phishing

Your password, Social Security number, credit card, and home address are never things a legitimate company asks for via email

📌 Tip 9 of 72 🏷️ phishing 👶 Ages 3–5

Your password, Social Security number, credit card, and home address are never things a legitimate company asks for via email.

Not now, not ever.

If an email asks for any of these, it’s a scam — no matter how official it looks.

Forward suspicious emails to your parent or teacher so they can report it together.

You’re doing a public service by reporting.

💬 Talk to your kid about this

Ask your child: "What clues would tell you an email might be fake? Let’s look at your inbox together."

Learn cybersecurity interactively

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