BEFORE YOU CLICK: A Senior's Illustrated Guide to Spotting Scams

Scams are designed to create urgency - but you can build a habit that makes room for your own decision. BEFORE YOU CLICK is an easy-to-read, illustrated practical guide for older adults who use a phone, receive messages, shop online, or manage everyday accounts. It teaches a calm four-part habit: pause, separate the request from the identity, verify through a contact route you choose, and respond without shame. Work through 30 realistic fictional scenarios involving phone calls, texts, email, fake deliveries, account warnings, gift-card demands, tech-support pop-ups, family emergencies, online shopping, fake checks, investment pressure, recovery scams, and more. Each scenario includes: - a clear decision to make - an explanation of what matters - exact words you can use >The guide also includes first-response steps after a suspected scam, a household verification routine, supportive guidance for relatives, a plain-language glossary, and a directory of official resources. Keep using technology. Keep making your own decisions. Just add a pause before you click.