Scam types. Plain English.
A clean hub for the scams most likely to hit seniors, families, small businesses, and communities across Southwest Louisiana.
Common scams
Short titles. Clear warnings. No cybersecurity cosplay.
Romance
Fake relationships used to drain money and trust.
Pig Butchering
Long con romance or friendship tied to fake crypto investing.
Gift Cards
Any payment demand by gift card is a scam.
Bank Impersonation
Fake fraud alerts, spoofed numbers, and transfer demands.
Warrant Calls
Fake deputies, jury duty threats, and arrest-payment pressure.
Marketplace Cars
Low-price vehicles, deposits, fake shippers, and fake titles.
Rental
Fake listings, application fees, deposits, and stolen photos.
Job
Fake remote jobs, check scams, mule activity, and upfront fees.
Senior
Family emergency, Medicare, Social Security, and utility threats.
Tech Support
Remote access, fake viruses, and bank account takeover.
AI Voice
Cloned voices used to fake emergencies.
Crypto
Fake exchanges, wallets, mining, recovery, and investment traps.
Most scams use the same four moves.
Once people learn the pattern, they spot the setup faster.
Use these as teaching categories, not exact SAFE Net statistics unless you connect live data later.