Spot a trick

Learn four warning signs and one calm safety move.

Two quick comfort choices, then practice. No account needed.

What you make

A trick-signs card you can keep: the four warning signs of a scam.

Who it is for

For makers ready to practice a calm response to suspicious messages.

The steps

3 small steps. About 12 minutes. No rush, ever.

  1. Tricksters exist
  2. The four trick signs
  3. The one move that always works

Lesson preview

Read one practice conversation

This is one path through the same scripted lesson you will practice in the chat.

AI helper starts

Some tricksters use AI to tell lies. Strong makers know the trick signs. Let us practice spotting them.

  1. You

    You won money! Click fast!

    AI helper

    That is a trick sign. Stop. Do not click, reply, or pay. Tell a person you trust. Block or report it together.

  2. You

    A voice sounded like Grandma.

    AI helper

    Tricksters can fake voices now. Hang up and call Grandma back on her real number. Checking is always okay.

  3. You

    Tell me all the trick signs.

    AI helper

    Here they are. Any one is enough to stop and check with a person you trust.

    Made in this lesson

    Trick Signs to Spot

    • Hurry up, act fast
    • Keep it a secret
    • Send money or gift cards
    • Tell me your password

At the finish

You spot tricks now!

Hurry, secret, money, password: you know all four signs. Stop, do not click or reply, and tell a person you trust.

Plain-language guide

See this skill in simple steps

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