UK Lesson Plan
Don't Feed the Phish (UK)
How can you protect yourself from phishing?
Age
11–12Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Compare and contrast identity theft with other kinds of theft.
- Describe different ways that identity theft can occur online.
- Use message clues to identify examples of phishing.
Vocabulary
identity theft .
internet scam .
phishing .
private information .
shortened URL
identity theft – a type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity
internet scam – an attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information
phishing – when someone poses as an institution, like a bank or school, and sends you a personalised message asking you to provide private information
private information – information about you that can be used to identify you, because it is unique to you (e.g. your full name or your address)
shortened URL – a web address that has been condensed and which could mislead a user into going into a risky website
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