A field manual for the phone call you didn't expect
They sound kind. They sound official. They sound like your grandson. The script is the same every time — and a script can be interrupted.
The Scam Shield Handbook is a 114-page, source-footed manual for the moment the phone rings: the seven scripts scammers run, the 60-second check that stops any of them, the exact words to say to your bank, and what to do in the first 15 minutes if money has already moved. Every number and every rule carries the official page it comes from and the date it was read. No shame. No lectures. Just the moves.
PDF · 114 pages · US Letter · 6 parts + printable sheets · $47
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The words that should stop the call: “one-time passcode” “you’ve won” “is this really you?” “we can recover your money” — each one has a chapter, and every chapter has its cut-off sentence.
Four rulings from inside the book, in the book's words:
- Any caller who asks for a one-time passcode — Your bank never asks. Hang up.
- "You've won a prize" but you never entered — You never pay to receive a prize.
- Someone you met online asks for money — It is a script, not a relationship.
- Money already sent — The first 15 minutes matter. Part III.
What's inside: six parts, built for the day it happens
Every chapter opens with a real comment from a real public video comment section — the words people use when this has already happened to them. You can open the book cold at any point, because every chapter names its own sources.
Part I — You are not stupid
- Ch 1Why smart people fall. Professional operations, on purpose, with a plan. What the evidence says about who gets targeted and why.
- Ch 2The 60-Second Check. Three questions and four sentences that interrupt every script in this book.
Part II — The seven scripts, line by line
- Ch 3–9Romance · prizes · the refund call · "the government" · tech support · "Grandma, it's me" · the investment that isn't. For each: how the call sounds step by step, the exact signals, the cut-off sentence, and the question the scammer cannot answer.
Part III — When money has already moved
- Ch 10The first 15 minutes. What to say to the bank, word for word; what the bank can and cannot do.
- Ch 11The next 48 hours. Reporting to the FTC and the FBI's IC3, step by step; what reporting does and does not do.
Part IV — The second scam
- Ch 12"We can recover your money." The recovery scam, the one that hunts people who just lost money — and why nobody legitimate will ever ask you to pay to get funds back.
Part V — For the family
- Ch 13–15Talking without shaming · the 48-hour family plan · the sheet on the wall. For the adult son or daughter: how to help a parent who is still convinced the scammer is real.
Part VI — The printable sheets
- Annex A–DThe 60-Second Check card · the call log · who to call · the glossary. Cut for printing on US Letter.
Buying this for your mom or dad?
This book was written to be handed over, not pushed. Part V is written to the adult child: how to raise the subject without making your parent feel watched, what to do the first time a strange call shows up on the landline, and the plan you agree on before anything happens.
- The conversation that doesn't feel like an interrogation
- The 48-hour family plan: who calls the bank, who files, who checks in
- The sheet that goes on the wall by the phone — so the book works even when you're not there
Every number carries its source
77 source notes · all read on 16 September 2026, date printed at the foot of each page.
Every source in this book is an official public page — the FTC, the FBI's IC3, the Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General, and the rest. Official pages change; re-check anything that affects money. Everything here is the U.S. system: U.S. agencies, U.S. reporting channels, U.S. dollar amounts.
- FTC — ReportFraud.ftc.gov, IdentityTheft.gov, credit freezes
- FBI IC3 — internet crime reporting and the annual crime report
- SSA OIG · TIGTA · IRS — government-impersonation reporting
- CFPB · Federal Reserve Reg E — what your bank must and must not do
- DOJ Elder Justice Initiative — Eldercare Locator
"The minute, the MINUTE, they asked for money, done."
A real public comment — and the line the whole book is built around: knowing the rule is not the same as being ready to apply it.
The exact URLs for each chapter live in the book's source footnotes. No testimonials, no reader counts, no invented savings: this page only states what the book itself carries.
The Scam Shield Handbook · $47
114 pages in PDF, US Letter. Reads on a phone, a tablet, or a laptop; the sheets are cut to print.
$47 One-time · PDF
- The seven scam scripts, line by line, with the cut-off sentence for each
- The first 15 minutes and the 48 hours: exact words for the bank and the reports
- The recovery-scam chapter nobody else ships
- Printable sheets: the check card, the call log, who to call, the glossary
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Questions, short answers
Why pay for this when scam warnings are free everywhere?
You are paying for the reading and the ordering. Warnings tell you the rule; the Handbook gives you the procedure — the exact words, the printable sheets, the first-15-minutes sequence — and every claim carries its official source and the date it was read. Someone sat down with 77 official pages so you don't have to.
Is this legal or financial advice?
No. This book does not give legal or financial advice. It copies official guidance and tells you where it comes from. Your bank, the agency, and the officer decide.
Will this recover money I already lost?
No book can promise that, and any book or service that promises recovery for a fee is running the second scam. Part III covers what can realistically be done and what cannot; Part IV shows you how the recovery scam works so you don't meet it twice.
How does the 30-day refund work?
If the Handbook is not what you expected, you can request a refund through Gumroad within 30 days of purchase. Gumroad handles the refund.
Where do I pay, and how do I get the file?
On Gumroad, in their checkout screen. You do not create an account here, and the download arrives on Gumroad's receipt page and in your email.
Is this a physical book?
No. It is a PDF. Nothing is shipped to your door — but the printable sheets are cut for US Letter so you can keep them by the phone.
Does it read well on a phone?
Yes. It is set in US Letter at large print, and reads cleanly on a phone, tablet, or laptop.
Who is Nia Rowan?
Nia Rowan is the fictional editorial host of the Handbook. The book's authority is not in the name on the cover — it is that every number on every page carries its official source and the date it was read, so you can check the book yourself.
For the phone call you didn't expect — and for the family that gets there first.
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