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| Source | Link Info |
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| Resource | Scamdex - The Internet scam resource (since 2003) |
| Resource | Wombat Security's Anti-Phishing Game (2 free rounds) - How well can you do? |
| Resource | Play the Spam Scam Slam Game from OnGuardOnline.gov |
| Resource | Kids' Scams: The Good, the Bad and the In-Between - Three ways kids can get caught up in scams, and how to spot them from Scambusters.org
Teach Your Children To Recognize and Avoid Internet Scams |
| Resource | How to Spot Scams Targeting Kids |
| Resource | Slam the Online Scam - Raise your awareness! |
| Resource | Email Hoaxes and Internet Scams from Hoax-Slayer.com - Though not specifically targeting children/teens, many report receiving email scams, scaremail and other hoaxes. |
| News story | 10 Most Dangerous Internet Search Terms [Full report in pdf form from McAfee] |
| News story | Mac Trojan Targets Game Sites to Infect Users [June, 2009] |
| News story | Text Message Scams are Annoying and Costly [March, 2008] |
| News story | Popular Children's Web Site Under Attack by Identity Thieves [July, 2009] |
| News story | Game Sites Next Big Malware Target? [February, 2009] |
| News story | Spyware Firms Targeting Children [May, 2005] - Though this story came out in 2005, our experience shows tells us it is still the case today. |
| Research | Ben Edelman, a leading authority on malware, shows how a child's doll site targeted children with adware [January, 2006] |
| Article | October, 2008 Children Online Newsletter: Unscrupulous marketers target children through their game sites. Teaching Our Children to be "Advertising Savvy" [pdf] |
| Article | Spyware Targets Children - from the Journal of Internet Security [June, 2005] |
| Article | Your kids are being targeted by spyware and other Internet-based threats. What can you do to help them surf safely? |
| Article | Collection of articles about phone scams and how to deal with them |
| Article | Online Games and Fraud - Using games as bait. [September, 2007] |
| Article | What's In A Name: The State of Typo-Squatting [November, 2007] | - Web site names are often used to deceive. Game sites had the highest incidence of cybersquatting.
| Blog | How do you handle 'Scaremail'? from Yahoo Answers. |
| Blog | Collection of cell phone scam stories from visitors at JamsterScam.com |