Phishmael & Friendseverything at once
The Big Catch
SharkBot 9000 launches the Big Catch: a text for Barry, a cloned voice call for Nana and a fake website for Gary, all at nine o'clock exactly. The teens get hit too. Three tricks, one answer, and every fish stops it.
Today's rule: Many tricks, one answer: stop and check.
What kids learn
- Texts, calls and websites can all be fake
- Check it yourself: the real app, the real number
- Ask a grown-up or your family
Quiz time
Play the gameCan you get them all?
A text says money is leaving your account, with a link. What do you do?
A call sounds like your cousin, asking for money. What do you do?
🔍 Link Detective
The real Reef Bank lives at reefbank.reef. Can you spot the lookalike links?
For parents & teachers
Talk about it together
- Scammers may use texts, calls and websites together to seem more convincing.
- Teach one answer that works for all of them: stop, check it yourself on the real app or number, and ask.
- Practise with your child: what would they do with a text, a call and a website?
- Notice that when things happen all at once, that's the time to slow down.
Read more
Texts, Calls and Fake Websites: One Answer for Every Trick
Modern scams can come from several directions at once: a worrying text, a call in a familiar voice, a website that looks real.
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