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One thing I would pass on is that when an e-mail looks to be fairly credible, perhaps even using your name and some personal details, let your cursor hover over their email address. (on PCs)
If it's a genuine company or contact, you'll see the address you know ([email protected] for instance).
If it's not, you'll see something like [email protected]

MissAdventure banks here in NZ usually contact clients via the client's personal page, not by text, email or phone for just these very security reasons.
The personal page has to be accessed by login and password and the site itself is secure.

If, in an emergency, they must phone they ask you to go to the secure site for details they won't divulge on an insecure line.

I scored 7/8. I ticked 'I don't think so' to a genuine text.

8/8 but think I would also err on the side of caution with the real bank ones if I received something similar.

I scored 6/8.
I think I misread one of my fails but I found the quiz really interesting as I always react by intuition only.
This has made more aware of my own attitude.

I got 6/8 and i'am very surprised i was sure that i would get 8/8!!

I also was too suspicious about one of the genuine messages, but I would rather be too cautious than not careful enough.

7/8 I think I can usually spot a fraudulent message

4 out of 8 for me which was a surprise, will have to check more carefully.

7/8 I was overcautious about the one where I had to ring the bank, but I would have rung them, just not on any number texted, I would have looked the number up myself.

I scored 6/8 as I was being too cautious but I wouldn't actually respond to a number on a text purporting to be from my bank to be honest I would always call the bank on the number I already have for them to be sure

7/8 I literally don't trust a thing but it's still scarey how open we are to fraud!

8/8

8/8 for me, which I'm pleased about as I did stupidly get scammed once. Never again!! I hope.

Disappointed to get 7/8 and not 8/8. I like to think i'm pretty vigilant. The one I got wrong was the one about the email from your plumber. I assumed as you were having work done, it was your plumber and you were expecting details that it would be legit but I understand the premise that you should always double check first. Makes sense.

I got 7 out of 8 but only because the question about the debit card seemed incorrect. I would expect them to say card ending xxx. I've had texts from my bank about whether certain activity is fraudulent and they differ from the example given, which is why I got it wrong.

I think the quiz is great though so I've shared it in the hope it will help others.

I scored 7/8 and this was because I'm a bit too over cautious about receiving these messages. Having been a victim of having my card cloned once I'm now overly cautious of it happening again!

Like lots of others I got 7/8 by mistaking a genuine message for a possibly fraudulent one. However I would still always contact my bank directly regarding any communication via email.

8/8 for me. You have to read the texts carefully but to be honest, even if I thought that the text I'd received from my bank was kosher, I would still phone them and check before clicking on anything.

I thought I was pretty clued up but I got two wrong. I will not get them wrong again so thanks for that.

7 out of 8, but it's the one you get wrong that will let them in!

I got 6 - must be more careful! A very useful quiz to spread awareness

i scored 7 out of 8. i got the 6th one wrong.

5 out of 8....I am very surprised. It was harder than I thought.
I think people who try to con us getting more advanced and trying to use every possibility to con us.

I got 8/8 too. i don't even feel safe using the machines outside the banks never mind online communications don't know how I'm going to manage if the final branch near me closes.