ODYSSEY Blog

Blog about scams, responses and everyday decisions

Each article has its own topic, its own category and a short description before you click. This makes it easy to choose what matters most today: phishing, the grandchildren trick, BLIK, AI, research or fieldwork.

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Guide AI and investments 8 min

Deepfake, voice cloning and fake investments: how AI is changing the world of scams

This is the article worth starting with today. It covers three of the most challenging areas at once: artificial credibility, emotional pressure and fake platforms that look "professional".

  • How voice cloning works from just a few seconds of recording
  • How to recognise an investment built on pressure and promises of quick returns
  • How to break off contact and return to calm verification
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The blog is divided into specific risk areas

No need to scroll blindly. You can go straight to safety, family relationships, finance and technology, or research and workshops.

Security and relationships

Articles about pressure, emotions and first responses

This is where most people start: recognising alarm signals and the family-based scenarios scammers exploit most often.

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Security
8 min Data and scale

46% of older adults have encountered a scam attempt. Here is what the latest data shows

Brings together the numbers in one place to show this is not a marginal issue. A good starting text if you want to understand the scale of the problem.

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Guide
7 min Family relationships

"Grandma, I had an accident": how scammers are refining the grandchildren trick

Shows how the classic scenario now combines with AI, false urgency and a sense of responsibility for loved ones.

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Finance and technology

Banking, BLIK, AI and new forms of manipulation

This section is about things that look modern and safe, but in practice can be the easiest route to stealing money.

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Financial education
8 min Banking and BLIK

82% of older adults use online banking. Do they know how to do it safely?

Not just about logging in. Also about BLIK payments, authorisation, trust limits and what to do after a suspicious transaction.

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Older woman looking suspiciously at her phone
Guide
8 min AI and scams

Deepfake, voice cloning and fake investments: how AI is changing the world of scams

An article for people who want to understand why "it sounded like my grandchild" or "that advert looked very convincing".

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Research and activities

Where we source our content and how we work in the field

This section is for those who want to see the project's foundation: research, methodology and workshop practice, not just warnings.

Older adults analysing educational materials at a table
Research
9 min Methodology

We analysed 25 research studies. Here are 7 things no one teaches older adults

This article shows why ODYSSEY is not a random collection of tips, but a project built on real gaps in senior education.

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ODYSSEY workshop with older adults and a facilitator
Community
6 min Workshops and partnerships

20 workshops, 2 countries, 300 older adults: fieldwork begins

Here you can see the other side of the project: not just online content, but real meetings, conversations and exercises with older adults.

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