Year 9 Business SCAMS

You receive an email from a strange account with an attachment. Why should you not open the attachment?

• The attachment is probably very safe to open

• It could contain harmful programs which will install on your device

• It could explode your device

• It could be a phishing scam

Is it legal to try to trick or scam someone for financial gain?

• Yes

• No

Traps to dishonestly take peoples money are called

• Investments

• Expenses

• SCAMS

• Innovation

1 tactic used by scammers includes

• writing a letter

• having spelling errors in letters

• developing a friendly relationship

• hanging up on the victim

You meet someone online and they start asking for money, even if you've never met.

• trust it
• don't trust it

Someone calls and says they have embarrassing pictures of you. They want money not to release them.

• call the police
• give them the money

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 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

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

If a company calls and asks for your PIN number, you should give it to them

• True

• False