Erin — outreach at Protect Indiana

Why we reached out

Scam calls and texts hit Indiana hard — Hoosiers filed about 190 scam-call reports with the FTC every weekday last month. Protect Indiana exists so the people those calls target have somewhere free to turn: a checker for suspicious messages, a 24/7 help line, plain-language guides, and step-by-step help getting personal information off people-search sites.

Everything is free, for everyone. We write to Indiana organizations — libraries, senior centers, townships, churches, credit unions, care teams — because one shared link or one printed sheet in the right lobby reaches the exact people scammers call.

What we can give you — all free, no catch

The message checkerAnyone can paste a suspicious text or check a screenshot at protectindiana.org and get a plain answer in about a minute.

The 24/7 help line1-888-985-6187 — a clearly identified AI guide, any hour. Print it, post it, save it in a parent's phone.

A widget for your websiteIndiana organizations can embed our weekly scam reminder and message checker at no charge.

Guides and handoutsThe first-hour-after-a-scam steps, people-search removal guides, and plain-language scam explainers.

Who is behind this?

Protect Indiana is an independent Indiana company — not a government agency, and not a sales operation. Every tool is free for every Hoosier; voluntary pay-it-forward contributions keep it that way. Replies to Erin's emails are read by a real member of our team; answers are not instant, but they come.

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