Online Safety gaming and social media MKY

Someone on a gaming app offers you money in the game. All you need to do is send them some money first. Is this a scam?

• I's a scam, don't send them anything.

• It's not a scam, they are just being nice.

• It might be a scam, send them some money and find out.

Someone online asks to be your friend and sends you a friend request. You don't know them, what should you do?

• Accept it, they might be nice.

• Do not accept.

• Accept it but delete it if they turn out to be unkind.

This person just sent you a message in a game. You don't know them in real life. What can we tell from their profile?

• It's a child.

• It's someone my age.

• Nothing, it could easily be an older person pretending to be a child.

Which one of these is personal information about you that you need to keep private?

• Home address.

• Favourite food.

• Your favourite colour.

Which of these are personal information and need to be kept private. There are 2 correct answers.

• Email address.

• The country you live in.

• Your school.

• Your favourite team.

Someone online asks you to send a picture of yourself. They said you have to or they will hack your game account. What should you do?

• Block them, report them and tell an adult.

• Ignore them and do nothing.

• Send them a picture so they don't hack your account.

• Send them a really mean message so they leave you alone.

You are in a Whatsapp group and someone adds you to a group. You don't know them and there are some rude messages in the group. What do you do?

• Send them some messages to find out who they are.

• Stay in the group to see if it's ok.

• Leave the group. Report it in the app. Tell a trusted adult.

Someone outside school offered you some trainers for free. What should you do?

• Take it, it's free.

• Don't accept it, they could tell you later that you owe them money or have to do something for them. Tell an adult.

• Don't accept, ask your friends if they would like them.

Someone in the park offers you their old phone, they said they are going to throw it away. Do you take it? There are 2 correct answers.

• Take it but get it reset so it's safe to use.

• Do not take it and tell a trusted adult. They could demand money or favours from you later.

• Don't take it, it could have a virus and could track where you live.

• Don't take it. Ask your friends if they need a phone.

Your friends found a game server where you can say whatever you want and not get blocked. The people on there are older than you. What do you do?

• Don't join it. These servers are sometimes set up by adults who want to target children.

• Join it but leave if its sketchy or bad.

• Join it but don't chat, just play the games.