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Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 7 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 19 of the money course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account." ("Muppet" means silly person; "nick" means steal.) What should Sam do with the free V-Bucks site?

  • 1. Type a fake password to trick them — ← Mova's choice · score 10
  • 2. Share it with friends first — no support
  • 3. Try it once to see — no support
  • 4. Close it and never type his login — ✓ the right answer · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 10, tied with another option at 10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 19, line 2: «"FREE V-BUCKS! Just type your login on this site!" is a classic: the V-Bucks are worth £0, but if you type your username and password, the scammer takes your a…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «type» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Rio's like "free PS5, first 100 to DM, no cap!" Dad goes "nah". What would most likely happen if Rio messaged?

  • 1. Nothing at all, it's harmless fun — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A PS5 would arrive next week — no support
  • 3. He'd be asked for details or "postage" money and get nothing — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. He'd win and so would his mates — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Kai's cousin: "£20 trainers? Mate, that's well dodgy." ("Dodgy" means suspicious.) What's most likely?

  • 1. A gift from the trainer company — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. A real bargain the shop forgot to fix — no support
  • 3. A normal price for new trainers — no support
  • 4. Fakes, or nothing ever arrives — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · right ✓

A text from Harry's mate's account: "OMG free skins here!!" Harry tells the group "don't click it." Why, if it's from a mate?

  • 1. The link is real but just slow because so many people click it — no support
  • 2. Free skins only come by post — no support
  • 3. Mates never send links — no support
  • 4. His mate's account was hacked, so the link is fake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 4: «Real companies and banks never ask for your password, never ask for gift card codes and never tell you to move money to a "safe account"; a link can be fake ev…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «link» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+2); the same property (+1); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Zoe gets: "I'm from the game. Send a £20 gift card code to fix your account." A Kiwi mate says "yeah nah, that's a scam, bro." ("Yeah nah" means no.) What does Zoe do?

  • 1. Send £10 first just to test if it's real — no support
  • 2. Send the code, he knows the game — no support
  • 3. Ask him to send proof of who he is first — ← Mova's choice · score 9
  • 4. Tell her mum and send nothing — ✓ the right answer · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 3: «Warning signs: something free or far too cheap (a £100 pair of trainers for £20), a rush ("Your account will be closed! Click now!"), a small payment to get yo…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «ask» (+4). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Leila's sis says "total scam, babe" about "£500 a day from home, kids welcome". Why is that so clearly a trick?

  • 1. It's real but only on weekends — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Because it's only £500 — no support
  • 3. Because kids aren't allowed on the internet — no support
  • 4. No real job pays a child £15,000 a month from home — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · right ✓

Email: "URGENT!!! Ur acount will be closed in 1 hour! Click here!" from "supp0rt@g4mes-help.biz". Count the clues it's fake.

  • 1. Rushing you, spelling mistakes and an odd address — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. None, because it looks completely official with a logo — no support
  • 3. Only the exclamation marks at the end of each line — no support
  • 4. Only the one-hour timer at the top of the message — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · right ✓

Grandad's phone: "This is your bank, move your £2,000 now!" Grandad says "but he knew my name, love." What's true?

  • 1. Knowing your name proves it's the bank — no support
  • 2. Scammers can know names; banks never ask you to move money — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
  • 3. Move half to be safe — no support
  • 4. Banks often call to move money — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 19, line 14: «Banks never ask you to move money to a "safe account"; hang up and phone the bank yourself on the number on the card.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «money» (+4); the same action «move» (+3); the same doer «banks» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

What would happen if Lucy gave her password "just this once" to someone promising a rare skin?

  • 1. Her password would change by itself — no support
  • 2. She'd probably lose her account and get no skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 3. The game would reward her honesty — no support
  • 4. She'd get the skin and still keep her account safe — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 19, line 2: «"FREE V-BUCKS! Just type your login on this site!" is a classic: the V-Bucks are worth £0, but if you type your username and password, the scammer takes your a…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «account» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2); a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Charlie's mum shows him a site called "Fortnlte-Free.com" with no padlock that came from a pop-up. How many of the 3 safety checks does it pass?

  • 1. Two — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. None — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 3. All three — no support
  • 4. One — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

A Singapore cousin messages "send me your login can or not, I gift you skin lah." ("Can or not" means can you; "lah" adds friendliness.) Best reply?

  • 1. Yes, cousins can always have your login — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Send half of it to be safe — no support
  • 3. No: nobody needs your login to give you anything — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Send it, then change it next year — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · right ✓

Mum isn't expecting a parcel but the text says "£1.45 or it goes back!" Her mate says "just pay, it's tiny." What's the real danger?

  • 1. The post office will be cross — no support
  • 2. Losing exactly £1.45 and nothing else — no support
  • 3. Giving the scammers her card details so they take far more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
  • 4. The parcel will be sent to the wrong house — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 19, line 9: «Scam texts often ask for a small payment so they can get your card details and then take much more.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «more» (+4); the same action «take» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises "phishing"?

  • 1. The deposit of money in a savings account — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. The dispatch of a parcel by a recognised courier — no support
  • 3. The fraudulent inducement of a person to disclose private details — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. The lawful sale of freshly caught fish by electronic means to the public — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the course of action most consistent with the established guidance where a caller, purporting to represent a bank, requests the transfer of savings to a "safe account".

  • 1. Termination of the call and contact with the bank by its published number — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 2. Transfer of one half of the savings as a precaution — no support
  • 3. Disclosure of the card number for verification — no support
  • 4. Immediate transfer of the savings as instructed — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that one hundred consoles are each valued at five hundred pounds. Compute the aggregate value purportedly offered by the giveaway.

  • 1. Six hundred pounds — ← Mova's choice · no support
  • 2. Five hundred thousand pounds — no support
  • 3. Fifty thousand pounds — ✓ the right answer · no support
  • 4. Five thousand pounds — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for gift card codes by persons claiming to represent a company.

  • 1. Genuine companies never make such requests, the funds being untraceable — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
  • 2. Such requests are customary and may be safely granted — no support
  • 3. Such requests are genuine where the sum is below twenty pounds — no support
  • 4. Such requests are genuine where the caller knows the account holder's name and address — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 16, line 10: «Games often let you either "grind" (play a lot to earn something) or pay to get it faster; paying is how many game companies earn money.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «earn» (+2); the same doer «paying many game companies» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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