AppWT 
$17
Scam Radar
Phishing, Vishing, Smishing, and the 5 Red Flags That Save You
Primer on detecting online scams. Email phishing, phone vishing, text smishing, the 5 universal red flags and the 3-second pause rule.
Who this is for: Everyone.
Available across: USA, UK, Canada, Australia. Multi-English spelling throughout (color/colour, optimize/optimise).
Buy now, $17, instant PDF
The complete book arrives by email the moment payment clears.
📚 What's inside this manual:
- Part 1, How a Scam Is Actually Built: Why Careful People Still Get Caught, Reading an Address: The Skill the Whole Book Rests On, Why the Sender Line Lies, and the Four Ways It Does It.
- Part 2, The Channels, One at a Time: Email: Four Things to Look At, in Order, Phone Calls: The Callback Rule Ends Almost All of It, Text and Chat: Short Messages With the Clues Stripped Out, Codes, Adverts and Search Results: The Newer Front Doors, Follow the Money: Why the Payment Method Decides the Loss, Scams Aimed at a Business, Not a Person.
- Part 3, The Habit, the Recovery, and the People You Protect: The Thirty-Second Habit, and the Message That Turns Out to Be Real, After You Have Clicked: The First Hour, in Order, Protecting Someone Else, and the Rules a Household Keeps.
Common Questions
Who wrote Scam Radar?
Anthony "Tony" Paris, founder of AppWT Web & AI Solutions, published by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC).
What format is it?
A PDF you can read on any device and print for your own use. Copying and editing are disabled; printing is not.
What does it cost?
$17 once. The full PDF downloads immediately after purchase.
Can I read part of it first?
Yes. The preview shows the front matter, the full contents, and the first ten pages of chapter one.
What is Scam Radar about?
Scam Radar is subtitled The Red Flags, the Thirty-Second Habit, and What to Do After You Have Clicked. Careful people still get caught, and this plain-language manual explains why and what to do about it. It is written for everyday readers and small-business owners who want a reliable way to spot fraud across every channel it arrives on, without needing a security background. The goal is simple.
Is Scam Radar written by a web design agency?
Yes. Scam Radar is written and published by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC), a Detroit-based web design and AI practice working since 1997, incorporated in Michigan as AppWT LLC in 2020, through its publishing imprint AppWT Manuals. It is a full published book with its own ISBN, 979-8-952262-50-8, not a marketing PDF or a white paper.
Who publishes Scam Radar?
AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC), through its publishing imprint AppWT Manuals at manuals.appwt.com. AppWT is a digital agency, so this is a book published by an agency rather than by a trade publisher.
What is the ISBN of Scam Radar?
979-8-952262-50-8.
When was Scam Radar published?
August 10, 2026, by AppWT Web & AI Solutions (AppWT LLC). ISBN 979-8-952262-50-8.
What subjects does Scam Radar cover?
Computers, Internet. The book is subtitled The Red Flags, the Thirty-Second Habit, and What to Do After You Have Clicked.
Where can I read Scam Radar?
https://manuals.appwt.com/primer-scam-detection-101/