Is This a Scam?: 60 Practice Exercises

60 practice exercises. Judge each message before you find out. Most books about scams tell you what to watch for. This one lets you practice. Every exercise gives you a text, an email, a letter, a phone call or a conversation that could really reach you, and asks you to decide. Each page carries a card with your own accounts: your bank, your delivery company, your phone company and a family member, with the exact website and number each one really uses. A message only comes from them if the sender matches. Beside it are the same 14 warning signs every time, so the answer is never a hunch. Some messages in this book are genuine, because most real messages are. Seven kinds of exercise- Scam or Safe?: one message, and a verdict. Some of them are real.- Find the Signs: a scam, and how many warning signs it hides.- Which One Is Real?: three messages about the same thing, and one you can trust.- Who Sent It?: four ordinary messages, and only the sender gives the fakes away.- The Phone Call: a helpful call, line by line, and the line where it turns.- The Conversation: a friendly chat over several days, and when to stop replying.- The Inbox: a week of messages across two pages to sort and count. What is inside - 60 exercises in three parts, from obvious fakes to messages that sound exactly like your bank, then 8 two-page Inbox exercises - The 14 warning signs on one page at the front, and on every exercise - One message worked through step by step before you start - Full answers that point to the exact sign and the exact words - A page on what to do if you think a message is a scam - Every name, website and phone number is invented Who it is forAnyone who has wondered whether a text from the bank was really from the bank, and a thoughtful gift for a parent or grandparent. This book is practice at spotting warning signs; it is not legal or financial advice.