Scam Prevention

Practical tools for recognizing payment scams, impersonation, romance fraud, sextortion, digital access risks, and high-pressure requests.

7 resourcesIncludes 1 primary scam prevention resource plus relevant cross-posted tools.
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STOP Before You Pay: 60-Second Scam Check

A quick pre-payment checklist for urgency, impersonation, gift cards, crypto, wire transfers, verification codes, secrecy, and independent verification.

Scam Prevention
1 page · Reviewed September 2026
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Breakup Digital-Safety Checklist

A digital-access checklist for reviewing passwords, devices, location sharing, smart-home access, vehicle apps, shared services, and evidence preservation after a breakup.

Dating & RelationshipsPersonal SafetyScam Prevention
1 page · Reviewed September 2026
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Dating App Red Flags

A one-page checklist separating personal-safety warning signs from romance-scam warning signs so you can recognize patterns earlier.

Dating & RelationshipsPersonal SafetyScam Prevention
1 page · Reviewed September 2026
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Online Dating Safety: Before You Meet Someone in Person

A practical guide to identity checks, first-date planning, boundaries, romance scams, coercion, stalking concerns, and what to do if something feels wrong.

Dating & RelationshipsPersonal SafetyScam Prevention
6 pages · Reviewed September 2026
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Protecting Your Teen From Sextortion

A parent-focused guide to how sextortion begins, warning signs, prevention, what to do if a child is targeted, and where to report it.

Family SafetyScam Prevention
6 pages · Reviewed September 2026
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Suspicious Message? Quick Guide

A quick response guide for suspicious texts, emails, calls, and social messages, including how to pause, verify, protect accounts, preserve messages, and report suspected fraud.

Scam PreventionPersonal Safety
1 page · Reviewed September 2026
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Common Scams: How to Recognize Them, Respond, and Report

A detailed guide to common romance, family-emergency, arrest and warrant, government-impersonation, text, tech-support, and payment scams, with steps to verify, respond, protect accounts, and report.

Scam PreventionPersonal SafetyDating & RelationshipsFamily Safety
6 pages · Reviewed September 2026