Guides
Scam guides for families.
What the scams aimed at older adults actually look like, the words to end the contact, and what to do next. Written for you and the people you love, with every fact checked against its source.
Protecting a parent
How to help someone you love get ready for scams, in ways that respect their independence.
Start here How to protect your parent from scams, without taking over How to protect your parent from scams without taking over: one rule for money requests, six account and phone changes to make together, and a habit of practice.Scams targeting older adults
What the common scams look like, and what to say and do when one shows up.
Phone calls
- AI voice scams: 5 ways to tell if a call from family is real AI can copy a loved one’s voice from a short clip and fake their face on video. Five checks that catch it, plus what to do if money already went out.
- Medicare scam calls: how to tell, what to say, and what to do next Does Medicare call you? Rarely, and never to sell you anything. What scam calls sound like, the line that ends them, and what to do if you gave your number.
If it already happened
The first steps after a scam, for you or for someone you love.
Written by Bryce Wachtell, founder of ScamPrep. Every safety step and phone number is checked against its source before a guide goes live. How we write our guides.