Phishing101

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Free, plain-language help for spotting scams before they cost you. Built for seniors and the families who look out for them.

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Website Scam Field Guide Twelve common scams: how each one works, the detail that gives it away, and the one move that stops it. scamfieldguide.com Videos Phishing101 on YouTube Short lessons, one scam at a time. Fake texts, calls from a "grandchild" in trouble, QR codes that lead to the wrong place. youtube.com

Who is behind this

Phishing101 is the business name of Dennis J Walsh, a security professional who runs social engineering awareness training, and a doctoral student researching how older adults recognize and resist digital scams across email, text message and voice.

Some Phishing101 videos use an AI version of Dennis's face and voice, and each one says so. The words and the advice are his.

How to tell if a message really is from us

Phishing101 will never ask you for money, passwords, gift cards, or personal details. This site has no sign-in and no forms. If anyone contacts you claiming to be from Phishing101 and asks for any of those, it is a scam.

If you have been scammed

You are not alone, and it is not your fault. Report it, even if no money was lost:

ReportFraud.ftc.gov (Federal Trade Commission)
ic3.gov (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center)

Contact

Business inquiries: info@phishing101.com