Social Media: Dangers & Ethics / module 2 of 3
Predators and Scams: Recognizing the Approach
The learner studies how online predators and scammers actually operate: the flattery, the secrecy request, the urgency, and the ask.
Guide
This is a protective conversation, not a scary one. Walk through the standard grooming script using anonymised real cases: excessive flattery from a stranger, moving to private chat, 'do not tell your parents', small requests escalating. Then scam patterns: fake prizes, urgent account warnings, too-good deals. Agree on the family rule: any secrecy request from an online contact is an automatic tell-a-parent event, no exceptions and no punishment for telling.
Material
- Red flag card: the six warning signs (platform library)
- Anonymised case studies appropriate to age
Activities
Spot the flag: review scripted chat conversations and mark every red flag. Scam sort: classify ten real (defanged) scam messages by their pressure tactic. Family protocol: write and sign the family's tell-without-fear agreement together.
You will need
Printed scenario sheets, no live accounts needed.
Check yourself
Learner identifies all planted red flags in a new scenario and recites the family protocol without hesitation.
Learn with AI
Ready-made prompts for this module. Copy one into your AI assistant and it becomes a patient tutor that follows the OSH method: no lecturing, no rote learning, hands-on activities included.
For the student
A tutor that teaches this module step by step, asks questions, and never just gives answers.
For the parent or teacher
A coach that helps you prepare, deliver, and troubleshoot this lesson.
How to set this up in ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude
Safety note: children under 13 should use AI assistants together with a parent, and account age rules of each platform apply.