🎯 What you will learn
- What phishing is
- The 5 warning signs of a scam
- How to Stop. Think. Connect.
👋 Let’s get started!
Phishing is when scammers “fish” for your information by pretending to be someone you trust 🎣. They might pretend to be your bank, your school or your favorite game. Let’s learn to spot the bait!
🪜 Step by step
1. ⏰ Urgency
“Act NOW or lose your account!” Scammers rush you so you don’t stop to think.
2. 🎁 Too good to be true
Free V-Bucks, free phones, you won a prize you never entered… it’s bait!
3. 🔤 Weird spelling and addresses
Look closely: “paypa1.com” or “amaz0n-support.net” are fakes.
4. 🔗 Strange links and attachments
Hover over links to see where they really go. Don’t open surprise attachments.
5. 🛑 Stop. Think. Connect.
Pause, check with a trusted adult and go to the real website yourself instead of clicking.
📖 Key words
Tap a card to flip it over!
- Phishing
- Tricking people into giving away information 🎣
- Scam
- A trick to steal money or information 🦹
- Attachment
- A file sent with a message 📎
- Spoofing
- Faking a name or address to look trusted 🎭
🎨 Practice activity
🕵️ Become a scam detective: play “Spot the Scam!” and try to get a perfect score. Then explain two warning signs to someone in your family.
🖐️ Try it yourself
- Play the Spot the Scam game 🎮
- Look at a real email address and read it letter by letter 🔤
- Hover over a link to preview it 🖱️
- Make a family rule: “We never click surprise links” 📜
Knowledge Check Quiz
- A message says “Your account will be deleted in 1 hour — click here!” This is…
- Which web address looks fake?
- What should you do with a surprise attachment?