Medicare Open Enrollment: Avoid Fake Plans and Unexpected Sales Calls
Use PAUSE to avoid misleading Medicare plan calls and protect your Medicare number during Open Enrollment.
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Military Funeral Honors Are Free: Don't Pay a Caller's “Insurance” Fee
Scammers threaten to cancel a veteran's military funeral honors unless the family pays. Hang up and verify arrangements with your funeral director.
How to Keep SST Emails Out of Your Spam Folder
My cousin Jason read every SST article—but had to find the emails in spam first. Here’s how to help Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud deliver SST to your inbox.
Recognizing AI-Generated Scams
A practical verification routine for cloned voices, convincing messages, fake images, and other AI-assisted scams.
A ChatGPT “Verification” Asking You to Run a Command? Stop
Scammers are using convincing ChatGPT pages and fake verification screens to trick people into installing malware. Close the page if it asks you to paste a command into Windows.
Someone Telling You What to Say to Your Bank? Stop the Transfer
A caller who coaches your answers to a bank or broker may be steering you around fraud safeguards. Stop and speak privately with your financial institution.
Getting Tech Help Without Family Friction
How to ask better questions, respect everyone’s time, and learn the steps while getting technology help.
Update: Fake Police and Government Officials Are Stealing Billions
Fake officials use threats, spoofed numbers, convincing documents, and even AI video. Learn the PAUSE signs and how to verify safely.
What You Should Never Share With AI
Simple privacy rules for AI conversations, document uploads, account connections, and sensitive information.
Check Your Medicare Statement for Equipment You Never Received
Unexpected medical equipment on your Medicare statement may be fraud. Here is how to review the charge and report it safely.
If Someone Offers to “Protect” Your Money by Moving It, Hang Up
Scammers posing as bank or government employees may tell you to move your savings to keep it safe. Hang up and call your bank directly using a trusted number.
Before You Forward It: How to Share Without Spreading Misinformation
A simple source, date, and evidence check for sharing warnings and surprising stories responsibly.