5. Scams and Scares

Your computer freezes and you receive a pop-up alert claiming to be from your internet provider, warning that your computer has been hacked. What do you do?

• Click on the link to download the software

• Ring the telephone number provided in the pop-up alert

• Shut down the computer, wait and then start again

• Contact your internet provider directly using their official contact details

Which of the following is a warning sign of a fake online store?

• Method of payment only includes use of Paypal or credit card transaction

• Website URL starts with 'https'

• Website uses a closed padlock to indicate it is secure

• Methods of payment only include use of pre-loaded money card or international funds transfer

Jake joined a dating website and met Jill online. After several months of chatting tragedy hit Jill's family and she did not have money to pay for a family funeral. She asked Jack to transfer her money, what should Jack do?

• Send the money she's requested

• Continue to chat with Jill online until he gets to know her better

• Stop all contact with Jill immediately

• Give Jill his phone number so they can talk about her request

Which of the following payment methods is least likely to be requested by scammers?

• PayPal

• Bitcoin

• International funds transfer

• iTunes gift card

What can you do to protect yourself from scams?

• Be cautious about what information you post on social media

• Install computer protection software

• Don't provide personal information to people you don't know and trust

• All of the above

Someone tries to add you to their online network but you don't think you know who they are. Do you

• Accept them but limit what they can see

• Add them

• See if you know anyone in common

• Ignore/block the request

Someone calls your mother claiming to be from her bank asks her for her password to run a security check on her account. What should she do?

• Give them the password - they are from her bank!

• Ask some more questions before giving them the information

• Politely decline and hang up

• Give them basic information but not her password

When you are shopping online, how do you know if the website is secure?

• The words 'secure website' feature somewhere on the home page.

• No online shopping websites are secure

• All online shopping websites are secure

• The url starts with 'https://' and there is a padlock icon in the address bar

Which of the following is the safest way to access WiFi while you are on a holiday?

• Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• Use your hotel's WiFi network

• Use any public WiFi, as long as it is password protected

• Use Wi-Fi networks in reputable places like shopping centres

You want to subscribe to receive information from a new website. What information is suitable to provide initially?

• Your full name, residential address, phone number and email address

• All of the above, plus your credit card details for future purchases

• Nothing

• Your first name and email address