Girl Scout Fights Scams with Online Game

0:00It's April 7th. This is California News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. A 16-year-old girl scout from Woodland Hills named Annabelle Miller stepped up big time after her grandparents almost fell for a slick scam. Some fraudster posed as family in a fake emergency, demanding cash fast. That sparked her to build Scout the Scam, an online game designed to train seniors on dodging digital traps. Teachers hit hard with phony calls, text, and AI voices that sound too real. Annabelle teamed up with the Motion Picture and Television Fund, where she volunteers, to test and polish the game. She drills in spotting urgency as the top giveaway, it's how they rush you into bad moves. Seniors in her workshops practice real-world scenarios, learning to tell truth from tricks. Experts back her up, saying, never share info over unsolicited calls and always check straight with your bank. She's building that instinct to question everything in this wild tech world. Her hustle paid off with the Girl Scouts Gold Award, handed to under 6% of members she

1:03collects it this spring. The game dives into AI threats, scam defenses, and even fun bits like the nine cookies online. Head to scoutthascam.com to play and level up your defenses. Annabelle's keeping it simple, save one person, mission accomplished.