Scams

What are money mules?

• Dollar bills strapped to a donkey

• People who lend out their accounts for hire

• People who send out money to be laundered  

What is the name of the scam where a scammer will message pretending to be a family member? 

• Help!

• I have an unpaid bill

• Hi Mum / Dad

What does the S stand for in HTTPS:// ?  

• Secure

• Saved

What is a tell-tale sign that the email is not authentic? 

• Spelling mistakes

• The name is signed in bold

• The address is a Gmail account

How can scammers get your information?

• Phishing

• Looking through social media

• Looking through your post

The security code on the back of your card is used only to... 

• To send money

• To authorize payments

• To receive money

Your bank will never ask you for your full password.

• True

• False

You get a call from someone claiming to be from you bank. The caller ID says Halifax UK what should you do?

• Trust the caller ID

• Hang up wait five minutes then call the number on the back of your card

• Hang up wait five minutes and then google the bank number to call