{"id":"life-par-grandparent-scam-text","audience":"parents","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"audience","title":"Text your mom a calm plan after a scam phone call","free":false,"task":"Your mom got a call from someone claiming her grandson is in jail and needs bail in gift cards. Write her a text under 60 words in plain text. The first sentence tells her not to send any money or gift cards. Tell her to hang up and call Josh on his real number, 555-0144, which she has. Keep it calm and simple for a 78-year-old. End with \"Love, Dana\". Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"What Mom told you (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Mom's voicemail to me, 3:12 PM:\n\"Dana, honey, call me back. A man called saying he's a lawyer for Josh. He said Josh was in a car accident in Ohio and he's in jail and needs $2,000 for bail. He said to buy gift cards at the pharmacy and read him the numbers. He said not to tell anyone because Josh is embarrassed. He put someone on the phone who was crying and said 'Grandma, it's me.' It didn't really sound like him, but the connection was bad. The man is calling back at 4:00. I'm at the pharmacy now.\"\n\nWhat I know:\n- Josh is at college in Vermont, not Ohio. I texted him at 3:20 and he replied \"I'm in class??\"\n- Mom has Josh's number saved as \"Josh cell\" (555-0144).\n- Mom is 78. She gets flustered by long messages and doesn't open links.\n- She reads texts on her phone with big font.\n- My husband says to report it to the police. I'll do that later myself.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Burying the warning","why":"The AI opens with comfort or an explanation, so the most urgent part comes late.","fix":"Say: \"First sentence: don't send any money or gift cards.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Writing a scam lecture","why":"The AI explains how grandparent scams work, which is too long for a flustered reader.","fix":"Add: \"Under 60 words. Just what to do now.\"","checks":["maxWords","r1"]},{"title":"Not saying who reads it","why":"Without knowing she's 78 and flustered, the AI writes long, formal sentences.","fix":"Add: \"She's 78 and gets flustered. Short, calm sentences.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Leaving the steps vague","why":"The AI says \"verify with family\" instead of giving the exact call to make.","fix":"Add: \"Tell her to hang up and call Josh at 555-0144.\"","checks":["r1","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Puts the warning first","patterns":["first sentence","start with","don'?t send"]},{"label":"Gives the exact next step","patterns":["555-0144","call josh","hang up"]},{"label":"Says who reads it","patterns":["78","mom","older","flustered","simple"]},{"label":"Sets the sign-off","patterns":["love, dana","end with","sign"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"In a scary moment, short and specific wins. Tell the AI what comes first, the exact step to take, who's reading, and how to end.","rubricLabels":["The first sentence tells her not to send any money or buy gift cards","Tells her to hang up (or not answer at 4:00) and call Josh at 555-0144, and may say Josh is safe in class, without adding links, police reports or long explanations of scams","Uses short, calm, simple sentences for an older reader and ends with \"Love, Dana\""]}