Scams, Fake Offers, and Social Engineering
Teach that scams target excitement, fear, urgency, curiosity, and embarrassment.
Course overview
What does the “Scams, Fake Offers, and Social Engineering” course teach?
Teach that scams target excitement, fear, urgency, curiosity, and embarrassment. The lessons are: Too Good to Be True, Phishing and Login Theft, Impersonation, Money, Gift Cards, and Crypto. Learners complete a hands-on activity before moving on. Spot the scam: identify warning signs in fake messages and links.
Lessons in this course
What learners cover, in order.
Hands-on activity
Spot the scam: identify warning signs in fake messages and links.
How this course fits Child Protect
This course is part of the Child Protect Academy, one of two connected parts of Child Protect. Training helps children recognize unsafe situations and know how to ask for help, which can help concerns surface earlier. When a concern is raised, the Child Protect safeguarding platform supports the school’s response. See the safeguarding lifecycle.
Availability
What is available today: the Child Protect safeguarding platform is live. The Child Protect Academy is live at edu.childprotect.co, with video lessons, guided quizzes, step-by-step progress and completion certificates. Two courses are available now after signing in, and the full set of ten courses, in English and Thai, is scheduled for launch. Schools can join the waiting list to be notified.
Common questions
Who is the “Scams, Fake Offers, and Social Engineering” course for?
It is for children and teens, age 11–17. Parents and caregivers have a separate course.
Does this course replace safeguarding reporting?
No. Training builds awareness. Concerns still go through the school’s safeguarding process, and in an emergency you should call 191.
Is a certificate issued?
A completion certificate is issued after the full course is completed, where enabled.
Last updated: 4 October 2026
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