Matt Sanner, 54, vibe coded ScamSkeptic, an app to help his aging family members who have fallen for scams. Zack Wittman for BI

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matt Sanner, 54, a data manager for a bank in Tampa. Sanner vibe coded an app called ScamSkeptic for his aging family , who had fallen victim to scams . Business Insider also spoke with Sanner's parents, Sue, 79, and Bob, 83, about how they've used the app. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

MATT: I've been in banking for 25 years, mainly in data management. I was around software development in that space, so I had some Python knowledge, but I'm not proficient.

On a quarterly call with the bank where I work, I heard about the huge amount of money our fraud department protected. It made me wonder how much fraud happens nationwide.…