You receive a phone call that says that you've won a million dollars in the Canadian lottery.
What is the lottery scam?
Your grandaughter calls you to say she was arrested for drunk driving and needs $5,000 in cash for bail.
What is the "Grandparents" scam? What is voice cloning?
A stranger approaches you and says she knew your deceased wife. She contacts you repeatedly over several months and says she is falling in love with you. Then she begins to ask you for money.
What is a romance scam? (in person)
You see a job listing that claims you can earn $150 an hour working from home.
What is a fake job listing scam?
Royalty from another country contacts you about sharing a lot of money with you.
What is the (fill in the name of country here) prince/princess scam?
The Sheriff's department calls to tell you there is a warrant out for your arrest because you missed jury duty. If you pay $450 right away they will waive the arrest warrant.
What is the jury scam?
You receive a Facebook friend request from someone your don't know. You should NOT...
What is accept it?
A contractor claims to have materials left over from a job "at your neighbor's" and says he'll give you a great price.
What is an example of a contractor scam?
"Hi, sorry, but I Zelled you too much money. Please send me the difference back right away."
What is the overpayment scam?
You receive a message on your computer that it is about to crash. A link is provided for you to click to fix the problem.
What is the technical assistance scam?
This man contacts you and asks you for a date.
What is a dream come true!
What is the romance scam? What is catfishing?
You see an ad with a link to buy a new 75 inch TV for $19.99. What a deal!
What is an example of "malvertising"? (on-line advertising that contains malware)
Money that is wired to a scammer can___ be retrieved.
What is NOT?
Your bank calls to tell you that your account has been hacked and you need to secure your money by transferring it.
What is the bank investigator scam? What is the imposter scam?
Your new love interest works for an off-shore oil rig (or is in the military). This is convenient for him/her because...
What is you cannot visit them?
You see on X that Elon Musk is promoting a new BitCoin venture guaranteed to yield a 50% return annually.
What is the crypto-currency scam? What is an example of using AI for scams?
Someone who uses the internet to illegally break into computers.
What is a hacker?
Software or artificial intelligence that mimics a voice.
What is voice cloning?
Your new love interest will not talk to you by FaceTime or Zoom. You think this is just because he is shy. You are
What is incorrect?
If you get a text that says that a package you ordered cannot be delivered. You should immediately...
What is delete the message and call the company if you are concerned?