{"id":"life-hs-scholarship-emails-scam-check","audience":"high-school","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"format","title":"Sort scholarship emails into likely scam or likely real","free":false,"task":"You've been getting scholarship emails since you filled out a college search site. Get exactly 3 numbered lines, one per email in order, each labeled exactly Likely scam or Likely real, then one reason from that email, like \"1. Likely scam: charges a $50 fee to apply\". End with \"Check with your school counselor before you apply.\" Under 70 words, plain text. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The three emails and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"EMAIL 1 - from awards@national-scholar-grants.example\n\"Congratulations! You've been pre-selected for a guaranteed $10,000 scholarship. Pay a one-time $50 processing fee within 48 hours to claim your award.\"\n\nEMAIL 2 - from scholarships@rivertoncf.example (Riverton Community Foundation)\n\"The Riverton Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2027 local scholarships. Submit an essay and transcript through your school counseling office by February 1. There is no fee to apply.\"\n\nEMAIL 3 - from studentaid.verify@mailbox.example\n\"To release your scholarship funds, reply with your Social Security number and your parent's bank account number.\"\n\nMY NOTES\n- My counselor, Ms. Ortiz, said the Riverton Community Foundation is real and she has the forms.\n- I never applied for anything called National Scholar Grants.\n- My friend says all scholarship emails are scams.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Getting vague verdicts","why":"The AI says \"be careful\" about all three, echoing your friend.","fix":"Say: \"Label each exactly Likely scam or Likely real.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Generic reasons","why":"The AI lists common scam signs instead of what's in each email.","fix":"Add: \"One reason from that email, like: 1. Likely scam: charges a $50 fee to apply\".","checks":["r1","numberedItems"]},{"title":"No closing line","why":"The AI ends with a long list of safety tips.","fix":"Add: \"Last line exactly: Check with your school counselor before you apply.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 70 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the labels","patterns":["likely scam","likely real","label"]},{"label":"Asks for a reason from each","patterns":["reason","from (that|the|each) email","why"]},{"label":"Sets the last line","patterns":["last line","counselor"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Fixed labels and one reason per email make a clear answer. Tell the AI the labels, the line shape and the last line.","rubricLabels":["Labels emails 1 and 3 exactly Likely scam and email 2 exactly Likely real, in that order","Each line gives one reason taken from that email or the notes (for example the $50 fee or \"guaranteed\", no fee and the counselor confirming it, asking for a Social Security number or bank account)","Ends with the line \"Check with your school counselor before you apply.\""]}