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Scam Day at the Reef!
Scam Day hits the Reef! Sharkley and Lurena's brand-new robot, SharkBot 9000, sends a different trick to every fish: free game coins, a fake influencer giveaway, a voice-clone phone call, a QR code sticker and a scary pop-up. Can the whole gang spot them all?
Today's rule: Stop. Look. Ask.
What kids learn
- Scams can come from anywhere: games, messages, phone calls, QR codes, pop-ups and even AI
- Every trick wants you to rush, and every trick asks for something (a password, your address, money or a secret)
- Free stuff that asks for your password, address or money isn't free
- A family code word beats voice-clone calls
- Stop. Look. Ask. And you'll never be in trouble for telling a grown-up
Quiz time
Play the gameCan you get them all?
A message makes you feel super excited or scared. What do you do first?
⚡ QR codes on posters are always safe.
⚡ You're always allowed to hang up on a phone call.
🔍 Link Detective
The real Reef Bank lives at reefbank.reef. Can you spot the lookalike links?
For parents & teachers
Talk about it together
- Ask: which of the six tricks would have fooled you? (Grown-ups, answer honestly too!)
- Agree on your family code word together, in person, and never write it in a text.
- Practise the rule out loud: Stop (don't click), Look (who is really asking?), Ask (a grown-up you trust).
- Reassure your child they will never be in trouble for telling you about a message, even if they already clicked.
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Scam Day: 6 Tricks Scammers Use on Kids (and the 3 Words That Beat Them All)
Scams aren't just emails anymore. In this episode of Phishmael & Friends, every resident of the Reef gets a different trick on the same day, and every one of them is based on scams real families see.
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