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Monthly note for your newsletter
Drops into any newsletter, any month, with barely any editing.
- For
- All partners
- Status
- Reviewed
- Version
- 2026-09-01
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A quick reminder about messages that ask you to hurry
Most scams work the same way. A message says something is wrong and wants you to act right now: click this, call this number, send a payment, read back a code.
The pressure is the tell. A real bank or delivery company is fine with you hanging up and calling back on a number you already have.
So: never use the link or number in the message. Go to the company the way you normally would and ask if it was them.
Unsure? Bring it to us. Nobody at [YOUR ORGANIZATION] will make you feel silly for asking.
Still to fill in: [YOUR ORGANIZATION]. Replace it before you send this.
Before you send it: Swap the last paragraph for your own contact details, or drop it if you would rather not invite messages.
Before you distribute this
- Use it: Monthly or quarterly newsletters, member emails, and bulletins.
- Replace every bracketed placeholder with your organization's own details.
- Open every web address yourself before printing it.
- Current warnings live at watchout.report. Check the date on anything time-sensitive.
Cybersecurity Reach Foundation · cybersecurityreach.org · Current warnings: watchout.report
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