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Stay Safe From Scams
Protecting You and Your Savings for a Lifetime of Independence.
Why this book
Americans 60 and older lost 7.7 billion dollars to fraud in 2025, more than any other age group, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. That number includes phone scams, online scams, and old-fashioned con artists who still show up at the front door.
This book covers all of it: the fake Social Security caller, the romance scam, the roofer who "noticed damage" while driving by, the sweepstakes letter, and the newer AI-driven tricks like a cloned voice on the phone that sounds exactly like your grandchild.
More than the tactics, this book teaches the handful of habits that stop nearly every scam, no matter how it arrives: stop, verify, and decide on your own time. And if you or someone you love has already been caught, it covers what to do next, including the part nobody talks about, the shame and the toll it takes, and how to come back from it.
What you'll learn
- Recognize the six-stage pattern nearly every scam follows, so you can spot trouble in the first thirty seconds
- See through fake Social Security, IRS, and Medicare callers before you say a word
- Know what a cloned voice sounds like, and the family password that stops it cold
- Spot doorstep con artists, from storm-chasing roofers to fake utility inspectors
- Understand exactly why gift cards and wire transfers are the payment methods to refuse
- Freeze your credit and lock down your identity in the right order, the first time
- Know exactly who to call in the first hour, if it's already happened
- Help a parent or spouse recover, without shame getting in the way
By the numbers
Every fact, checked and attributed. Every fact and statistic in this book is checked against a credible, named source, government health and safety agencies, peer-reviewed research, and recognised ageing organisations, and re-verified annually. The book's own Fact References chapter lists the full citation for every figure, so you can check the evidence yourself.
Selected citations from this book
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (2025). 2025 Internet Crime Report / Annual Report — elder fraud, investment fraud, romance fraud, and account-takeover statistics. https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf
- Federal Trade Commission (2025). Protecting Older Consumers 2024–2025, a report to Congress. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P144400-OlderAdultsReportDec2025.pdf
- AARP (2025). FBI Report: Internet Crime Losses Hit $20.9 Billion. https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fbi-ftc-report-2025-losses/
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Questions
When will Stay Safe From Scams launch?
Does this book only cover online scams?
What if I or someone I love has already been scammed?
Will it be available in large print?
What this book gives you
You'll walk away with
- ✓A single check you can run on any call, text, or stranger at the door in under a minute
- ✓A calm, rehearsed family plan instead of panic if something goes wrong
- ✓Exactly what to do in the first hour if money has already moved
Why it matters
- ♥Recover faster, with less shame, if it happens anyway
- ♥Answer the phone with confidence instead of dread
- ♥Protect savings built over a lifetime
More from the Stay Safe Series
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