Recognize the manipulation playbook before it costs you.
Every scam runs on the same few tricks. This module teaches the universal red flags, the big formats (fake texts, fake checks, payment-app cons), and exactly what to do in the first hour if one gets through.
5 guides · about 23 minutes of reading · 14 flashcards · 6-question final
In order; each guide builds on the one before it.
There are thousands of scams, but they almost all wave the same handful of red flags. Learn the instinct, not a list.
The fake bank email, the 'your package is held' text, the call from 'fraud prevention', and the one rule that beats all of them.
These apps move money like cash: fast, easy, and almost impossible to claw back. That's exactly why scammers love them.
They send you a real-looking check, ask you to send part of it back, and leave you owing the bank everything when it bounces.
A calm, shame-free, step-by-step plan for the first hours and days. Acting fast matters far more than feeling embarrassed.
Every definition you'll meet in this module's guides, pulled straight from the glossary. Flip through before the final: if a term feels fuzzy, the guide it came from is one click back up the page.
Pass it and the Scam-Proof badge is yours.