Fraud & Home Safety · Edition MMXXVIFour books · One planFor seniors & their families
Celeste Arceneaux · Ex-Sheriff
Louisiana

The scammers are calling. Here's how to hang up on every one.

Four books, one plan, from a former Louisiana sheriff who spent twenty-two years working the cases nobody else wanted: the widower who lost his savings to a woman who didn't exist, the grandmother on the phone at the bank, the couple who paid a roofer after a hurricane and never saw him again. Stop scams, protect a parent, keep burglars out, and spot storm fraud before it costs you.

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22 yrsSheriff's office
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Celeste Arceneaux at her kitchen table
Hanging up is never rude, cher. It's the smartest thing you'll do all day.
I.

The Collection

Don't Get Taken: four books, one plan, every scam that's really hitting seniors.

No scare stories for their own sake. Just the scams and crimes Celeste saw every week: the calls, the texts, the knock at the door, the "friend" who isn't, and the vultures who arrive after every storm. Each book is short and practical, with exact words to say and checklists to fill in.

Book 1: Hang Up, Cher

Hang Up, Cher

The four tricks behind every scam, the silent call, gift cards and crypto ATMs, the voice-cloning grandparent scam, Medicare, fake sheriff calls, Zelle, romance scams, and what to do if you've been scammed.

Book 2: Protecting Mama

Protecting Mama

For families: 9 signs someone is robbing your parent, how to talk about it without a fight, banking safeguards, caregivers, and power of attorney done right.

Book 3: The Sheriff's Home Safety Plan

The Sheriff's Home Safety Plan

How burglars choose, 15 habits that say you live alone, the five-minute night routine, country homes, and the wellness check plan.

Book 4: After the Storm

After the Storm

Protect your home before you evacuate, 10 contractor scams after every storm, the fake FEMA agent, and your insurance claim.

II.

What's Inside

Exactly what you get for $37.

Thirty-five topics across four books, with word-for-word scripts, red flags and where each warning comes from: the FTC, the FBI, Medicare, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, FEMA and AARP's Fraud Watch Network. Plus printable working pages and four bonus cards.

Book 1 · 15 chapters

Stopping scams before they start.

  1. The four tricks behind every scam
  2. The silent call, and what to say before you hang up
  3. Gift cards, wires, crypto ATMs and cash couriers
  4. The grandparent and voice-cloning scam
  5. Medicare, Social Security and fake sheriff calls
  6. Romance scams on widowers
  7. I think I've been scammed: what to do in the first hour

Book 2 · 6 chapters

Protecting a parent.

  1. 9 signs someone is robbing your parent
  2. Talking about it without a fight
  3. Banking safeguards that work
  4. Caregivers, helpers and new friends
  5. Power of attorney, done right
  6. Where to report elder abuse

Book 3 · 8 chapters

Keeping burglars out.

  1. How burglars choose a house
  2. 15 habits that say you live alone
  3. The five-minute night routine
  4. Doors, locks, lights and cameras
  5. Country homes
  6. At the door
  7. The wellness check plan

Book 4 · 4 chapters

Getting through a storm without getting taken.

  1. Before you evacuate
  2. 10 contractor scams after every storm
  3. The fake FEMA agent
  4. Your insurance claim
III.

Look Inside

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The four tricks behind every scamThe four tricks The grandparent scamThe grandparent scam Calls from the sheriff's officeFake sheriff calls Romance scamsRomance scams 15 habits that tell burglars you live alone15 habits The Hang-Up CardThe Hang-Up Card
Celeste Arceneaux

Former Sheriff · Louisiana · 22 years

IV.

About the Author

Celeste Arceneaux.

Celeste grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, in a big Cajun family. She spent twelve years as a sheriff's deputy before the people of a small rural parish elected her sheriff, and she served two terms. For most of those years she was the one sent when an older person got taken.

Then one afternoon her own mama got a call from "Medicare". The caller was polite and patient, and he knew her doctor's name. She was reading him her card number when Celeste walked into the kitchen. After twenty-two years protecting other people's mamas, she nearly missed her own.

She retired to take care of her, and wrote this collection so every family has what she'd tell them across a kitchen table.

A real bank, a real government office and a real grandchild will all still be there when you call back. A scammer won't.

V.

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Don't Get Taken by Celeste Arceneaux

Four illustrated ebooks · One PDF · Instant download

Don't Get Taken

The Ex-Sheriff's Ultimate Guide to Stopping Scams, Fraud and Break-Ins

Phone and text scams, elder financial abuse, home safety and storm fraud, with word-for-word scripts, checklists and printable cards.

$37Total value $137

What you get for $37:

  • Book 1: Hang Up, Cher, the scam defense playbook$37
  • Book 2: Protecting Mama, the family guide to elder fraud$27
  • Book 3: The Sheriff's Home Safety Plan$27
  • Book 4: After the Storm, contractor and FEMA scams$19
  • Working pages: scam-proof checklist, who I call before I send money, contractor checklist$15
  • 4 printable bonus cards: Hang-Up Card, family code word, night routine, who to call$12
Total value$137
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VI.

Questions

Asked and answered.

Is anything mailed to me?

No. It's a digital collection (one PDF with all four books) that you download straight after paying. Nothing is shipped. You can print any page.

I'm buying this for my mother or father. Is that a good idea?

Yes, and Book 2 is written for you. It covers the warning signs, how to raise the subject without a fight, and the banking safeguards that protect a parent without taking away their independence.

Scams change all the time. Will this go out of date?

The stories change; the tricks underneath don't. Book 1 teaches the four tricks every scam uses, so you can spot new ones too.

I've already been scammed. Can this help?

Yes. The "I Think I've Been Scammed" pages tell you exactly who to call, in what order, in the first hour, and how to avoid the "recovery" scammers who come next.

What if it's not for me?

Reply to your receipt email within 7 days and you'll get a full refund.