Free scam talk kit

Print it, share it, run the talk. Help your family or group pause a worrying call before money leaves the account.

For senior centers, libraries, churches, credit unions, councils on aging and adult children. Every piece is free, with no sign-up. Read on screen or print on US Letter paper. Use your browser’s Print menu and turn off its headers and footers.

Choose your materials

Our family’s scam rules: one fridge sheet, a blank code-word line and space for three trusted numbers.
Code-word wallet cards: four cut-out cards on one sheet. Fill them in privately.
Spot the scam: ten-slide talk: speaker notes, five fictional quiz messages and answers on the next slide.
Attendee handout: one page of rules, a free message checker and official reporting routes.
Reglas de nuestra familia contra las estafas: the fridge sheet in Spanish.
Guía para llevar a casa: the attendee handout in Spanish.

Run it with your group

Print a handout for each person. Read the talk’s speaker notes first. Ask people to pause at each quiz before showing the answer. Let them practice hanging up and calling a trusted number. Never ask anyone to say their private code word, account details or losses to the room.

Choose a code word together later, in private. A code word is an extra check; still hang up and call your relative on a saved number. Keep completed sheets inside the home, away from visitors, and out of shared photos.

Want us to run it for your group? Call (561) 375-2995 or use odilelabs.com/contact.

Read the scam-call guides or check a suspicious message free. The checker is a second opinion, not proof that a message is safe.

Sources: FTC: phone scams · FBI: AI fraud and family verification.