The Institute on Aging (San Francisco) has created these flashcards to help people identify scams and stay safe. This set of 5 cards covers:
- Fake Government/ Tax scams
- Online Romance scams
- Emergency calls or emails from a relative scams
- Computer virus scams
- Prizes and lottery scams
For each scenario, the cards detail how the scam works, how to spot it, and how to fight back.
Source: Institute on Aging