Digital skills
Checking a Suspicious Message
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Phishing can imitate a bank, delivery service or friend. Warning signs include unexpected urgency, requests for codes and unfamiliar links. A realistic logo is not proof. Independently open a known ap
What you’ll learn
Learn and practise checking a suspicious message.
Explanation
Phishing can imitate a bank, delivery service or friend. Warning signs include unexpected urgency, requests for codes and unfamiliar links. A realistic logo is not proof. Independently open a known app or contact the organisation using details you already trust.
Phishing អាចក្លែងធ្វើជាធនាគារ សេវាដឹកជញ្ជូន ឬមិត្តភក្ដិ។ សារបន្ទាន់ និងសំណើលេខកូដជាសញ្ញាឱ្យប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន។ ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់តាមកម្មវិធី ឬលេខទំនាក់ទំនងដែលស្គាល់។
Worked example
A message says your parcel requires immediate payment through an unfamiliar link. Check the shipment through the delivery company’s known website.
Practice
- Does a familiar-looking logo prove that a message is genuine?
- Explain the same idea using your own example.
Answers and guidance
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- No. Verify the request independently.
- Answers vary. Check your explanation against the lesson.
Quick recap
Phishing can imitate a bank, delivery service or friend.