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Free lessons on spotting scams
Plain-English field guides to the nine scam types most likely to target you. Read once, recognise forever. When you're ready to practice, jump into the AVA Scam Hunter game.
- Staying safe online: a practical security guide Start here. The everyday habits underneath every scam: recognise the signs, verify before you trust, protect your accounts, respond fast.
- Five visual signs you're looking at a phishing page Look-alike URLs that mimic banks, brands, and exchanges to harvest credentials.
- How to spot a QR code scam (quishing) Bad links hidden in QR codes, and fake QR stickers placed over real ones. Check before you scan.
- How to spot a brand impostor Fake support accounts and sites pretending to be a real company you trust.
- How to spot a romance scam A relationship built on chat that always ends with money. Learn the relationship arc.
- How to spot a rug-pull token Crypto tokens engineered to drain liquidity once enough buyers are in.
- How to spot and stop a SIM swap Attackers port your phone number to their device to bypass SMS-based 2FA.
- How to spot a honeypot wallet or token Wallets and tokens that let you buy but quietly block your sell.
- How to spot a ghost account Brand-new social profiles built to lend authority to a scam pitch.
- How to spot a money mule recruitment ad A job that asks you to receive and forward funds. The funds are stolen.
- How to spot the work of a scam syndicate The umbrella crews that run the playbook end-to-end across borders.
- How to spot a fake online casino (scambling) Fake gambling sites steal deposits and personal documents. Nearly 40 percent of Australians gamble online regularly.
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