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FREE COMMUNITY SAFETY TOOLKIT

Help someone pause before a scam becomes a loss.

Practical, plain-English materials for families, caregivers, libraries, schools, senior groups, neighborhood organizations, and anyone teaching safer online habits.

Use the 5-question checkBrowse all scam guides
Free to shareLink to these pages in newsletters, classes, safety pages, and community posts.
Plain EnglishDesigned for everyday decisions—not cybersecurity specialists.
Action focusedEvery guide explains warning signs, verification steps, and what to do next.

PRINTABLE ONE-PAGE CHECK

Five questions to ask before you click, pay, reply, or share information

If any answer raises concern, pause. Do not use contact information supplied by the person making the request. Verify independently.

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  1. 1

    Is someone creating urgency, fear, secrecy, or unusual pressure?

  2. 2

    Are you being asked to click a supplied link or call a supplied number?

  3. 3

    Does the request involve money, gift cards, cryptocurrency, codes, passwords, or identity documents?

  4. 4

    Can you verify the person or organization through contact information you found independently?

  5. 5

    Would you feel comfortable showing the entire request to someone you trust before acting?

FOR FAMILIES & CAREGIVERS

Start a check-before-you-act agreement

Agree that unusual requests involving money, accounts, codes, or personal information get a second look before anyone responds.Review suspicious-call guidance

FOR LIBRARIES & EDUCATORS

Teach with real warning signs

Use the guides as discussion starters for digital-literacy sessions. Link directly to the relevant guide so learners can revisit it later.Teach safe link checking

FOR PUBLISHERS & REPORTERS

Cite a focused consumer guide

Reference any SafeResponses guide with a direct link. For interviews, corrections, or media questions, contact our team.Contact SafeResponses

ATTRIBUTION & PARTNERSHIPS

Share these resources responsibly.

Organizations may link to SafeResponses educational pages and quote short excerpts with clear attribution. Please do not imply endorsement, alter safety guidance, or reproduce entire pages. We welcome resource-page inclusion, community education, expert interviews, and co-created scam-awareness material.

Suggested attribution

“Learn the warning signs and safer next steps in the SafeResponses Scam Knowledge Center.”

Propose a community partnership
Important: SafeResponses provides educational risk guidance, not emergency, legal, financial, law-enforcement, or identity-recovery services. If money or sensitive information has already been shared, contact the affected institution through an official channel immediately.