The 2026 Scam-Proof Guide — Digital Safety Manual

Scammers have new tricks in 2026, including AI that can copy a family member's voice. This calm, plain-English guide shows you how to spot them and shut them down.

Written by Katrina Glasper for adults who didn't grow up online and don't want to be anyone's easy target. No jargon, no lectures, no fear for fear's sake. Just clear steps you can use today.

Inside the 26-page guide

• The 10 scams doing the most damage right now: AI voice-clone "family emergency" calls, fake IRS, Social Security and Medicare callers, the "fraud department" that is the fraud, tech-support pop-ups, toll and package text traps, romance scams, "guaranteed" investments, fake prizes, and "recovery" scams
• The 3 tricks hiding inside every scam, so you can spot new ones you've never seen before
• The Golden Rules: five sentences that stop almost everything
• Lock down your accounts in one afternoon: passwords, two-step verification, account alerts, and a free credit freeze
• If it happens to you: what to do in the first 24 hours, plus the real phone numbers for the FTC, FBI, AARP and Medicare
• The Refrigerator Page: a printable checklist for next to the phone
• The five-minute family conversation, including how to set up a family code word

How you receive it

This is an instant digital download (PDF). After checkout, you'll get an email with your download link. Read it on your computer, tablet or phone, or print it at home. Nothing is shipped.

This guide is for general education and is not legal or financial advice.