One new scam, in plain English, every week — with exactly what to do.
For adult children who worry about a parent — and for seniors who want to stay safe without wading through warnings. Short, no jargon, no scare tactics. One scam, one red flag, one action you can remember.
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Who this is for
- For adult children who worry about a parent — and want a copy too, so nothing gets missed.
- For seniors who want to stay safe without wading through warnings.
What you get every week
- One current scam, explained in plain language
- The red flag that gives it away
- One thing to say or do — a script, a number to call, a step to take
- A “What to say / What to do with a parent” section, for hard conversations: what to say when a parent is mid-scam and defending the scammer, what to say when proposing guardrails without taking independence away, and what to do in the first hour after money is sent.
Sources: FTC, AARP Fraud Watch, and FBI alerts. Written in plain English.
Sample alert: see what one looks like
This is an example of the format. Each weekly alert follows the same pattern: one scam, one red flag, one action.
The grandparent call
The scam: You get a call from someone who sounds like a grandchild in trouble, asking for money urgently and asking you not to tell anyone.
The red flag: Urgency and secrecy — being rushed to send money and told to keep it quiet.
What to do: Hang up. Then call your family directly, using a number you already know, to check whether the story is true. Do not send money on the strength of the call alone.
What to say: “I’m going to hang up and call my family directly.” Then do exactly that.
What to say / What to do with a parent: If this call reached your parent, say: “I’m glad you told me — that call was a scam, and you did the right thing by not sending money. Let’s set a family safe word together, so if anyone ever calls saying they’re family in trouble, we can check it with that word before anyone sends anything.” Then help them save the real family numbers in their phone, and agree that any urgent money request gets a callback to a number you already know.
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What this is NOT — honest limits
This email cannot monitor your bank accounts, block phone calls, freeze your credit, or recover money that has already been sent. If you have lost money, it points you to ReportFraud.ftc.gov, ic3.gov, and the AARP Helpline.
This is general information, not legal or financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is this hard to use?
No — it is one email a week. Read it, remember the one action, delete it if you want.
I already get free alerts. Why pay?
The price, when subscriptions open, is intentionally extremely small — a nominal amount, just to add value and keep the service going. Free alerts exist, but they are often long and technical, and they do not give you one scam in plain language with a script, the parent-conversation section, and a copy for a second inbox. Pricing will be shown when subscriptions open; the waitlist itself is free and there is no charge to join it.
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Can I sign up for my father or mother?
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Who writes it?
Alerts are sourced from FTC, AARP Fraud Watch, and FBI material, rewritten in plain English.
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