Spotting scams and phishing

Worksheet: Spotting scams and phishing

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Answer the questions.

1. What is phishing?
   a) Backing up files to a cloudb) Catching fish with a net onlinec) Making a computer run fasterd) Tricking people into giving private information
2. Which message is most likely to be a phishing email?
   a) "Happy birthday! Hope you have a great day."b) "Here are the notes from today's lesson."c) "Your account is locked! Click now to verify your password."d) "Your class trip form is attached, see you Monday."
3. Which is a common warning sign of a phishing message?
   a) It comes from a friend you chat with dailyb) It creates urgency, like "act in 10 minutes"c) It has no attachments or requestsd) It uses your correct name and no links
4. A message with lots of spelling mistakes from a "bank" could be a scam.
   a) Trueb) False
5. A stranger online says you won a free phone, but you must pay a fee first. What is this?
   a) A fair prizeb) A safe delivery offerc) A school awardd) Probably a scam
6. What is the best response to an offer that seems too good to be true?
7. Before clicking a link in a message, what can you do to check it?
   a) Check how colourful the message isb) Click it to see where it goesc) Count the words in the messaged) Hover over it to see the real web address
8. Which web address looks most like a fake of a site called "bluebank"?
   a) bluebank-login.secure-check.comb) bluebank.com/helpc) www.bluebank.comd) www.bluebank.com/contact
9. An email is safe if the sender's name looks familiar, because names can't be faked.
   a) Trueb) False
10. Someone you met in a game asks for your password to "help you level up". What do you do?
    a) Refuse and never share itb) Share it if they say pleasec) Share it if they seem friendlyd) Share only half of it
11. A text with a one-time code arrives, and a caller asks you to read it out. What should you do?
    a) Never share it and hang upb) Read it if they know your namec) Read it if they sound polited) Send it by text instead
12. Real companies and schools will never ask you to send your password by email.
    a) Trueb) False
13. You clicked a suspicious link and entered a password. What should you do first?
    a) Change the password and tell an adultb) Delete your device's appsc) Forward the link to all your friendsd) Hide it and hope nothing happens
14. Who is a good person to tell if you spot a scam message?
    a) A trusted adult or teacherb) Nobody, to avoid troublec) Only strangers onlined) The person who sent it
15. Name one thing you can do with a scam email besides deleting it.
16. Name one place or person you can report a scam message to.