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Protect your family from the growing wave of scams, fraud, and financial traps-transform fear into knowledge, and knowledge into confidence. Every day, millions of people-seniors, teens, tweens and even savvy professionals-fall victim to increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes at a time when public fraud roles are down by a third. From phone calls, texts and phishing emails to online shopping traps and identity theft, scammers are relentless. But with the right knowledge and an informed mindset, you can stop them in their tracks. In Becoming Fraud Wise, retired federal investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner Emily Hicks draws on decades of specialized training and experience to reveal the tactics scammers don't want you to recognize. This practical guide empowers you to recognize red flags, avoid costly mistakes, and protect the people you love most. Whether you're a parent, caregiver, or simply someone determined to stay a step ahead of criminals, this book gives you the tools to build resilience against fraud in a world where scams never stop evolving. It's the perfect gift for the person in your life needing information and confidence. They're watching your every move. Are you watching theirs? In a world where texts, calls and emails come quickly and deception lurks behind every click, Becoming Fraud Wise is a timely and practical guide to digital safety to help you recognize, prevent and detect scams and schemes. This isn't just another manual-it's your shield against the invisible predators of the digital age. From cunning scams to identity theft, this book exposes the dark anatomy of fraud schemes and arms you with the tools to combat them. They don't care how old you are. They care about how unaware you are. From tech-savvy teens to trusting tweens, and even seasoned seniors who've ""seen it all""-no one is too savvy or immune. Becoming Fraud Wise is the essential read for anyone who thinks they're too smart, cautious enough, or too experienced to be fooled. Because here's the truth: It's not what we know that gets us-it's what we don't. Becoming Fraud Wise delivers critical knowledge and sharp strategies for prevention, detection, and protection. It empowers you to transform hesitation and uncertainty into confidence and a sharpened resolve-a mindset everyone needs as scams increase and evolve. Stay alert. Stay informed. Be fraud-wise.

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""This guide is packed with practical tips that every American should use to fend off scams targeting your phone, email, computer, text messages, and even your hotel key card. Based on her extensive career as a federal investigator, Emily shares the tools to be become fraud wise."" - Mark Lee Greenblatt, Federal Ethics Expert, Former US Inspector General & Chair of the Council of Inspectors General

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Emily Hicks is a retired federal investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner drawing on decades of specialized training and experience with local, state and federal levels of law enforcement. Her ""calling"" for service didn't retire-with sophisticated scams increasing at an alarming rate and public funding to combat fraud down by a third, she's pivoted to sharing her vast knowledge in continuation of service to others.

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