Scams
Name three different kinds of scams.
Phishing, Imposter, "You've Won", Healthcare, Tech Support, Identify Theft, Catfishing/Romance, and many others.
What does it mean to think critically?
These are common social media apps that are used by scammers.
Facebook, Twitter (X), YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Whatsapp
This is used to keep your information online secure, and gives you access to your online accounts.
What are passwords?
This is something that should be different with each online account you have, and should never be shared with anyone, even if you trust them.
What is my password?
This is when someone claims to be a part of an organization or someone you trust with the intent of taking your money.
What is an imposter scam?
This is a summary phrase that tells you what kinds of questions you should ask yourself when reading something critically.
What is the five W's and the one H?
Facebook Messenger is often used for this kind of scam.
What is imposter scams?
Name at least three characteristics of a strong password.
At least 12 characters long, combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols, not use words in a dictionary, different from your other passwords, easy for you to remember yet difficult for others to guess, using acronyms.
Updating your software when prompted is an important practice because of this.
What is protecting your devices from malware?
These are some warning signs that you might have been the victim of identify theft.
What is bills for products or services you've never used, unauthorized withdrawals from your bank, charges on your credit card that you did not make, and new accounts in your name that you never opened?
Give me an example of a question you might ask yourself when reading a newspaper article.
Who is the author? When was this published? What is the purpose of this article? Where is this publishing company located? Why does this article matter? How accurate is the statistics provided?
These kinds of people are trying to get you to buy their products or products that they are sponsored by. Sometimes, these sponsors are scams.
What are influencers?
Is this a strong password? Why?
#iBhS2023^
Mostly. The password uses a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. The password is also not easily guessable. The passwords is only 10 characters long.
Keeping a physical record of your receipts helps protect against this.
What is identify theft and financial fraud?
This is when a scammer acts like they are interested in you romantically, while really trying to get you to give them money.
What is catfishing?
To look at many different pieces of information online in order to find the common truth.
What does it mean to diversify your sources?
This is the most common kind of scam in Lincoln, NE.
What are imposter scams?