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Latest · October 2026 · Issue 2

The Knock at the Door

It starts with a phone call. It ends with a stranger collecting cash.

Scammers pose as a grandchild, a bank or a government agent, then send a “courier” to pick up the money. Here’s the one rule that stops it.

  • The one rule that settles it, plus a family code word
  • By the numbers: big losses up more than 4×
  • Ask, don’t guess: the fake “missed package” text
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