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🛡️ Spotting Scams & Staying Safe Online
The warning signs, the tricks, and exactly what to do.
Scammers are professionals — but their tricks are learnable. This 23-page guide shows you the 7 most common scams aimed at older adults, the one golden rule that stops most of them, and step-by-step instructions for passwords, safe shopping, and getting help.
23 pages · 18-point large print · PDF you keep forever · includes a keep-this-page help directory
What's inside
- 1.Welcome: why this guide exists
- 2.The one golden rule that stops most scams
- 3.Scam 1: the "grandchild in trouble" call
- 4.Scam 2: fake bank and credit-card messages
- 5.Scam 3: the tech-support pop-up
- 6.Scam 4: "You won a prize!"
- 7.Scam 5: package-delivery texts you did not expect
- 8.Scam 6: romance and friendship scams
- 9.Scam 7: charity and disaster scams
- 10.How to check if something is real
- 11.Passwords and passcodes that actually protect you
- 12.Shopping online safely
- 13.Your phone's built-in safety tools
- 14.If you think you were scammed: what to do right now
- 15.Who to call for help (keep this page)
- 16.Your safety checklist
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