Sign-In
Cart
Don't Fall For It: The Comprehensive Scam Survival Guide for Seniors - Protect Yourself and Your Family from Phone, Online, Romance, and Identity Thef
Paperback
Currently unavailable to order
Please enter your email and a message will be sent to you when this product becomes available on our website.
ISBN13: 9798187074518
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 2025 alone, Americans age 60 and older reported $7.7 billion stolen to fraud - a 59% jump in a single year, and the largest loss of any age group in the country. Behind every one of those numbers is a real person: a parent, a grandparent, a neighbor. Not because they were careless - but because professional criminals spend millions of dollars refining scripts specifically designed to fool smart, careful, good-hearted people. Don't Fall For It is the comprehensive, plain-English guide that helps you recognize manipulation before it costs you a single dollar - written with warmth and respect, never condescension. Inside, you'll learn to recognize and shut down:
- Phone scams - fake IRS calls, Medicare fraud, grandchild emergencies, bank impersonation, and AI voice cloning
- Online and email scams - phishing, smishing, QR code traps, fake customer support, and Amazon refund fraud
- Romance and investment scams - including the fast-growing pig butchering cryptocurrency schemes now costing victims more than any other fraud type
- Everyday scams - utility shutoff threats, rental fraud, fake charities, employment scams, and identity theft
What makes this guide different:
- Forty-four chapters, each built around the same reliable format: how the scam starts, why it's convincing, the clearest warning signs, and exactly what to do - whether you're preventing it or already recovering from it
- A dedicated chapter on AI voice cloning and deepfake scams - the newest, fastest-growing threat, explained in plain language
- Real, current reporting contacts for the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand
- Ten full printable checklists and worksheets, including a Family Emergency Contact Plan and a Trusted Contact Worksheet
- A chapter on recovering emotionally after a scam - because the aftermath deserves as much care as the prevention
- PHONE & VOICE: IRS Scam, Social Security Scam, Medicare Scam, Bank Impersonation Scam, Grandparent Emergency Scam, Tech Support Scam, Fake Police Scam, AI Voice Cloning Scam, Caller ID Spoofing, Robocall Scams, Jury Duty Scam, Utility Shutoff Scam
- ONLINE & TEXT: Phishing Email Scam, Smishing Text Scam, QR Code Scam, Fake Customer Support Scam, Package Delivery Scam, Amazon Refund Scam, Fake Antivirus Pop-Up Scam, Fake Website Scam
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Marketplace Scam, Cloned Profile Scam, WhatsApp Scam, Fake Giveaway Scam, Wrong Number Text Scam
- MONEY & INVESTING: PayPal Refund Scam, Zelle & Venmo Scam, Cryptocurrency Investment Scam, Pig Butchering Scam, Fake Investment Advisor Scam, Gift Card Scam, Wire Transfer Fraud
- ROMANCE: Online Dating Scam, Romance Scam, Catfishing, Military Romance Scam
- PRIZES & RECOVERY: Lottery Scam, Sweepstakes Scam, Fraud Recovery Scam
- HOUSING & JOBS: Rental Scam, Work From Home Job Scam, Fake Recruiter Scam
- HEALTHCARE: Medicare Card Scam, Health Insurance Scam
- IDENTITY, FAMILY & SAFETY: Identity Theft, Elder Financial Abuse, Debt Collector Scam, SIM Swap Fraud, Funeral & Obituary Scam, Pension Review Scam, Fake Charity Scam, Courier Fraud
Also in
Investing & Finance
How to Invest $50-$5,000: The Small Investor's Step-By-Step Plan for Low-Risk Investing in Today's Economy
Dunnan, Nancy
Paperback
$18.99
Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life
Mayyasi, Alex
Hosts of Npr's Planet Money
Hardcover
$26.99
Money Unlocked: How to Make It, Keep It and Multiply It: The New York Times Bestseller
Lee, John
Paperback
$18.04
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Stanley, Thomas J., PH. D.
Danko, William D., PH. D.
Paperback
$18.00
I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Second Edition)
Sethi, Ramit
Paperback
$16.14
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2026: For Preparing Your 2025 Tax Return
J K Lasser Institute
Paperback
$25.60
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Munger, Charles T.
Hardcover
$28.50
How to Invest in Gold and Silver: A Complete Guide with a Focus on Mining Stocks
Durrett, Don
Paperback
$22.75
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
Bogle, John C.
Hardcover
From $14.99
The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
Williamson, Vanessa S.
Hardcover
$30.40
Market Wizards: The Next Generation: The World's Top Young Traders Reveal How They Beat the Market
Schwager, Jack D.
Coyle, George F.
Hardcover
$33.25
The Making of a Permabear: The Perils of Long-Term Investing in a Short-Term World
Grantham, Jeremy
Hardcover
$28.50
The Compounders: From Small Acquisitions to Giant Shareholder Returns
Nyland, Kjetil
Hadziefendic, Adnan
Dybvad, Oddbjørn
Paperback
$28.49
La Psicología del Dinero: 18 Claves Imperecederas Sobre Riqueza Y Felicidad / The Psychology of Money
Housel, Morgan
Paperback
$16.10
A Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market: Everything You Need to Start Making Money Today
Kratter, Matthew R.
Paperback
$8.39
Trading: Technical Analysis Masterclass: Master the financial markets
Czubatinski, Moritz
Schlotmann, Rolf
Paperback
$9.07
The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
Blas, Javier
Farchy, Jack
Paperback
$17.98
The Intelligent Investor Third Edition: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
Graham, Benjamin
Zweig, Jason
Paperback
$24.69
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Zuboff, Shoshana
Paperback
$23.74
How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad, Fourth Edition
O'Neil, William J.
Paperback
$22.80
The Coffee Can Investor: A Stock-Picker's Journey to Build Generational Wealth
Khemlani, Neeraj
Hardcover
$26.55
El Inversor Inteligente: Un Libro de Asesoramiento Práctico = The Intelligent Investor
Graham, Benjamin
Paperback
$22.79
Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success
Pfau, Wade
Paperback
$23.75
The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: On Robustness and Fragility
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas
Paperback
From $11.99
Tax-Free Wealth: How to Build Massive Wealth by Permanently Lowering Your Taxes
Wheelwright, Tom
Paperback
$23.70
The Intelligent Investor, 3rd Ed.: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
Graham, Benjamin
Zweig, Jason
Hardcover
$35.63
The Rules That Make Us: How Culture Shapes the Way We Act, Think, Believe, and Buy
Sweet, Oliver
Hardcover
$27.00
Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better
Alden, Lyn
Paperback
$22.79
A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
Nations, Scott
Paperback
$18.04
Friends That Invest: Your Guide to Financial Independence Through Shares and Stocks
Kaur, Simran
Paperback
$20.85
Quality Investing: Owning the Best Companies for the Long Term
Eide, Torkell T.
Hargreaves, Patrick
Cunningham, Lawrence a.
Hardcover
$65.99
One Up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market
Lynch, Peter
Paperback
$18.05
Your Retirement Sketchbook: 125 Retirement Planning Lessons from Financial Experts
Hopkins, Jamie P.
Treichel, Bonnie
Paperback
$18.99
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company
Ruback, Richard S.
Yudkoff, Royce
Paperback
From $10.99
Understanding Living Trusts(R): How You Can Avoid Probate, Keep Control, Save Taxes, and Enjoy Peace of Mind
Schumacher, Vickie
Paperback
$28.45
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
Michalowicz, Mike
Hardcover
$27.55
The Winner's Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies, Then and Now
Thaler, Richard H.
Imas, Alex
Hardcover
$28.50
J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2026: Your Complete Guide to Everything Deductible
Weltman, Barbara
Paperback
$23.75
Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude
Douglas, Mark
Hardcover
$61.75
The Customer Service Survival Kit: What to Say to Defuse Even the Worst Customer Situations
Gallagher, Richard
Paperback
$18.99
The Complete Turtletrader: How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires
Covel, Michael W.
Paperback
$19.95
Hide Your Assets and Disappear: A Step-By-Step Guide to Vanishing Without a Trace
Pankau, Edmund
Paperback
$18.99
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Munger, Charles T.
Paperback
$17.10
Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean
Knight, Joe
Berman, Karen
Hardcover
$33.25
The New Money Strategy: The Modern Guide to Rational, Long-Term Investing
Van Der Kolk, Brandon
Hardcover
$26.60
The Investor's Odyssey: Resisting the Sirens and Playing the Long Game
Mayer, Christopher W.
Hardcover
$23.70
Finance Equations & Answers: A Quickstudy Laminated Reference Guide
Florida Institute of Finance
Other
$6.60
Rich Family Smart Family: Raise Your Family's Financial IQ and Take Control of Your Future
Kiyosaki, Robert
Paperback
$21.80
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Stanley, Thomas J.
Danko, William D.
Hardcover
$21.80
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
Sutherland, Rory
Paperback
$18.99
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Ariely, Dan
Paperback
From $10.99
Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the Fbi's Most Prolific Informants
Hardin, Tom
Hardcover
$25.65
Small Time Operator: How to Start Your Own Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, and Stay Out of Trouble
Kamoroff, Bernard B.
Paperback
$22.95
Investing 101: From Stocks and Bonds to Etfs and Ipos, an Essential Primer on Building a Profitable Portfolio
Cagan, Michele
Hardcover
$16.14
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2027: For Preparing Your 2026 Tax Return
J K Lasser Institute
Paperback
$25.65
Sideways: Using the Power of Technical Analysis to Profit in Uncertain Times
Richards, Keith G.
Paperback
$17.09
The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice: A Proven System for Becoming a Top Producer
Mullen Jr, David J.
Paperback
$19.99
SEVENTEEN TO MILLIONAIRE You're Seventeen. You're Canadian. You wanna be rich. Let's do this.
Price, Douglas
Paperback
$24.64
J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2026: Your Complete Guide to a Better Bottom Line
Weltman, Barbara
Paperback
$23.75
El Dinero No Es El Problema, Tú Lo Eres - Money is Not the Problem Spanish
Heer, Dain
Douglas, Gary M.
Paperback
$14.25
The Most Important Thing Illuminated: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Marks, Howard
Hardcover
$28.45
Financial Literacy for All: Disrupting Struggle, Advancing Financial Freedom, and Building a New American Middle Class
Bryant, John Hope
Paperback
$17.10
No Loose Ends: The Smart & Slightly Morbid Guide to Estate Planning & End-Of-Life Tasks
Zuckerman, Adam
Hardcover
$33.25
The Infographic Guide to Personal Finance: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to Know
Lariviere, Elisabeth
Cagan, Michele
Paperback
$17.09
Payments Systems in the U.S.: A Guide for the Payments Professional
Jones, Russ
Loftesness, Scott
Benson, Carol Coye
Paperback
$62.44
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud: The Basis for the Documentary Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Silverman, Jacob
McKenzie, Ben
Paperback
$19.00
The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Mattei, Clara E.
Paperback
$21.38
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Superperformance in Stocks in Any Market
Minervini, Mark
Hardcover
$30.40
Fixed: Why Personal Finance Is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone
Ramadorai, Tarun
Campbell, John Y.
Hardcover
$28.45
Stop Making Stupid Investments: 7 Rules to Avoid the Hype and Build Real Wealth
Leiter, David
Hardcover
$26.60
Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
Rogoff, Kenneth
Paperback
$19.00
Como Gane $2,000,000 En La Bolsa / How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
Darvas, Nicolas
Paperback
$18.99
The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth with Intelligent Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing
Turner, Brandon
Paperback
$25.64
Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies
Bhatia, Nik
Paperback
$18.04
Best Loser Wins: Why Normal Thinking Never Wins the Trading Game - Written by a High-Stake Day Trader
Hougaard, Tom
Paperback
$31.34
The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
Blas, Javier
Farchy, Jack
Hardcover
$34.19
The Mental Game of Trading: A System for Solving Problems with Greed, Fear, Anger, Confidence, and Discipline
Tendler, Jared
Paperback
$37.95
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas
Paperback
From $10.99
A Richer Retirement: Supercharging the 4% Rule to Spend More and Enjoy More
Bengen, William P.
Hardcover
$23.75
Elliott Wave - Fibonacci High Probability Trading: Master The Wave Principle and Market Timing With Proven Strategies
Sanders, Jarrod
Paperback
$14.24
Money and Me: How to Make Your Finances Work Harder for You and Your Family
Clements, Jonathan
Paperback
$17.99
How Not to Invest: The Ideas, Numbers, and Behaviors That Destroy Wealth--And How to Avoid Them
Ritholtz, Barry
Hardcover
$31.34
Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
Rogoff, Kenneth
Hardcover
$42.00
Masters of the Universe: Winning Strategies of America's Greatest Dealmakers
Kadlec, Daniel J.
Paperback
$16.99
Mastering Private Equity: Transformation Via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts
White, Bowen
Prahl, Michael
Zeisberger, Claudia
Hardcover
$67.45
Covered Calls for Beginners: A Risk-Free Way to Collect "Rental Income" Every Single Month on Stocks You Already Own
Publications, Freeman
Paperback
$17.05
The Accounting Game: Basic Accounting Fresh from the Lemonade Stand
Mullis, Darrell
Orloff, Judith
Paperback
$18.95
The Trauma of Money: Mapping Compassionate Pathways to Healing Financial Trauma and Disempowering Financial Shame
Chapman, Chantel
Hardcover
$26.60
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits
Greenblatt, Joel
Paperback
$20.90
Your Perfect Portfolio: The Ultimate Guide to Using the World's Most Powerful Investing Strategies
Roche, Cullen
Paperback
$25.64
Profit First For Lawyers: Transform Your Law Firm from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
Robins, RJon
Hardcover
$28.49
Maximize Your Retirement: The Only Book You'll Ever Need to Retire Prosperous and Worry-Free
Oh, Jae
Paperback
$18.99
The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
Weatherall, James Owen
Paperback
$18.04
The Psychology of Selling: How to Sell More, Easier, and Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible
Tracy, Brian
Paperback
$18.99
The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
Leonard, Christopher
Paperback
$18.99