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Flash-n-Flush: The principal doesn't text for gift cards. Ever.

A restroom-stall one-pager for all school staff (winter break). The week before break is busy, generous and distracted, which makes it peak season for 'quick favor' texts that look like they come from a principal or director. Three tips — Know the script; Call the real number; Already bought cards? Move fast — a spot-the-scam text 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
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What's inside

  • Headline story: The principal doesn't text for gift cards. Ever.
  • Three quick tips: Know the script; Call the real number; Already bought cards? Move fast
  • Spot-the-scam text message puzzle (5 red flags) with the answer upside down
  • Fun fact: You can still be holding a gift card and lose every dollar on it. The FTC warns that the card number and PIN are all a scammer needs, which is exactly why they ask for photos of the back.
  • 60-second action, who-to-tell plate and QR code to a two-minute lesson
  • Colour and black-and-white editions

Files

FileFormatLanguageSize
Colour one-pager, Letter PDF (English)PDFEnglish131 KBDownload
Black-and-white one-pager, Letter PDF (English)PDFEnglish125 KBDownload

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

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

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Flash-n-Flush one-pager · Students

Won a scholarship you never applied for? Hmm.

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  • 90-second read
  • Grades 9-12
  • English · Español
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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)

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