Scams Summer Quiz

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* 1. Peanut sees a special offer to rent a beautiful house in the North Coast on social media. The seller offers additional discount if Peanut pays through a bank transfer. Should Peanut make the transfer?

Yes

No

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* 2. Peanut sees the perfect pair of walking boots on a website and is about to confirm payment details. What should Peanut check before going ahead?

Is there a discount code?

Is there a padlock symbol on the website page?

Does the web address start with ‘https’?

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* 3. Peanut see tickets for a local music festival online. The tickets are usually £50 but this website is selling them for £15. What should Peanut do?

Ignore this website as the tickets seem too cheap

Snap it up! That sounds like a great deal

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* 4. Peanut receives an email claiming that they have won £250 in a competition. To claim the prize Peanut has to send a small fee by the end of the week. Peanut does not remember entering a competition but is excited that the prize money could be used on holiday. What should Peanut do?

Click on the link in the email and provide debit/credit card details to pay the fee

Delete the email and not reply

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* 5. Whilst on holiday Peanut receives a phone call from the bank advising that their account has been compromised. The bank asks Peanut to transfer all of the money in the account to the bank’s head office account for safety. Should Peanut transfer the money?

Yes

No

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* 6. Peanut is having lunch in a café with free public Wi-Fi. Peanut decides to use the Wi-Fi to check their online banking. Is this a good idea?

Yes

No

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* 7. Peanut receives a voicemail that says that their TV streaming service has been cancelled. Peanut is asked to call the number back and provide debit/credit card details. Peanut is worried that they won’t be able to catch up on their favourite shows during their staycation. What should Peanut do?

Call the number back and provide debit/credit card details for payment

Ignore and delete the voicemail

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* 8. Peanut receives another friend request from a different profile on a social media site. Should Peanut accept the new request?

Yes

No

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* 9. Peanut receives a phone call from a computer company stating that their laptop has a virus and that they are calling to fix it. Peanut is worried about losing their recent holiday photos which are on the laptop. Should Peanut proceed with the call?

Yes

No

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* 10. To help stay safe from scams, Peanut decides to brush up on the ScamwiseNI Partnership’s scam test steps. How many steps are there?

Two

Three

Four