A scam hurries you or asks for a link, a code or money. Tell a grown-up.
A scam is a trick to get something from you. A scammer sends texts to lots of people, hoping somebody taps.
Look for tells, the parts made to trick you: hurry, a link in a surprise message, a request for money or a code, or a prize you never entered for.
A logo or your name is not a tell, because anyone can copy them.
So do not tap the link and do not reply. Show a grown-up, who checks the real way.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Hurry. A scammer says hurry so you do not stop to think.
Keep it, and show a grown-up. A code is a key to your account.
No. Anyone can copy a logo, and anyone can find your name.
No. With no hurry, no link, no money and no code, it has no tell.
In an app or number the family already knows. Never with the link in the message.
Ask a grown-up to show you how your family reports junk messages, and do it together.
Agree one rule: any link, code or fee in a surprise message means stop and show a grown-up, and show your child how your family reports a junk message.
