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Real message, or a scam in disguise?

Six messages people actually receive: texts, emails, calls, popups. Ten seconds per round, because that is exactly the hurry scammers count on.

Ten seconds a round
Look, decide, tap Real or Scam before the ring runs out.
Streaks multiply
100 points per catch. Three in a row: x1.5. Five in a row: x2.
You see the tell
After every round, the exact detail that gave it away.

Every scenario is a fictional recreation of scam patterns documented in public FTC and FBI IC3 consumer alerts. Brands are invented. No real person's data appears anywhere.

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Scenarios are fictional recreations of documented scam patterns (FTC consumer alerts, FBI IC3 reports). Educational only.