How Scams and Financial Fraud Work

Scammers don't target the foolish; they target the busy, the kind and the worried. Learn the recipe behind every scam, spot investment, phishing, impersonation and money-mule traps, and know exactly what to do in the first hour if it happens.

by Teyro

50 lessons
5 units
9h 36m
Up to 860 XP

I wrote this one myself. Start now and I'll count your streak from lesson one.

What you'll learn

Explain the recipe behind most scams: urgency, authority, emotion, secrecy
Spot investment, crypto and romance-investment scams
Recognise phishing, bank impersonation and invoice fraud
Avoid money-mule recruitment, fake jobs and shopping scams
Protect accounts, act in the first hour, report and help others

Course path

5 units · 50 lessons

"Hi Mum"12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The scam recipe11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Why clever people fall for it12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The pause10 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Checkpoint: Jayden's test12 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Spot the real Jayden11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The many masks12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
What the office believes10 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The scam file v111 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Challenge: "Hi Nan"14 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Unit 1 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

The withdrawal fee12 min · Interactive
Anatomy of a fake platform11 min · Interactive
When love becomes the bait12 min · Interactive
Recruit two friends10 min · Interactive
Checkpoint: Femi's report12 min · Interactive
The famous face11 min · Interactive
Check before you invest12 min · Interactive
Investment-scam myths10 min · Interactive
The scam file v211 min · Interactive
Challenge: Priya's brother14 min · Interactive
Unit 2 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

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