Safer Internet Day - 7-11 Yr Olds - Scams

Nisha is playing a game. Another player sends a link where she can buy 10,000 gems for a very low price. What should Nisha do?

• Ask a trusted adult for help to report and block the player.

• Click on the link - that is such a great deal!

• Reply to the player and try to trick them back.

When he is watching a video, Macsen sees an advert selling a gaming console. When he clicks the link, the website looks a bit strange. What should Macsen do?

• Buy the gaming console and hope it will be okay!

• Explore the website to check it is safe.

• Tell an adult he has clicked on a link and is not sure what website he is now on.

Chi accidentally sees a friend's password written in their diary. What should Chi do?

• Log into their account and change their profile picture to a silly photo.

• Tell her friend she saw their password and they now need to change it.

• Ignore it.

Milo is playing an online game. He realises somebody has hacked into his account and spent all his gems. What should Milo do?

• Tell a trusted adult to help him report it and change his password

• Ignore it

• Try and sort it out himself

Reeva has thought of three ideas for their new password. Which would be the safest password to choose?

• HightreeSchool2015

• Foxrockettree

• ClocK4GiraffE£

Jared receives a message that looks like it's from his favourite gaming influencer. It says that he's been selected to be in the influencer's latest video and asks him to reply with his email so they can get in touch. What should Jared do?

• Send them a message to check they are the influencer

• Show a trusted adult and report the user

• Send the influencer their email to be in the video

Kara is on her tablet when she gets a pop up saying her device has a virus. What should Kara do?

• Show it to her parents or carers

• Try to close it herself

• Click on it to check whether it is true

Nia accidentally replied to a scam message and shared their personal information. What should Nia do?

• Leave the messages and try to forget about it

• Send another message to try to confuse them

• Let a trusted adult know what happened

Emma receives an email from an unknown sender claiming she has won a prize. What should Emma do?

• Reply with her personal information to claim the prize

• Delete the email and inform a trusted adult

• Forward the email to her friends

Alex finds a USB drive on the ground outside his school. What should Alex do?

• Give it to a teacher or school staff member

• Plug it into his computer to see what's on it

• Keep it in his backpack for later