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LIVE THREAT INOCULATION SIMULATOR

Interactive Social Engineering Simulator.

Knowledge is the ultimate antivirus. Over 80% of digital victims in Sri Lanka are tricked through psychological deception rather than device hacks. Experience these realistic attack simulations and test your response.

LIVE THREAT SIMULATOR

Can You Spot The Sri Lankan Cyber Scam?

Over 80% of digital victims in Sri Lanka fall for social engineering tricks rather than software vulnerabilities. Test your reflexes on live attack simulations.

THREAT SCENARIO 1 OF 3 • WhatsApp
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The 'Accidental 6-Digit Code' WhatsApp Scam

Context: You receive a WhatsApp message from someone you know personally saying they mistakenly sent their 6-digit code to your phone number.

Sender: A close friend or school classmate's real profile picture and nameJust Now
“Ane machan, I accidentally sent my WhatsApp verification code to your SMS by mistake! Can you please send those 6 numbers back to me quickly? Urgent!!”

Select Your Action:

Sri Lanka CERT Incident Hotline: 101
Police Cyber Crime Unit: 1938
THREAT DEBRIEF

How Scammers Exploit Human Trust.

Notice the psychological patterns across all three simulations: manufactured urgency, emotional appeals, and requests for verification codes.

01

Manufactured Urgency

Scammers intentionally claim an account is about to be blocked or a relative is in emergency surgery within minutes. They do this so you act on emotion rather than logic.

02

Authority Impersonation

Callers quote official-sounding badge numbers, bank branches, or government agencies. Real bank security staff never need your OTP or card PIN under any circumstance.

03

Small Win Baits

Job scammers pay a small reward (Rs. 500 – 1,000) at the start to win your trust before asking for massive 'VIP level deposit fees'. Never pay money to receive salary or commissions.