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Would You Fall For a Scam?

5 questions. Find out how scam-proof you really are.

1. You receive an email from a Nigerian prince offering you $4.5 million if you help transfer his family's money. What do you do?

Reply with your bank details to help Delete it immediately — it's a classic advance fee scam Forward it to your friends to warn them

2. An email from "PayPal" asks you to click a link to "verify your account or it will be suspended." The link URL shows: paypal-secure-verification.ru/login. What do you do?

Click the link — PayPal sent it and your account matters Ignore it — the .ru domain reveals it's not PayPal Open PayPal directly in your browser to check your account

3. Someone on a dating app (who you've never met) says they're a successful doctor working abroad. After 3 weeks of daily messages, they ask for $500 in gift cards to cover an "emergency." This is:

A genuine emergency — they've been chatting for weeks A romance scam — gift cards are the #1 payment method for scammers Suspicious — ask for a video call first

4. You get a call: "This is Microsoft. We've detected a virus on your computer. Please install this software so we can fix it remotely." You should:

Install the software — Microsoft is a trusted company Hang up — Microsoft never calls unsolicited about viruses Ask for their employee ID before deciding

5. A text message says: "Your package could not be delivered. Pay $2.99 customs fee here: usps-delivery-fee.com/track." What's the red flag?

Nothing — USPS uses SMS for delivery updates The domain is not usps.com — it's a fake smishing site The fee amount seems too small

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