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Is This a Scam? Reference Card

A quick gut-check for any call or message that feels off. Keep it near the phone, or share it with a parent who could use a simple reminder in the moment when it counts.

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What's on the card

Five questions. Thirty seconds. Print and keep.

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Are they creating urgency?

Scammers use time pressure to short-circuit clear thinking. Legitimate companies don't.

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Are they asking for payment in an unusual way?

Gift cards, wire transfers, crypto. These are scammer payment methods, not real companies.

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Are they asking you not to tell anyone?

That's the clearest signal of all. Hang up.

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The one rule

Hang up and call back the official number. Every time. No matter how urgent it sounds.