Case 4

• You don’t want them to be stuck, so you transfer the money.
• You feel good that you’ve helped your friend.
• But then, you see your friend post on social media and they are at home! You get in touch, and they have NO idea what you’re talking about. It turns out they were never stuck!
• 😬 It was a scam! Someone was impersonating them, hoping you’d panic and send money.
• 🤔 Lesson: Always double-check before sending money, even to someone you think you know. Scammers can impersonate people you trust. They can even fake voices, photos, and videos to make it sound and look like them.

Next step: what do you do now?

• Do nothing: you already sent the money and it’s too late now

• Now that you’ve realised it was a scam, you tell a trusted adult and report the scam

Or go back to the start