Safety & scam awareness
Spot the most common money traps before they cost you. Pick a category to see how it works, why people fall for it, the red flags, and how to defend yourself.
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Fake texts and emails designed to look like real ones, so you click and give up your password, money, or info.
Learn more →A site that looks like a real store. The deal looks too good. The product never arrives — or arrives counterfeit.
Learn more →A stranger DMs you about a "guaranteed return." It is always a pump-and-dump or a recruiting funnel for one.
Learn more →Fake job ads that ask you to pay for a "starter kit," cash a check and wire part back, or do "tasks" for a vague company.
Learn more →Someone you only know online develops a deep connection fast — then they need money for a sudden emergency.
Learn more →A scary popup says your computer is infected and demands you call a number. The "tech support" person locks your computer until you pay.
Learn more →You are selling on Mercari, Depop, or Facebook. The "buyer" wants to pay outside the platform or sends a fake payment screenshot.
Learn more →Someone (a "boss," "school," "IRS," or "grandparent") urgently asks you to buy gift cards and send the codes. Always a scam.
Learn more →"You won!" — but to claim it, you have to pay a fee, give your bank details, or click a sketchy link.
Learn more →A "free trial" quietly enrolls you in an expensive recurring charge that is hard to cancel.
Learn more →A scammer uses AI to clone a familiar voice ("your mom," "a celebrity," "your boss") and ask for emergency money.
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