📌 What Is Vishing?
Vishing is the act of using phone calls or voice messages to trick individuals into revealing sensitive personal information such as passwords, banking details, or student records.
🎯 Who’s Being Targeted?
- Parents (tuition scams, emergency verification)
- College students (fake scholarships, IT support)
- Teachers (phishing through fake HR or IT calls)
🎭 Common Scam Examples
1. Fake School Administrator Call
“Hi, we’re verifying your child’s emergency contacts. Can you confirm your address and ID?”
2. Tuition Refund Scam
“You’re owed a refund. Please provide your bank details.”
3. Scholarship or Grant Verification
“You’ve won a scholarship! We just need payment info to confirm.”
🔐 How to Stay Safe
- Hang up and verify with your school directly
- Don’t trust caller ID — spoofing is easy
- Never share passwords, PINs, or banking info by phone
- Report suspicious calls to the FTC or local authorities
👨👩👧 Teach Kids These Habits
- Don’t answer unknown numbers
- Never give info over the phone
- Report strange calls to a trusted adult
🎓 Let’s make cybersecurity part of our back-to-school checklist — and talk about vishing before scammers do.
📢 Talk now. Protect later.
