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Flash-n-Flush: New principal? Same old gift card scam.

A restroom-stall one-pager for all school staff (back to school). Every August, scammers read the 'welcome our new staff' posts, then pose as the principal to new hires who don't know anyone's voice or number yet. Three tips — Gift cards are for gifts; Check through a route you already trust; Welcome new folks with a heads-up — a spot-the-scam social media message with 5 red flags and the answer printed upside down, a sourced fun fact, a 60-second action and a QR code to a free two-minute lesson.

Time to use
90-second read
Audience
All staff
Language
English
Formats
PDF
First page preview of Flash-n-Flush: New principal? Same old gift card scam.

What's inside

  • Headline story: New principal? Same old gift card scam.
  • Three quick tips: Gift cards are for gifts; Check through a route you already trust; Welcome new folks with a heads-up
  • Spot-the-scam social media message puzzle (5 red flags) with the answer upside down
  • Fun fact: In 2025, people reported more than 1 million imposter scams to the FTC, with more than $3.5 billion lost. Pretending to be someone you trust was the most-reported type of fraud.
  • 60-second action, who-to-tell plate and QR code to a two-minute lesson
  • Colour and black-and-white editions

Files

Downloadable files
FileFormatLanguageSizeDownload
Colour one-pager, Letter PDF (English)PDFEnglish137 KBDownload Colour one-pager, Letter PDF (English)
Black-and-white one-pager, Letter PDF (English)PDFEnglish131 KBDownload Black-and-white one-pager, Letter PDF (English)

How to use and print

Print on Letter paper at 100% (no 'fit to page'). The colour edition prints well on office colour printers; the B/W edition is toner-friendly for copiers. Laminate or slide into a stall-door sleeve; swap monthly.

Participating districts download the same files co-branded with their own name and logo, and the QR codes count scans for their campaign reports.

Supports these rubric areas

  • Awareness & Training
  • Incident Response Reporting and Communication
  • NIST CSF PR.AT
  • NIST CSF RS.CO

Part of

Cyber Academy course · Families

Keeping your family safe from school-related scams

Learn how your school really contacts you, how to spot fake school messages and family emergency calls, how to set up home devices safely, and what to do quickly if you clicked or paid.

  • 14-minute course
  • English
  • Online course (sign in)

Cyber Academy course · All staff, finance

Stop payment, payroll and W-2 fraud at the front desk

Protect district money and staff paychecks with one habit: verify every bank change, payroll change and urgent payment request through a number you already trust. Learn the school-specific tricks, the call-back rule, dual approval and exactly what to do in the first 30 minutes if a payment already went out.

  • 18-minute course
  • English
  • Online course (sign in)

Flash-n-Flush one-pager · All staff

Didn't sign in? Don't tap Approve.

October staff edition for all school staff. Your sign-in code or approval prompt is the lock on your account.

  • 90-second read
  • English
  • PDF

Flash-n-Flush one-pager · All staff

Missed delivery? Let that text go missing.

November staff edition for all school staff. Between classroom wish-list orders and holiday shopping, almost everyone is expecting a package this month.

  • 90-second read
  • English
  • PDF

Sources