Course 1310 lessons

Avoiding scams and fraud

How scammers exploit trust, urgency, and fear to take your money, the most common scams targeting Filipinos today, and the habits that keep your accounts and savings safe.

Why scams work

Scams rarely succeed because the victim is careless or unintelligent. They succeed because they hijack your emotions in the moment, using manufactured urgency and fear to short-circuit the careful thinking you'd normally apply to a big decision involving your money.