Is this email a scam? 7 quick checks
Seven calm, quick checks to tell a real email from a scam, what to do with a suspicious one, and what to do if you already clicked or replied.
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Plain answers, no jargon where it can be avoided. Scam safety for you and family · Guides for website owners
For you & family
Scam safety for you and family
Short, calm guides for older adults and the people who help them: what scams look like, the red flags, and exactly what to do, even if you already paid.
Grandparent and family-emergency scams
How the “Grandma, I’m in trouble” scam works, the signs to listen for, a simple family code word, and what to do if you already sent money.
Gift card payment requests are always a scam
If anyone asks you to pay with gift cards, it’s a scam. Why scammers want them, the stories they tell, and what to do if you already read out the numbers.
Never share a verification code
Why the short codes your bank, email or phone company texts you are like keys to your account, the tricks scammers use to get them, and what to do if you shared one.
Fake bank and fraud-alert texts
How fake “fraud alert” texts and calls from your “bank” work, how to check safely, and what to do if you replied, clicked or moved money.
Tech-support pop-ups and fake virus warnings
What fake virus warnings and tech-support pop-ups look like, how to close them safely, and what to do if you called the number or let someone onto your computer.
Investment and crypto offers from strangers
How friendly strangers lead people into fake investment and crypto sites, the signs to look for, and what to do if you already invested.
How to help a parent stay safe online
A kind, practical plan for adult children and family helpers: the conversation, a few simple rules, settings worth changing, and what to do together if a scam happens.
Phishing in dental and medical offices
The scams that reach medical and dental front desks (fake patient emails, insurance and payment portals, vendor invoices, fake IT support, fake HIPAA audits), simple staff habits, and how Scam Guard Workplace with HIPAA-safe mode helps.
For websites
Guides for website owners
Hacked sites, cloaking, security headers, lookalike domains, and monitoring.
How to tell if your website has been hacked
The visible signs that a website has been hacked, how to check them, what an outside check can and cannot tell you, and what to do first if you find one.
What is cloaking, and how to spot it on your site
Cloaking means showing search engines different content than visitors. Why hacked sites use it, which differences are harmless, and how to check your own pages.
Security headers explained: the six worth setting
What HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy and Permissions-Policy do, with a sensible starting value for each.
How to find lookalike domains impersonating your business
How typo and lookalike domains are built, how to find the ones that target your brand, which signs suggest phishing, and practical steps to report them.
Website monitoring vs uptime monitoring: what each one catches
Uptime monitoring tells you the server answers. Website monitoring tells you the site works. What each catches, what uptime checks miss, and when you need both.