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Lesson 02 of 066 min

Suspicious Links

A link can take you to a fake website that looks exactly like the real one. Learning to read a web address takes a minute and protects you for years.

In this lesson you will

  • Read the real name in a web address
  • Check a link before tapping it
  • Know what to do if you tapped one by mistake

Tap to reveal

Reading a web address

Tap each card to flip it.

Real-life example

A delivery text

VM-COURIER

SMS

Your parcel could not be delivered due to an incomplete address. Pay a ₹25 re-delivery fee within 12 hrs: parcel-redeliver.top/pay

Read it carefully. How many warning signs can you find before you inspect it?

How to

Check a link before you tap

Following along on your phone? Tick each step as you go.

Sort it

Tap or check first?

Sort each link.

  • The bank website you typed in yourself

  • A short link in an SMS from an unknown number

  • A “claim your refund” link on WhatsApp

  • A school notice link your teacher shared in class

  • A friend’s message saying “Is this you in this video?” with a link

Test yourself

Quick check

0 of 3 answered

  1. 01In the address mybank.in.secure-login.xyz/home, which is the real website?
  2. 02A website shows a lock icon. What does that tell you?
  3. 03You expect a parcel and get a text with a link to pay a small fee. What do you do?