Scam-Proof Your Aging Parent

Worried that an aging parent could be targeted by a phone call, text message, email, romance scam, investment scheme, or impersonation fraud?

You want to protect them-but you do not want fear, arguments, or excessive control to damage their confidence and independence. Scam-Proof Your Aging Parent is a practical, dignity-first guide for adult children and families who need a calmer way to recognize warning signs, discuss suspicious situations, and respond when money, personal information, accounts, or devices may be at risk. This book will help you:

• Recognize the pressure tactics and warning signs behind modern scams
• Start respectful conversations without blame, shame, or humiliation
• Pause and verify unexpected claims through trusted channels
• Create practical safeguards that respect privacy and autonomy
• Distinguish prevention, suspicion, an active incident, and the aftermath
• Respond when contact, payment, account access, or coercion may be underway
• Support recovery and prepare for repeat targeting or recovery scams

• How can I protect an elderly parent from scams?
• How do I discuss fraud without upsetting my parent?
• What should I do if my parent is being scammed?
• How can families prevent financial exploitation?
• How do we recover after a scam?