Scam & Privacy Protection

Pause, verify, protect

Scammers use urgency, fear, secrecy, and increasingly convincing technology to push people into acting before they verify. These guides help you slow the moment down and follow a repeatable safety plan.

A woman in her early 60s pausing to verify a message on her smartphone before responding.

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What You’ll Learn

  • A family verification plan for urgent requests
  • Safer ways to verify callers, messages, and links
  • What to do after money or information is exposed
  • Privacy habits that reduce avoidable risk

New guidance will be added as tools and recommendations change. The goal is steady confidence—not overwhelm.

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To create a family response plan, see the Family Scam Protection Kit.