The Scam ShieldExpert Edition
Deepfakes, voice clones, and the family defense plan.
How the scams behind more than $20 billion in losses reported to the FBI in 2025 actually run, the six requests that mean you are talking to a criminal, the family protocol that stops a cloned voice, and what to do in the first hour, sorted by how the money left.
61 pages · 10 chapters · 11 figures · 6 worksheets
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Written for you if
- Families who want a safe word, a call-back rule, and a money gate in place before a cloned voice or a fake emergency reaches them.
- Adult children and caregivers of relatives 60 and over, the age group that reported the largest losses to the FBI in 2025.
- Anyone who invests through apps or meets people online, or is trying to help someone who is sure the new partner or platform is real.
- Anyone who has just lost money to a scam and needs to know who to call first, and what to ask for.
Chapter by chapter.
- 01
The Scam Economy in Numbers
What the FTC and the FBI counted in 2025, why their totals differ and must never be added, and who loses most.
- 02
The Anatomy Every Scam Shares
The five working parts of every scam, and six requests that agencies have said in writing only criminals make.
- 03
Voice Clones, Deepfakes, and Virtual Kidnapping
What the FBI counted on AI-enabled fraud, how a cloned voice or a fake proof-of-life image is used, and why verification beats detection.
- 04
Imposters: Government, Bank, and Tech Support
The three-act handoff that ends with a courier at the door or cash in a Bitcoin ATM, and what agencies say they will never ask you to do.
- 05
Investment and Crypto Scams
The long con step by step, the withdrawal fee that gives it away, the recovery scam that follows, and the brokerage hold that buys time.
- 06
Romance Scams
How they are built, where they merge with crypto investment fraud, and how to help someone who is sure their partner is real.
- 07
Toll Texts, Smishing, and Job Scams
The fake unpaid toll, the task scam that pays you to lose money, the fake check, and the FTC's steps for each.
- 08
The Family Defense Plan
A safe word done right, the call-back rule, a verifier and a money gate, and the account lockdowns most households never set up.
- 09
The First-Hour Response Plan
What to do, in order, sorted by how the money left, and the Regulation E rule that decides whether your bank must cover a transfer.
- 10
The Family Quick Reference Vault
The six requests, the family rules, who to call, where to report, and the gift card issuer numbers the FTC lists, designed to be printed.
Six worksheets close the book: a family verification plan, an account lockdown checklist, a verified numbers directory, a first-hour card, an incident log, and an annual review. Answers to every check-yourself question, a glossary, and the complete source list follow.
The IKE standard.
Built from primary sources
The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report, the FTC's March 2026 statement to Congress, FBI public service announcements, FTC consumer guidance, Regulation E and the CFPB's interpretations, FINRA Rule 2165, and the FTC's Impersonation Rule. Every chapter ends with its sources.
Two databases, never added
The FTC and FBI count losses differently and overlap, so every figure is read as its own agency's count, and the guide never repeats a combined total no agency published.
Honest about limits
Where a point could not be confirmed, such as the compliance date for the FCC's carrier lock rule, the guide says so. Advice that comes from Interstellar Kinetics rather than an agency is labeled as such.
Sorted by how the money left
The first-hour plan gives the first call and the exact request for each payment method, from card and wire to gift card, crypto, and cash by mail.
Built to use
11 figures, the critical facts and one action you can finish in under 30 minutes at the end of every chapter, six worksheets, and a family reference designed to be kept by the phone.
Specs and terms.
- Format
- PDF, US Letter, live source links
- Length
- 61 pages, 10 chapters
- Inside
- 11 figures, 6 worksheets, glossary, complete source list
- Sources verified
- October 2026
- Covers
- United States. Loss figures are for calendar year 2025 from the FTC and the FBI.
- Price
- $19 USD, one-time purchase
- Delivery
- Instant PDF download on a private page right after checkout, plus a copy by email
What this is. An educational reference. It is not legal, tax, financial, credit, or investment advice, and it does not create a professional relationship. Rules change; each figure in this edition carries the date it was verified against its official source. For advice on your situation, consult a licensed professional.
Interstellar Kinetics is not a law enforcement agency, does not investigate crimes, and does not recover money. No one from Interstellar Kinetics will ever contact you offering to recover funds you lost.
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The Scam Shield
61 pages · 10 chapters · 11 figures · 6 worksheets. $19, instant download.