Remember: A scam hurries you or asks for a link, a code or money. Stop, and tell a grown-up. You are never in trouble for telling.
Zoe's text
Read the story first, then answer.
A text about a parcelZoe was ten, and her birthday was on Saturday. Gran had said on a video call, "I am sending you a birthday parcel, and the postage is all paid, so there is nothing to do." On Thursday a text arrived: "Your parcel is stuck. Tap the link to fix it. Pay a fee in one hour, or the parcel goes back." It had a round logo and it said hello to Zoe by name. Her little brother Theo shouted, "Pay it, pay it!" But Zoe remembered what Gran had said, and she did not tap the link. She carried the tablet to Mom, who said, "Well done for stopping." Mom opened the parcel app the family already used. It showed the parcel on its way, with no fee at all. On Monday Zoe's friend Leo said, "My text asked me to send back the code they just sent me." Zoe said, "A code is a key to your account, so keep it!" Leo showed his dad.
1
Gran said the postage was all paid. Why was the text about a fee odd?
It did not match what Gran had saidIt had Zoe's name in itIt had a round logo
2
A logo and your name in a text show that the text is real.
TrueFalse
3
Look at the two texts. Which one has tells, the parts made to trick you?
Text A: a cake photo from GranText B: pay a fee, tap the linkBoth of them
4
Join each part of the text to the kind of tell it is.
1In one hour, or it goes back
2Tap the link to fix it
3Pay a fee
4Send us the code
AA link in a surprise message
BA request for money
CHurry
DA request for a code
5
Leo's text asked him to send back a , which is a key to his account.
photojokecode
6
Zoe was in trouble for almost tapping the link.
TrueFalse
What would you do?
7
Zoe gets a text that hurries her. Number what to do, first to last.
Stop, and do not tap the link
Show a grown-up
Report the text as junk with a grown-up
The grown-up checks in an app the family knows
8
Mom wanted to check the real way. What did she use?
The link in the textA number in the textThe parcel app the family already used
9
If you reply to a scam text, you can tell the scammer your number is real.
TrueFalse
10
Circle every tell in a message that says: You won a holiday! Reply in one hour!
A prize you never entered forHurry: reply in one hourIt is a text, and texts are always tricksIt says hello to you by name
11
Leo says: "The code is right there on my screen, so I can type it back." What is the mistake?
A code is a key to my account, so I keep it and show a grown-upHe should type it back fasterHe should reply to ask who it is
12
In your own words, write one thing you could tell a friend whose text says "Hurry!" and has a link.
13
Draw yourself and a grown-up looking at a text on a tablet. Show who has their thumb on the link.
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