Scam message awareness
Practical guide
Practise spotting urgent, unexpected and suspicious messages in a short interactive quiz.
- 1
Unexpected urgency
Do not reply immediately.
- 2
Requests for codes
Open the organisation’s official website yourself.
- 3
Unfamiliar links
Use a trusted phone number, not one in the message.
- 4
Pressure to stay secret
Contact your bank promptly if money or card details may be at risk.
Information only. This is not financial, legal, medical or professional advice.
Do not include PPS numbers, bank details, passwords, card numbers or security codes.