Questions to Keep in Mind

1. As mentioned above, you’ll want to read some sample scam texts to see how they work. What do readers think they’re getting out of the situation?
2. Are there specific things in the texts that are red flags? Why don’t victims of the scams see those red flags?
3. Are there sites such as snopes.com that you could offer as a resource for smoking out scams?
4. What groups of people tend to be most affected by phishing?
5. What strategies do phishing messages use to trick readers? What do readers think they’re gaining by responding to a phishing attack?
6. What other texts out there attempt to warn potential victims? Why do some of them succeed? Why do some fail?
7. What type of text will work best for this message and context?