- Stay Up to Date: Read the news to learn the latest happening with financial fraud and have regular conversations with friends and family to stay safe together.
- Secure Personal Information: Never share sensitive information, like your Social Security number or bank details, with anyone unless absolutely necessary. And be sure to use strong, unique passwords for all of your online accounts.
- Establish a Family Fraud Word: Create a shared word for use in case of a grandparent scam.
- Check-In Regularly: Come together as a family to discuss your financial health once a month or quarter.
- Contact Info: Gather important contact information you’d need if you fell victim, including local law enforcement, credit bureaus, your bank, and the FTC.
Discuss: What measures are we already taking? What could we improve?