A senior pausing to verify a suspicious request with family support.

SMS-first protection for seniors

Before your parent sends money, verify it with family first.

Check With Family gives your parent one number to text when someone asks for urgent money, gift cards, crypto, bank details, codes, or personal information.

Start with a 7-day free trial. No credit card needed.

Protect my parent See the text exchange

Family members must opt in by SMS. Alerts include the parent's name, answers, and a short excerpt of their text.

How it works

One text starts a family check.

Your parent texts the number saved in their phone. Check With Family asks four questions, tells them to wait, and alerts an opted-in trusted contact to call.

No app or smartphone needed for your parent.

An example check

SMS

Parent

Someone says I must buy gift cards today and keep it secret.

Check With Family asks

1. Who is asking?

2. What do they want?

3. Is it urgent?

4. Did they ask for secrecy?

Alert preview for a trusted contact

Mom reported a possible scam to Check With Family. Please call them now.

The parent is told to wait. If nobody replies, we schedule a reminder and try an opted-in backup contact.

Read the exact SMS messages

Check With Family

Parent's phone

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Parent: Someone says I must buy gift cards today and keep it secret.

Check With Family: Do not send money or share codes yet. Question 1 of 4: Who is asking? 1 Family 2 Bank 3 Government or police 4 Company 5 Someone else or not sure

Parent: 1

Check With Family: Question 2 of 4: What are they asking you to send or do? 1 Money 2 Gift cards 3 Crypto 4 Code or password 5 Link or app 6 Not sure

Parent: 2

Check With Family: Question 3 of 4: Did they say this is urgent or must happen today? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not sure

Parent: 1

Check With Family: Question 4 of 4: Did they tell you not to tell family, your bank, or anyone else? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not sure

Parent: 1

Check With Family: Thanks. Not verified yet. We are checking with your trusted contact. Please wait. Do not send money, gift cards, crypto, or codes, and do not click links.

Check With Family

Trusted contact's phone

Check With Family: Mom reported a possible scam to Check With Family. From: family. Wants: gift cards. Urgent: yes. Secret: yes. They said: Someone says I must buy gift cards today and keep it secret. Please call them now. Reply 1 = will call, 2 = suspicious, 3 = more info

Why the pause matters

Scammers rely on urgency. Check With Family adds friction before money moves.

Over $638 million

in fraud losses reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in 2024.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reports that urgency is a common scam tactic. Check With Family helps a parent pause and check with family before sending money, gift cards, crypto, codes, or account details.Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

Pricing

Try it free for 7 days.

No credit card to start. Set up your family and try the full SMS check together. Choose Basic after the trial if you want to keep using it.

Need support for multiple seniors? The Family plan is coming soon. Join the waitlist.

Basic

$4.99 CAD/month

One senior, up to two trusted contacts, the full SMS check, and dashboard history.

If the first contact does not reply, we try an opted-in backup contact when available.

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Manage billing or cancel renewal from your dashboard.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What number does my parent text?

After setup, save the Check With Family service number shown in your dashboard in your parent's phone as "Check With Family."

Does this work without a smartphone?

Yes. Check With Family works over standard SMS - no app or smartphone required for the senior.

Is someone monitoring messages 24/7?

The SMS questions and alerts are automated. After your parent completes the questions, the opted-in primary contact gets an SMS asking them to call. We do not have a person monitoring messages around the clock.

What if nobody responds?

We schedule a reminder to your parent after 5 minutes and an alert to an opted-in backup contact after 10 minutes, if one is set up. Actual delivery may take longer. Your parent should also call a trusted person directly before acting.

What if my parent stops answering the questions?

After about 10 minutes without a reply, we try to alert the primary trusted contact that the check was interrupted and remind your parent not to act yet. This depends on the reminder service and SMS delivery.

What if the message delivery fails?

SMS delivery depends on carriers and may occasionally be delayed. Always encourage your parent to also call a trusted family member directly before sending money.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Paid customers can cancel renewal from the dashboard. An active subscription continues until the end of its paid period. Contact support if you need help. No long-term contract.

Safety statement

Check With Family helps seniors pause and contact trusted family. We do not move money, access bank accounts, or replace banks, police, lawyers, doctors, or emergency services.