Grades 6–8
Phishing Detective
Read the email from a made-up game company. Tap anything that looks suspicious. Find all five clues.
Clues found: 0 / 5
From:
Subject:
We noticed strange activity on your account. To keep your coins and skins, you must confirm your details right now.
, or click below to verify.
Link goes to: pixelquest.account-verify.win/login
Pixel Quest is a made-up company for practice.
What this teaches
- Spotting fake senders and look-alike links
- Recognizing pressure tactics and urgency
- Never sending passwords by email or chat
Talk about it together
- Which clue was hardest to spot?
- What should you do instead of clicking a link like this?
- Have you seen a message like this in real life?
This mission comes from Cybersecurity Pathway: Cyber Explorers
See the full program A safe, engaging entry into cybersecurity: ethics, identity, phishing, networking, Linux, cryptography and a beginner capture-the-flag.