Addictions
This powerful chemical messenger is released in the brains reward system whenever you receive a a notification, like, or match.
What is dopamine?
An online tactic where someone creates a fake identity, often using stolen photos, to trick someone else
What is catfishing?
This form of cyberbullying involves sending cruel messages to a target, or posting public threats to scare them.
What is harassment?
This popular tech scam starts with a fake pop-up warning on your screen claiming you have a virus, and you must call a toll-free number where a representative demands remote control to your computer and charges hundreds of dollars to fix it, or possibly just takes the money.
What is a tech support scam?
The act of obsessively scrolling through social media or news feeds to consume short-form content for long periods.
What is doom scrolling?
A process in which a predator builds a relationship with someone for the purpose of sexual abuse.
What is grooming?
This form of cyberbullying involves posting mocking or critical comments about someone's weight, size, or appearance under their social media photos or videos.
What is body-shaming?
This manipulative scam involves older individuals, where a fraudster calls pretending to be a younger family member who has been in a terrible accident, and is begging for emergency money.
What is the grandparent scam?
This term describes the intense and compulsive urge to to constantly open a web browser or app to see if you received any emails, notifications or texts.
What is cyber checking?
Where a predator may have been successful in luring someone into sending explicit images. They may threaten to share images with friends or family.
What is sextortion?
What is impersonation?
This type of scam involves creating a replica of a trusted website to trick victims into entering credentials or downloading malware.
What is spoofing?