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🛡️ SafeGuard AI: West Africa Security Protocol
SafeGuard AI is an intelligent scam-detection prototype built for the 2026 Google West Africa Buildathon. It leverages the multimodal power of Gemini 1.5 Flash to protect users from the unique digital fraud landscape of West Africa.
🌍 The Problem
Digital literacy is growing rapidly across West Africa, but so is sophisticated fraud. Traditional filters often miss:
Mobile Money (MoMo) Scams: "Wrong transaction" social engineering.
Linguistic Nuance: Scams written in West African Pidgin or localized English.
Urgency Tactics: Fake "Family Emergency" or "Police Arrest" scripts.
✨ Features
Regional Context: Fine-tuned to recognize fraud patterns specific to Nigeria, Ghana, and neighboring countries.
Multilingual Support: Seamlessly analyzes English and Pidgin.
Trust Scoring: Provides a risk score (0-10) and a clear "Verdict" to help users make split-second decisions.
Actionable Advice: Gives users localized steps (e.g., "No bank in Nigeria will ask for your OTP on WhatsApp").
🛠️ Tech Stack
LLM: Google Gemini 1.5 Flash
Platform: Google AI Studio
Deployment: Google Cloud (Buildathon Credits)
Frontend: Responsive Glassmorphism UI (CSS/HTML)
🚀 How to Use
Paste a suspicious SMS, WhatsApp message, or job offer into the analyzer.
The AI performs a forensic linguistic analysis of the text.
Receive an instant risk assessment and safety instructions.