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The 10-Minute Phone Scam Protection Plan
A free step-by-step guide that shows you and your family how to spot scam texts, calls, and emails, and exactly what to do about them.
- Sent to your email, opens on your phone or computer
- 5 short steps, about 2 minutes each
- Example scam messages so you know what to watch for
- Easy settings for iPhone and Android
- A printable PDF checklist for your family
TrustShield helps identify warning signs and uncertainty. It cannot prove that something is safe or fraudulent.
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How it works
- Enter your emailType your email in the box above. It takes a few seconds.
- Open the email we sendTap "Open my protection plan" in the email. Check Spam if you do not see it.
- Follow the 5 stepsRead each short step, tick it off, and print the PDF checklist for your family.
What is inside the plan
The 5 steps you will go through
Each step ends with one thing to do now. The examples are fictional, and the plan never asks for a password, payment detail, or the contents of a message.
Recognize the warning signs
Spot the five tricks most scam texts and calls rely on, using fictional bank, delivery, payment, and family examples.
Verify before you trust
Check a request through a contact method you already had, never the link or number inside the message.
Secure your phone
Turn on the spam filtering, updates, and two-step verification already available on iPhone and Android.
Know what to do if someone already acted
First steps after a click, a shared password, a payment, or exposed identity details.
Set up a family routine
One shared verification rule and a short weekly and monthly checklist.
IncludedPrintable PDF versionA 7-page checklist with large text and tick boxes, for anyone who prefers paper. You get it inside the plan.
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