Post #687854

2025-02-20 19:10 UTC

Does anyone have a good printable document for spotting email &amp; web scams? My dad just got into another one. I’ve been through checking email addresses and URLs with him, but that doesn’t seem to stick. This time it was a Norton “refund” #scam and they almost got his bank account info. I was thinking a checklist we could print out near his computer would be useful. So he’d have a list to review when thinking about whether to click or not. Anyone seen anything like that? Boosts welcomed #InternetSafety

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@weirdofhermiston@toot.cat 2025-02-20 19:12

I think this is the scam. FYI https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/norton-email-renewal-scam/

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@somcak@beige.party 2025-02-20 19:24

@weirdofhermiston One source that I found for a professor studying these scams is https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fake-online-tech-support/. It could easily be made into a checklist. The professor is actually writing a book for older folks to teach them to avoid scams.

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@curiousmold@mastodon.social 2025-02-20 20:57

@weirdofhermiston Might be worth contacting local area gov agencies on aging to ask if they have any resources specific for seniors. Also, many community colleges offer adult education courses on internet safety for seniors - I don't think it would be out of line to give one a call to ask for a suggestion. Contacting a library and asking someone at the info desk for suggestions might be worthwhile also.

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@curiousmold@mastodon.social 2025-02-20 21:04

@weirdofhermiston https://www.inmyarea.com/resources/online-cybersecurity-safety-guides-seniors

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@RonniesaurusHex@disabled.social 2025-02-21 02:44

@weirdofhermiston https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/research-and-resources/the-little-book-of-scams

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