# Newsletter: this week's scams, in plain English

Source: https://pausebeforesend.com/newsletter/  
Last updated: 2026-10-19  
AI-assisted, human-reviewed by J (2026-10-24).

One short email a week from J, who works in cybersecurity:

- three scams going around right now
- how one of them works
- one thing to do
- a crypto-safety corner

Every claim is sourced. There's at most one clearly labeled affiliate link per issue, and never one in a scam alert.

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