Ten questions on the frauds that cost people and companies the most: fake bank calls, investment scams, changed bank details and messages from a “CEO”. Every answer is explained. Free, no sign-up.
Most fraud does not look like fraud. It looks like your bank, your supplier, your boss or a great investment, and it arrives at a moment when you are busy. This quiz mixes questions from eight of our quizzes, so every attempt gives you a new set of ten.
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recorded about $20.9 billion in reported losses for 2025. Investment fraud alone accounted for about $8.65 billion, and business email compromise for about $3.05 billion from 24,768 complaints. These are only the cases people reported.
The common thread is a request to act fast: pay, move money, share a code or skip a check. Spotting that pattern is a skill, and quizzes like this one are a quick way to practise it.
Step-by-step guides to the scams in this collection: In Painted Sky, a free game, you live one life and meet these scams as they happen — then replay it with a lens that shows what was fake.
A short set of questions that shows how fraudsters operate, so you recognise the pattern before you lose money. Each answer here comes with an explanation, so you learn even when you get it wrong.
In the FBI IC3 2025 report, investment fraud caused the largest reported losses, about $8.65 billion, followed by business email compromise at about $3.05 billion.
Look at what it asks you to do. Moving money, sharing a code, changing bank details or keeping it secret are red flags, especially with time pressure. Verify through a phone number or app you already have, never one given in the message.
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