 years in law enforcement Retired Sergeant & School Resource Officer Crisis negotiator Threat assessor Creator of Cyber Safety Cop
How it works

Three steps. Nothing to memorize.

The person you're protecting keeps doing what they already do — read a text, feel unsure, forward it. Kept Safe does the rest, and loops you in only when it matters.

1

They send it in

A strange text, a screenshot of an email, or a note about a call — forwarded to their Kept Safe number, or tapped into the app. Whichever they prefer.

"Grandma, I'm in jail and need bail money. Please don't tell anyone."
Forwarded to Kept Safe
2

They get a straight answer

In seconds, in plain language: scam or safe, why it's a red flag, and the two or three things to do right now.

⚠ SCAM
This is a family-emergency scam. Real family never needs gift cards or secrecy. Don't reply. Call your grandson at the number you already have.
3

You're told, with words to say

If it's a scam, you get an alert on your phone — plus a warm, respectful way to check in without making anyone feel foolish.

What to say when you call Mom "Hey Mom — you did exactly the right thing checking that. Those messages fool a lot of people. Want to talk it through?"
Kept Safe home screen: Hi Margaret, with a yellow Someone Called Me button and a blue Check Something Suspicious button
Someone called me
Check something
For the person you're protecting

Two ways to check. Both simple.

Some people are happy with a new app; some would rather not deal with one. Kept Safe works either way — the person you're protecting picks the path that suits them, and gets the same clear answer either way.

Option 1 · With the app

A calm home screen

Two big buttons — "Someone called me" and "Check something suspicious." Nothing to configure, nothing to learn beyond a tap.

Option 2 · No app needed

Just forward it

They send a suspicious text or email to their Kept Safe number — a skill they already use every day. No download, no account for them to manage.

A Kept Safe alert reading Mom just checked something, showing the scam details and a coaching card titled What to say when you call Mom, with a Call Mom button
Scam blocked · 2 min ago
For you

When it's a scam, you're the first to know — and the first to help.

You don't have to hover or check in constantly. Kept Safe alerts you the moment something's caught, then hands you the hardest part: what to actually say.

  • A quiet feed of what your parent checked — marked scam, suspicious, or safe.
  • Conversation coaching so the follow-up call builds confidence instead of shame.
  • Up to five people under one subscription — parents, in-laws, an aunt across the country.
What Kept Safe watches for

One number. Every kind of trick.

Scammers change their story every week. The move that protects your family is always the same: ask first.

Suspicious texts & emails

Forward the message and get back a clear read on whether it's real — and which words gave it away.

Unexpected phone calls

A few tap-to-answer questions — who called, what they wanted — turn a scary call into a calm verdict.

Explained in plain words

No threat scores or security jargon. Just what it is, why it's a trap, and what to do next.

Alerts to your family

When something's caught, the people who care are notified right away — no one has to notice on their own.

Words for the hard call

Kept Safe hands you a respectful way to check in, so the conversation ends in trust, not embarrassment.

A weekly briefing from Clayton

Short, plain-spoken notes on the scam going around this week — so your family stays a step ahead of it.

Beyond the check

For the moments after "is this a scam?"

Sometimes the answer is yes — and money already moved, or a voice on the phone sounded exactly like family. Kept Safe stays with you through those moments too.

Create your family safe word screen, explaining a safe word confirms a real emergency and protects against AI voice clones
Voice-clone defense

A family safe word

Set one private phrase that confirms a real emergency call — so an AI clone of your grandchild's voice can't get past it. We even make a printable card for the fridge.

Emergency mode screen titled Money Already Left, listing ways money may have been sent so Kept Safe can tell you who to call first
If money already left

An emergency playbook

Wire, gift cards, Zelle, crypto — pick what happened and Kept Safe tells you who to call first, in the order that gives you the best shot at getting it back. Minutes matter.

Hard Conversations screen with guides for talking to parents about security, including the parent who says I'm not senile
Family guidance

Help with the hard talks

Guides for the conversations no one teaches you: a parent who already lost money, a parent who insists they'd never fall for it, agreeing on a safe word without friction.

Why I built this

For twenty years I sat across from families on the worst day of their lives. Not because they were careless — because someone patient and cruel found the exact right moment to push.

Every product in this space sells "security software" and expects your parents to become experts overnight. That's backwards. Your mom doesn't need to learn a new app or memorize the warning signs of forty different scams. She needs one simple thing: someone to ask before she acts.

That's what Kept Safe is. Not antivirus. Not a dashboard full of numbers. It's a calm, trusted answer at the moment of the question — and a gentle nudge to you, so your family faces these people together instead of alone. I built the thing I wish those families had before the day I met them.

Clayton Cranford
Clayton Cranford
Founder · Retired law-enforcement Sergeant & Crisis Negotiator · Creator of Cyber Safety Cop
One plan. The whole family.

Protect up to five people you love for less than a coffee a week.

Start with a 7-day free trial. If it isn't the kind of quiet peace of mind you were hoping for, cancel in a tap — no calls, no hoops.

  • Real-time scam checks on texts, emails, and calls
  • Guardian alerts and conversation coaching
  • Safe word, emergency playbook, and weekly briefings
  • Up to 5 seniors protected under one account
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$9.99/ month

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Free for 7 days, then your plan begins. Cancel anytime in your App Store or Google Play settings.

Straight answers

The questions families ask first

Does my parent have to install or learn anything?
They have a choice. If they like the idea of an app, Kept Safe is a calm home screen with two big buttons — nothing to configure. If they'd rather not deal with an app at all, they can simply forward suspicious texts and emails to their Kept Safe number. Either way, you set everything up from your phone, and they never have to learn anything new.
What kinds of scams does it catch?
The ones aimed at older adults: the "grandchild in trouble" call, gift-card and wire demands, fake bank and Medicare messages, tech-support pop-ups, delivery-notification texts, prize and romance scams, and spoofed caller IDs. Because you forward the actual message, Kept Safe reads the real context — not just a blocklist.
How fast is the answer?
Seconds. That speed matters, because scams work by rushing people. A clear "this is a scam, don't reply" that arrives before money moves is the whole point.
Isn't this just another AI product?
There's smart technology under the hood, but that's not the product. The product is judgment — the plain-spoken read of a retired cop who spent two decades watching how these people operate, delivered the moment your family needs it. The answers sound like a person because they were written by one.
What about my family's privacy?
Kept Safe only ever looks at what's forwarded to it — the suspicious messages you choose to check. It doesn't read the rest of anyone's texts, and it isn't a tracker. Your family's messages are used to answer the question and nothing else. Full details live in our privacy policy.
What does it cost?
$9.99 a month, or $99 a year (about $8.25 a month). One subscription covers up to five people. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime from your App Store or Google Play settings.

Set it up once. Worry a lot less.

Ten minutes tonight, and the next time something looks wrong, your family has someone to ask.

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