🛡️ Safety & Scams

Open honestly: "Most crypto losses aren't sophisticated hacks — they're ordinary scams that work because they exploit haste and greed." This reframes the whole session: you're not teaching people to fear crypto, you're teaching them the specific, learnable patterns that protect against real losses.

Walk through concretely, using real examples where possible: guaranteed-return promises ("if it sounds too good to be true, it is"), manufactured urgency ("act now or miss out" — a deliberate tactic, not a genuine opportunity), impersonation (fake customer support, fake celebrity endorsements), and phishing (fake websites or links asking for your seed phrase). If time allows, walk through one real case from the Disasters hub as a concrete story to anchor the abstract patterns.

Distill everything into three rules, repeated clearly: (1) Never share your seed phrase with anyone, ever — no legitimate support agent will ever ask for it. (2) Slow down on urgency — a real opportunity doesn't disappear in an hour. (3) Send a small test amount first to any new address, since blockchain transactions can't be reversed. These three rules alone prevent the overwhelming majority of real losses.

Run the Wallets & Security quiz live to reinforce the session. Close by reminding attendees these rules apply regardless of how experienced they become — even advanced users get caught by good enough scams.