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This is Part 4, the final episode in our Stay Safe Online series.
Today's problem begins with a very ordinary question: Where is my phone?
Nina arrives home and reaches into her pocket. No phone. She checks another pocket, her bag, and then every pocket again—as if the phone might appear the second time.
But it is still missing.

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This is Part 3 of our series about staying safe online.
Sometimes a strange message is easy to notice. It looks wrong from the beginning.
But other messages are more believable because they mention something real: a purchase you made, an
appointment you have, or a hotel you booked.

Today, I've prepared a short Halloween Mini-Story. You'll learn some typical Halloween words and expressions while practicing your spoken English.
I'll tell you a little bit of the story and ask you some easy questions.
Try to answer before I give you the correct answer. And don't worry about making mistakes. Even a short answer is fine.

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This is Part 2 of our series about staying safe online.
In the last episode, we saw how an urgent message can make you react too quickly. Today, we're going to talk about passwords, especially a common habit: using the same password in several places.

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Today, we're starting a short series about staying safe online.
And I want to begin with one of the simplest tricks scammers use.
They rush you.
Maybe you get a message that says:
"Your bank account will be blocked in one hour."
Or:
"We couldn't deliver your package. Confirm your information now."
You read it, and your quiet morning suddenly feels like an emergency.
That's the idea. Everything has to happen now—apparently, even before you finish your coffee.
A common online trick is called phishing.