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A text that rushes you is a text to slow down. Pause. Check. Ask. The free printable guide is one tap away.
Clatsop Cares landing page (demo)Free printable guide
Your neighbors’ feed
Three narrated videos, four short animated ads and two photo posts, the way they would appear in a Facebook feed. Watch one, or tap any button to see the landing page.
Clatsop Cares FoundationSponsored · Video
Scam texts roll in like Columbia fog. Pause. Check. Ask.
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Real banks don’t text you to hurry. Call the number on your card, not the one in the message.
Clatsop Cares landing page (demo)Free printable guide
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Your email resets your other accounts. Put a second lock on it. It takes a few minutes.
Clatsop Cares landing page (demo)Free printable guide
Clatsop Cares FoundationSponsored · Video
Your email needs a night watch too. Add a second lock.
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A sign-in code is a key. Nobody real will ask you to read it out loud.
Clatsop Cares landing page (demo)Free printable guide
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Updates close the holes scammers use. Here is where to find your phone’s update button.
Clatsop Cares landing page (demo)Free printable guide
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Updates patch the holes before scammers find them.
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Updating is not scary. Plug in, join Wi-Fi, tap Update.
Clatsop Cares landing page (demo)Free printable guide
Stay one step ahead of scams.
Free, plain-English guides and short videos from your neighbors at Clatsop Cares Foundation. Take your time. Print them, share them, ask a friend to read along.
Get your free response packet
Enter your email and we will send the guide, the three videos and the social posts, with a short sheet to tell us what you think.
Already clicked, shared, or paid? Do this first.
Paid or shared card detailsCall your bank or payment provider now. Use the number on the back of your card. Ask about reversing the payment.
Shared a passwordChange it in the real app or website, and anywhere else you used the same one.
Clicked a linkStop entering information. Ask someone you trust, or the phone maker’s official support, to help check your phone.
Three free guides, one idea each
Each guide is two printable pages with large type, plus a short video with captions.
Guide ready for review
Pause. Check. Ask.
Three steps for any text or call that rushes you.
Watch: 12 seconds, with captions
Guide in progress
Put a second lock on your email
Your email resets your other accounts. A second step keeps strangers out.
Watch: 17 seconds, with captions
The guide arrives after guide 1 is approved.
Guide in progress
Find your phone’s update button
Updates close the holes scammers use. It takes a few minutes and one tap.
Watch: 18 seconds, with captions
The guide arrives after guide 1 is approved.
Pause. Check. Ask.
Pause
Set the phone down and breathe. Do not reply, tap a link, or open an attachment.
Check
Find the real number on a bill or bank card. Call it yourself. Never use the number in the message.
Ask
Show it to someone you trust before you act. Keep passwords and sign-in codes private.
Get help by phone
- National Elder Fraud Hotline (age 60 and older)
- 833-372-8311 · Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific
- Oregon DOJ Consumer Hotline
- 1-877-877-9392
- Report a scam online
- ReportFraud.ftc.gov
Your email arrives
EMAIL PREVIEW This is the email as it would arrive. It is not sent in this review draft. The buttons below save real files to your device.
- From
- Clatsop Cares Foundation (demo)
- To
- you@example.com
- Subject
- Your free Clatsop Cares response packet
Thank you for asking for the packet. Everything is in one zip file. Open the sheet called MARY-RESPONSE-SHEET.md first. It lists the questions we need answered.
Or save one file at a time
Educational information from Clatsop Cares Foundation. Review draft: nothing was sent to the address above and nothing was stored.