phone calls and texts

Ring Ring! Who's Really There?

A text from 'Mum' with a new number. A call from the 'Reef Bank fraud team'. Sharkley is trying phone scams, and Gary and Nana Coral learn that the name on the screen can be faked. Their rule: hang up, look up, call back.

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Today's rule: Hang up. Look up. Call back.

What kids learn

Hang up, look up, call back
Never share codes sent to your phone
Make a family code word

Quiz time

Can you get them all?

Your phone screen says "Reef Bank" is calling. Is it definitely the bank?

Someone on the phone asks for the code that was just sent to you. What do you do?

Play the game

📞 Who’s Really Calling?

Voices can be copied. Code words can’t. What would you do?

For parents & teachers

Talk about it together

Show your child how to check a number against your saved contacts.
Make a family code word for emergencies, and practise using it.
Teach that it's always okay to hang up, even on someone who says 'don't hang up'.
Grandparents get many scam calls: share this episode with them.

Hang Up, Look Up, Call Back: Beating Phone and Text Scams

Phone scams work because we trust voices and names on our screens. In this episode, Sharkley tries two classics, and the Reef learns how to beat them.

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