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Lesson 8: Ask Google: How can I recognize online scams?Wait have I just been attacked? What do I do now?
We all try to avoid scams - but occasionally someone falls for one. Be prepared for this unlikely-but-possible event by learning about what to do if you realize that you have been scammed.
To learn more about how you can keep yourself safe while on the Internet, visit: internet-safety.khanacademy.org. Created by Sal Khan.
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- if a scam caller where to call me, what is the worst that can happen?(12 votes)
- It depends on how much information you provide them. If you recognize a call as a scam, the best thing you can do is simply hang up.(9 votes)
- If a scam caller called me and told them they would get eyedrops for khan and I give them my info am I in danger?(6 votes)
- The answer is yes if you see it as a different number/name from the caller. Turning it to the oppisite, no.(1 vote)
- Hey Dharr man fam thanks for watching this motivational story and remember we are not just making a story we are changing lives(3 votes)
- is it okay to get scammed by your uncle(2 votes)
- It depends, what info did you give your uncle? And do you trust your uncle?(1 vote)
Video transcript
- All right, Grace. So ideally we can recognize
when we are attacked, but let's say we begin to fall for it. Let's say there's a
phishing attack and we go, we click really fast
cause we're all panicked. We type in our password
and they're like, oh wait, I think I just gave my
password to a shady site. What do you do once you're
compromised in some way? - It's a great question, Sal. Now this is really unfortunate. We hope this doesn't happen to folks, but if it does, there are
a few steps you can take to help mitigate the fallout from this kind of phishing attack. You should immediately tell
a trusted adult, a teacher, or a parent, and let them know
that this happened to you. This will also help them make others aware that if they are hearing
from you on that account that's been compromised, so that other folks don't fall into the same hands of the scammer. This will also help you take steps to report the scam if possible. So, for example, if you're using Gmail, there is a reporting
tool within your email. Oftentimes you can get
alerts on your phone if there are phone calls
that look like a scam, but there are also ways
that you can report that. So definitely work with a trusted adult if you think that this
has happened to you. And then once you've kind
of mitigated the fallout from that, you can look at
best practices to make sure that that password isn't
compromised in other places. So you are going to want
to update that password, enroll in two step verification
as we talked about, and make sure that on a regular basis you're changing your password. So even if this happens to you
and you weren't made aware, you can actually mitigate
some of that risk if you're updating and
having strong passwords on a frequent basis. There's another nifty tool
called Security Checkup that can actually help you
check on your passwords for all of your accounts where
you use your email to log in. And that helps you keep
track and make sure that you know your
passwords aren't outdated or you know, worst case scenario that they haven't been breached in some kind of data breach
or a phishing attempt. - Super, super useful.