HoldOn

This happens thousands of times every day.

Clip: "Scam VICTIM Gets Her $30,000 BACK" — Trilogy Media / YouTube
The real cost

They don't just lose money.
They lose themselves.

Sources: systematic reviews of fraud victimization & mental health (PMC); Kim et al. 2025
The scale
$7.75B

lost by Americans over 60 to online fraud in 2025

201,266
seniors reported losses to the FBI
$38,500
average loss per victim: years of pension, gone
$1.04B
lost to tech-support scams alone
23%
of adults worldwide lost money to a scam last year (all ages, 42 markets)
Our goal: not just to save their money. To protect the life they built.
Sources: FBI IC3 2025 Elder Fraud data; GASA Global State of Scams 2025
How it happens

Why the victim can't ask for help

⚠️
Fake virus popup
📞
"Microsoft" calls
🖥️
He controls her screenAnyDesk
💸
Fake "refund"
🎁
Gift cards & crypto
🤫
"Tell no one"Isolation
👁 Watched & isolated
→
Help must come from outside
Existing solutions

Everyone is solving the wrong moment

SolutionWhat it doesFamily alerted?
AI scam checkers
Norton Genie, Bitdefender Scamio, McAfee		Paste a message, get a verdictNever
ChatGPT / ClaudeAnswers questionsNever
Family finance monitoring
Carefull, EverSafe		Watches bank accountsAfter
Bank fraud teamsFlag unusual transactionsRarely
Spam call blockers
Truecaller, carriers		Block known scam numbersNever
HoldOnDetects the scam momentDuring ✓
The gap: nobody alerts the family during the scam, before the money moves.
Introducing

HoldOn

She can't call for help. HoldOn does.

👁
Spots the scam momentPopup · AnyDesk
🛑
Mom sees STOP
📲
Sarah's phone buzzesAI alert · silent
📞
Sarah calls Mom
✅
Scam stoppedLogged
🔒 Tamper-proof: removing HoldOn alerts Sarah too
Live demo

Let's watch HoldOn work.

Margaret, 74Retired teacher, Ohio. Uses Chrome to email her grandkids.
Sarah, 46Her daughter, 1,000 miles away in Austin.
① Fake virus popup ② anydesk.com ③ Sarah's dashboard
Vision

From a browser guardian to a family safety net

Now

  • Chrome extension
  • Silent family alerts with AI context
  • Tamper alarm
  • Impact dashboard

6–12 months

  • Bank & credit-union partnerships: pause transfers during an active scam
  • Phone protection: scam-call detection on Mom's phone
  • Cool-off lock: banking pages locked until family approves
  • UK, Canada, Australia, then India
No elder should ever face a scammer alone.
$9.99/month per family · then distribution through banks & credit unionsHoldOn: when scammers isolate, family answers.