Scams Quiz Survey

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* 1. What organisations should you report scams and bogus callers to?

The PSNI and your local Council

Action Fraud and Advice NI

Action Fraud or the PSNI

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* 2. Who is it ok to share your PIN with?

Your gran

Your best friend

Your financial institution

None of the above

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* 3. You receive a text from your financial institution advising you that your account has been compromised. It refers you to a link asking you to enter your personal and account information. What should you do?

The text looks very official and you are worried about your account. You should update your account information using the link.

You should not reply to this text at all.

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* 4. You are playing an online game and someone you befriended in the game wants to send you some credits so you can progress to the next level. They have asked for your credit or debit card details to process the credits so that you can progress with the game. What should you do?

Ignore the request, block the account and report it to Action Fraud.

As you are friends on this game, send them your credit or debit card details so you can progress to the next level.

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* 5. Your friend sends you a request from a different profile on a social media site. What should you do?

Contact your friend another way and make sure the new account is genuine.

Accept their request. They probably made a new account.

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* 6. You receive an email from your music store app stating that you are due a refund for a song purchase. They have sent a link so you can claim the refund.

You look forward to this refund from the music store app. You should click on the link and fill in your details to receive this refund.

Ignore the email and report it to Action Fraud.

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* 7. You see a ticket for a music artist you really like on a website. The tickets are usually £40, but this website is selling them for £15. What should you do?

Beware! If the price is too good to be true, it probably is. You could be buying a fake ticket.

Snap it up! That sounds like a great deal.

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* 8. You receive an email from HMRC which explains that you are due a tax rebate. HMRC asks for your account details to process the tax rebate. What should you do?

Let them know your details. This looks legitimate.

Ignore the email and do not respond.

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* 9. You receive an email about a competition saying that you have won a large sum of money and that you should reply straight away to claim. You have been asked to provide your credit or debit card details to release the money. What should you do?

Send your information straight away. You don’t want to miss out on the prize.

If you haven’t entered a competition - you can’t win it. If the email has a sense of urgency and is asking for your credit or debit card details, there is a good chance it’s a scam.

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* 10. You receive a text message from your mobile phone network asking you to update your personal details. There’s a link for you to use in the message. What should you do?

This message may be fake. Contact your mobile phone provider to discuss the text message before providing any personal information.

Update your information. You want to make sure you’re being billed correctly.