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Free Coins? Free Problems!

Gary is desperate for the Golden Trident in his favourite game, ReefQuest. So when a stranger offers 10,000 free coins, and a new 'best friend' asks for a code sent to his phone, it's up to Bubbles and Phishmael to save his account.

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Today's rule: Passwords and codes are like toothbrushes: never share them.

What kids learn

Real games don't give free coins through links
Never share passwords or codes
Report, block, and tell a grown-up

Quiz time

Can you get them all?

Someone in chat asks you to read out a code sent to your phone. What do you do?

A player in chat offers free items if you visit a website. What do you do?

Play the game

⬇️ Download Detective

Free cheats, free premium, free everything. Download it, or don’t?

For parents & teachers

Talk about it together

Ask your child which games they play and whether anyone has ever offered them free coins, skins or items.
Turn on two-step login on your child's game accounts together.
Agree a family rule: in-game purchases only through the official store, and only with permission.
Explain that a code sent to their phone is a key: real friends and real companies never ask for it.

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