How scammers target teens online
Discover how scammers target teens online and why it matters for your financial safety and decisions.
In this lesson
How scammers target teens online is part of Recognising Financial Scams. This preview shows how digital-safety connects to everyday family decisions such as earning, saving, spending choices, goals, approvals, or parent-guided money conversations inside Progress Penguin.
Today’s money mission
A "recruiter" on Instagram offers a job — likes your posts, builds trust for weeks, then asks for a ₦10,000 "registration fee."
What you need to know
Game chats, social media DMs, fake giveaways. Be alert.
Real-life example
Real-life money moment: Think about a time when how scammers target teens online affected a money decision.
Progress Penguin connection
In Progress Penguin, complete or review one practical action connected to “How scammers target teens online.” Use this lesson objective: Understand how scammers target teens online and apply it to real money decisions. Record what you checked, the evidence you used, and your next step.
Activity preview
Try the money challenge
Match each key term from this lesson to its definition. The trickiest pair connects to: Game chats, social media DMs, fake giveaways. Be alert. If a match feels wrong, reread the guided explanation and try again.
Quiz preview
Scammers target teens through:
A new contact on your game's chat offers you rare items in exchange for your mobile money login. What is happening?