You never know who's on the other end of communications online. That exciting email offering to help you get rich quick can be a scam to trick you out of your money. That friendly kid you met in a game chatroom might be an adult looking to trick you and take advantage. Even websites that look legitimate and official can be fake and meant to steal your personal information or invade your privacy. Before logging on, it's vital to know what risks and pitfalls await you online.

Originally released by Cambridge Educational, 2020. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 30, 2020.