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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Infographic: How to Spot a Tech Support Scam

For Students 9th - 10th
This infographic explains how tech support scammers contact you and what you can do to avoid a tech support scam.
Interactive
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Spam Scam Slam: Don't Be Fooled

For Students 9th - 10th
Three rounds. Three strikes. Make it through this game, and it's clear you're on to spam scams and not likely to get slammed by the next one.
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Other

Internet Scam Busters

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides up-to-date info on the current scams on the Internet. It also gives tips for avoiding scams and what to do if you have been scammed.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Avoiding Scholarship Scams

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Every year, thousands of students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. By understanding how scholarship scams work, students can better arm themselves against scholarship scam artists. For this lesson, students will create a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Scams: What's Your Ethical Viewpoint?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will identify how investment scams work, go inside an investment scam pitch, and create an ethical dilemma.
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Other

Avoiding Internet Investment Scams: Tips for Investors

For Students 9th - 10th
Worried about investment opportunities you learn about through the Internet? "Get the facts before you invest, and only invest money you can afford to lose. You can avoid online investment scams by asking and getting answers to three...
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Job Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for avoiding a job scam. Learn how to spot a job scam and what to do if you already sent money to someone who promised you a job?
Article
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Spam and Scam Email

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtually everyone with an email account can relate to the frustration of having to deal with suspicious email messages. This site provides some advice on how to deal with unwanted spam and phishing scams.
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Other

Welcome to Phishing info.org. Learn How to Fight Email Scams Here

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about how phishing works, how to protect yourself and where to go for help.
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Federal Trade Commission

On Guard Online: Phishing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an overview of phishing as well as a list of suggestions for avoiding phishing scams.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Watch Out for Phishing Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Cybercriminals are counting on us to be distracted and let our guard down. They can trick us into handing over our personal or financial information using phishing tactics.
Activity
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here

For Students 5th - 8th
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
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Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Financial Pitfalls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons, activities, and projects to teach students about financial pitfalls such as scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.
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Other

Ryerson University: Safety Online: Understanding Online Risks [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource offers information on safety awareness, to empower students with the skills they need to understand the risks to both themselves and their devices when online - so they don't fall victim to scams or identity theft, or find...
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Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Advance Fee Frauds

For Students 9th - 10th
One type of internet fraud is the advance fee scam. Criminals promise huge returns on a small fee in advance. This article describes how to recognize some of the common advance fee scams and how to avoid them.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Consumer Protection Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The media fills us in on the most recent scams around town and the nation. Taking part in this project will educated students on the scams that are out there and question the rights consumers have and the role governments should take in...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Credit Card Loss Protection

For Students 9th - 10th
High school students need to know about credit cards, and they also need to know about credit card scams. One scam is the offer of completely unnecessary protection for credit cards.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: I Lost 84 Lbs!

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why Files have provided a site pertaining to weight loss. The site explores several scams that have become popular as well as legitimate weight loss strategies.
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Other

The Honeynet Project: Know Your Enemy Phishing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about the tools, tactics and techniques used by phishing scams.
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Other

U.s. Securities and Exchange Commission: Internet Fraud

For Students 9th - 10th
"This alert tells you how to spot different types of Internet fraud, what the SEC is doing to fight Internet investment scams, and how to use the Internet to invest wisely."
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Read Works

Read Works: Invisible Thieves

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about protecting yourself from scam emails. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Consumer Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource from the FDIC for "becoming an informed banking consumer." Learn all about consumer protection and gain important and useful facts about such topics as phishing scams, identity theft, consumer rights, new cheque clearing...
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Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Secondary: Ages 11 18

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to the Childnet Hub for young people aged 11-18. Choose a topic from the list of 20 for more information and help and advice about online safety and usage. It includes cyberbullying, gaming, fake news, live-streaming, phishing...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Trade Commission has developed helpful investment articles and videos to assist consumers in making educated decisions about how they spend, manage and invest their money.

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