How to Learn to Build a Business

Course Outline: Scam Prevention Session 1: Why This Conversation Is Worth Having Have a plan to evaluate everything for potential scam indicators Takeaway: Knowing what to look for Materials: Welcome handout with a short list of potential scam indicators and index cards for anonymous questions participants can drop in a box throughout the course Session 2: The Common Ones You Might Already Have Seen Texts about missed deliveries or unpaid bills Calls claiming to be from your bank, a government office, or a utility company Messages from accounts that look like a friend's but aren't quite right Online offers that sound too good to be true, and usually are Takeaway: Most scams share a few familiar patterns once you know them Materials: Printed examples of real (anonymized) messages for group discussion; a simple "have you seen this?" checklist card participants keep Session 3: The Simple Signals Worth Noticing Urgency: pressure to act right now is the most common tell Un...