For Individuals & Families
Know what to look for. Know what to do.
Available180Angles turns current scam information into plain language: what the scam looks like, the warning signs, and the steps to take. No jargon, no scare tactics.
Pause. Verify. Protect.
Three steps that work on almost every scam, whether it arrives by phone, text, email or a knock at the door.
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Step 1: Pause
Urgency is the tell.
Almost every scam needs you to act before you think. Nobody legitimate will lose patience because you took an hour. If a message makes your heart beat faster, that is the moment to stop.
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Step 2: Verify
Use a number you already trust.
Never call back the number in the message. Look up the bank, agency or company yourself — on your card, your statement, or their official website — and ask them directly.
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Step 3: Protect
Tell someone, then report it.
Talk to a person you trust before you send money, share a code, or let anyone connect to your device. If something has already happened, report it — quickly and without embarrassment.
What 180Angles does
180Angles is BTATL's free public safety and scam-awareness tool. It is live now, it costs nothing, and it does not ask you to sign up before it helps you.
- See current scam alerts — what is circulating right now, in plain language.
- Check something suspicious — a message, a call, an email, a request that feels off.
- Understand scam tactics — the pressure, the urgency, the story being used on you.
- Learn protective responses — what to do instead, before money or access moves.
- Get clear next-step guidance — what to do now, and who to contact.
If it has already happened
Being scammed is not a character flaw. These schemes are designed by people who do this full time. What matters now is acting quickly.
- Contact your bank or card issuer immediately. Use the number on the back of your card or on your statement. Speed matters most in the first hours.
- Report it to your local police. A report creates a record, which banks and agencies often need before they can act.
- Change passwords for any account involved, starting with email — that is usually the key to everything else.
- Tell someone you trust. Scammers rely on shame keeping people silent, and they very often come back to the same person.
180Angles is free, and it is open now.
Current alerts, a way to check something that feels wrong, and clear next steps — no account, no cost, no waiting list.