Internet Safety - The Quiz

Oops! Wrong Answer!

The correct answer is:

Dear customer, Bank of America is closing your bank account. Please confirm your PIN at BankOAmerica.com/ XJY23VB to keep your account activated.

YOUR answer was:

Hey! We've missed you and we have a lot of sales going on now so tap on target.com to see what we have picked out for you. To stop getting these messages, type "stop" in a reply.

You may not have expected a text from “target.com” but there is nothing about this text to signal it is a scam. That said, if you suspect ANY text, delete it immediately.

The reason the bank text raises red flags is that the URL seems wrong AND a bank will NEVER ask you for your banking information or any private information. (To learn more about text safety, tap here to go to that tutorial.)

Here’s the next question:

Question 8 of 17:

Which of the following would be safe to send in a text message?