Community Action 216: Offer Technology-Safety Guidance
The Idea: Share practical, understandable guidance that helps an older adult recognize scams and use digital devices more securely.
Why It Matters: Fraudulent calls, messages, websites, payment requests, technical-support claims, and impersonation scams can place personal information and savings at risk.
Try It Today: Discuss one simple rule: pause before responding to an unexpected request involving money, passwords, authentication codes, gift cards, cryptocurrency, remote computer access, or urgent secrecy.
Make It Work for You: Use current guidance from financial institutions, consumer-protection agencies, law enforcement, and technology providers. Encourage the person to contact an organization through a trusted number or official website rather than information supplied in a suspicious message. Do not install monitoring software, access private accounts, or make security decisions without informed permission. Report suspected financial exploitation through appropriate official channels.
Take It Further: Help establish a trusted-contact plan, review privacy settings, enable appropriate security features, and attend a reputable fraud-prevention workshop together.
Community Connection: Digital safety, fraud prevention, informed technology use, and older-adult protection
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