Guatemala

You have entered the cyber-region of Central America and are now in the cyber-country of:

**Quatemala** You have a mission to learn about **Internet Security** dealing with: **// Scams and Schemes //** = Your job, if you chose to accept this mission, is to complete as many **//'Activities'//** below that will allow you to earn up $20 American Dollars. Remember, to earn that many American dollars you will have to complete at least 2 (//two//) "Activities" = = //(Any extra completed activities will earn you upto $10 American Dollars per assignment)// = =

= = To earn EXTRA American Dollars, there is 'Covert Operation' available for this section. See bottom of page for details! =

** Protect Yourself from Online Scams **

If you ever encounter something online that you believe might be a phishing scam, you should observe the following rules:

 * Avoid opening the message or email in the first place.
 * Don’t click on any links or download any attachments; they might contain viruses or spyware.
 * Don’t reply.
 * Mark as “junk mail” or “spam” for your email provider, or report it to your social network site.
 * If you are concerned about an account you have with a company, contact its customer service department by phone.
 * Make sure you verify the company’s contact information elsewhere online first.
 * Delete the email!

**Activity #1:** **View** examples of real phishing emails from [|Consumer Fraud Reporting] before you create your own in the activity #2 below.

Some examples of popular scams on Facebook can be found in the online Huffington Post article, “[|Facebook Scams You Need to Know About]."

Become familiar with how phishing email scams look like before you begin your next activity.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Post** a //**summary**// of what you have learned about phishing scams from your reading above on your "**Travel Logs**" discussion under the Intellegence Activites and title it "**Real Phishing Emails**".

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Activity #2: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Choose** at least **four** of the eight features of a phishing email listed in the:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">[|9-12-security-scamsandschemes-spottingscams-handout.pdf].

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Create** a __//**phishing email**//__ that demonstrates the four features you chose.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">You must use the **high-tech** option and use the drawing tools in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to make your email.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">**Upload** your document or presentation to your main "**Travel Logs**" page as a link, and write up a summary of what you have learned from creating this scam email. Post the summary portion on your "Travel Logs" discussion forum under the title; Intellegence Activites and title it "**My Own Phish**". <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars + an additional $15 for creating a presentation instead of a document.]

<span style="color: #8f2424; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">There is a **'Covert Operation'** available for this section!

<span style="color: #8f2424; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">Click here: ** Covert Operations **to locate __**Quatemala #2**__ operation and __**Quatemala #3**__ operation.

<span style="color: #8f2424; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">You will earn **EXTRA** American Dollars for these missions! [upto $20]