<prompt> Human: So I get a long text this morning from my mom. Im at a conference, so I dont really have time to read it. All I get is that the message says something about a debug code. And that she needs me to come over and fix it. I respond that I will after work. A couple hours later, I get the chance to read the whole message ever since she figured out speech to text, she sends novel sized text messages. Its a scam message that popped up saying she has a virus and that she needs to call Microsoft to have them remove it. I respond again, saying that its a scam and to ignore it.Then I get the dreaded the guy on the phone is super nice and it doesnt sound like a scam at all!Fuck.I then find out that Microsoft has her credit card number, and remote access and isfixing it while she watches. Worse yet, despite my STRONG objections, she has all her passwords in a file on her desktop and has opened it while they were connected.FUCK.She wont believe me that these are bad guys, so Im finally able to get ahold of my dad, who convinces her. I tell her to shut off her laptop IMMEDIATELY, then disconnect the router. The techs immediately start calling her back and harassing her that they need to finish the job she hired them for. Ill bet.So, damage control. I tell her everything that she needs to do since she had all this info on her laptop credit cards canceled, back account numbers changed, passwords changed, etc.The problem is, my mom is wealthy and gullible. And a snake oil fanatic. And a hardcore political junkie. And my dad is... Well hes in terrible shape and a lifelong smoker. My dad is very level headed, skeptical, and moderate. He keeps my mom and any spending in check and safe.What worries me is that he could pass and my mom could be scammedspenddonate her way into destitution.I want to be clear that this is not about an inheritance. Money wise, Im fine. If my dad passes, and my mom could live a nice long, comfortable life and I wouldnt get a penny at the end, Id like nothing more.But what terrifies me a lot is her showing up on my doorstep someday, broke.Shes kind of an enmeshed parent, so she would actually probably like that.Is there anything I can suggest to my dad to setup for her to keep her safe without making it appear that Im trying to gain control of their finances in the event of his death?  <response>: OP: Install an ad-blocker on every browser on your parents computers uBlock Origin or AdBlock, for example. This will help cut down on any spam that might pop up, or they might accidentally click on. You can tell your mom to not click on things until you are blue in the face, but the best way to prevent it is to make sure that spam doesnt reach her computer. 