This week's Enrichment. W/C 4/12/16 'Scams!'

This week in Enrichment we have been continuing our exploration of Digital Citizenship by looking at the dangerous world of internet/email scams and schemes. Unfortunately, it is not just adults who are targetted by digital criminals. Teenagers often have accounts and applications that are linked to a parent's credit card and are just as likely to be victims of a scam or phishing as an adult.

Students looked at some examples of well-known scams, schemes, and hoaxes before working together to create some tips and advice on how to spot fraudulent and phishing emails.

There is an excellent website called Hoax-Slayer that tracks and records internet/email scams and schemes which you can access here. Also, this very thorough family tip sheet from Common Sense Media gives you some practical ideas on how you can keep your personal information safe which you can access here.

I hope this is useful. Please feel free to comment with any feedback, ideas or suggestions relating to this topic.

Kind regards

Mr O'Dowd