[trhaynes]

YC S27's ScamMyGrandparents.com lets you simulate these against your own grandparents, so you can shame and educate them when they naively wire your college trust fund to a safe account. You are able to refund either the whole amount, or keep some for yourself since they won't know any better. The cost of service is variable depending on how many homes they own.

[ikesau]

You got me excited, because I've wanted something like this for a while. Obviously without the actual extortion, but everything up to that point. White hat scamming, to teach our parents what it's actually like before it happens.

[exolymph]

I read this comment and was like "but what is their business model?" before I realized

[f1ay]

You got me dead to rights with this, because I literally bought dontscamgrandma.com earlier this week and it took a heart jumping second to catch the joke.

We're staying away from the trust funds and shame though.

[red-iron-pine]

in 2026 grift is the way of life, not crazy to see YC going that way eventually