Smishing and vishing

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. You get a text saying 'Your parcel is held. Tap this link to pay a $2 fee.' You were not expecting a parcel. What is this?

A Smishing (phishing by text message)

B Vishing (phishing by phone call)

2. A caller says they are from your bank and asks for your PIN to 'stop fraud'. What is this?

A Vishing (phishing by phone call)

B Smishing (phishing by text message)

3. Which statement is true?

A Smishing uses phone calls to trick people

B Smishing uses text messages to trick people

4. A text says 'Your parcel could not be delivered' with a strange link, and you did not order anything. What should you do?

A Tap the link quickly to check what the parcel is

B Do not tap the link, then delete and report the text

5. A caller claiming to be from your bank says you must act right now or your account will be closed. What is the best response?

A Hang up and call the number on your bank card

B Give them your details so the account stays open

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Text: "Your parcel is held. Pay $2 at http://post-fee.example"		ATapping the link in an unexpected delivery text is risky. Do not click it. Check with the real delivery company using its official app or website.
2Call: "This is your bank. Read me the code we just sent you."		BNever give passwords or codes to a caller who contacts you. Hang up and call the bank on its official number.
3Smishing is phishing by text message		CCaller: "Your account is hacked. Tell me your PIN to fix it."
4Vishing is phishing by phone call		DSMS from unknown number: "Click to reschedule your delivery"
5Text says: "Parcel fee due." Reply: Tap the link to pay quickly.		EVishing: a fake bank call that tries to trick you into giving away private details
6Caller says: "I'm from your bank." Reply: Sure, my password is...		FSmishing: a fake delivery text that tries to trick you into clicking a link and paying

Definitions

smishing and vishing

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

________ is phishing by text message

vishing is phishing by __________

A fake bank call is _______

smishing = ___ + phishing

Hang up, then call the bank's ________ number

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A smishing ← "phone call scam"

B vishing ← "phone call scam"

C print(smishing, vishing)

Question 2

A text ← "Pay parcel fee now"

B from ← "unknown number"

C scam_type ← "vishing"

D print(scam_type)

Question 3

A IF message is a text THEN

B scam ← "vishing"

C ELSE IF it is a call THEN

D scam ← "vishing"

E END IF

Question 4

A call ← "Account locked"

B asks_for_pin ← true

C IF asks_for_pin THEN

D action ← "read out PIN"

Question 5

A text ← "Missed parcel: click"

B known_parcel ← false

C IF known_parcel = false THEN

D action ← "click link"

Answer Key

Smishing and vishing

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Smishing (phishing by text message)

A — Vishing (phishing by phone call)

B — Smishing uses text messages to trick people

B — Do not tap the link, then delete and report the text

A — Hang up and call the number on your bank card

Section B: Match the Pairs

Text: "Your parcel is held. Pay $2 at http://post-fee.example" → Smishing: a fake delivery text that tries to trick you into clicking a link and paying

Call: "This is your bank. Read me the code we just sent you." → Vishing: a fake bank call that tries to trick you into giving away private details

Smishing is phishing by text message → SMS from unknown number: "Click to reschedule your delivery"

Vishing is phishing by phone call → Caller: "Your account is hacked. Tell me your PIN to fix it."

Text says: "Parcel fee due." Reply: Tap the link to pay quickly. → Tapping the link in an unexpected delivery text is risky. Do not click it. Check with the real delivery company using its official app or website.

Caller says: "I'm from your bank." Reply: Sure, my password is... → Never give passwords or codes to a caller who contacts you. Hang up and call the bank on its official number.

Section C: Definitions

smishing and vishing — Smishing is phishing by text message and vishing is phishing by phone call. Examples are a fake delivery text or a fake bank call that tries to trick you into sharing private details.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

smishing is phishing by text message

vishing is phishing by phone call

A fake bank call is vishing

smishing = SMS + phishing

Hang up, then call the bank's official number

Section E: Spot the Error

A — Smishing is phishing by text message, not by phone call. Line 1 should be smishing ← "text scam".

C — A fake delivery message that arrives as a text is smishing. Vishing is a phone call, so line 3 should be "smishing".

B — The IF branch is for a text message, which is smishing. Line 2 should set scam ← "smishing".

D — A real bank will never ask for your PIN on a call. The safe action is to hang up and call the number on your bank card, so line 4 should be action ← "hang up".

D — You are not expecting a parcel, so the text is probably a smishing scam. Never click the link. Line 4 should be action ← "delete text".