{"id":"life-off-bank-messages-scam-check","audience":"office","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"format","title":"Sort four bank and delivery messages into scam or real","free":false,"task":"You got four messages today and want to know which to ignore. Get exactly 4 numbered lines, one per message in order, each labeled exactly Likely scam or Likely real, then one reason from the message itself, like \"1. Likely scam: asks for your PIN by text\". End with \"When unsure, call the number on your card.\" Under 80 words, plain text. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The four messages and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MESSAGE 1 - text from +1 (727) 555-0193\n\"Maple Credit Union: Your account is LOCKED due to unusual activity. Verify now at maplecu-secure-verify.co and confirm your PIN to restore access.\"\n\nMESSAGE 2 - push notification inside the Maple Credit Union app\n\"Your October statement is ready. Open the app to view it.\"\n\nMESSAGE 3 - text from +1 (412) 555-0108\n\"This is Maple CU fraud dept. To unlock your card, buy two $100 gift cards and text us the codes. Act within 1 hour.\"\n\nMESSAGE 4 - email from orders@lindenhome.example\n\"Your order #LH-55902 has shipped. Track it in your Linden Home account.\"\n\nMY NOTES\n- I bank with Maple Credit Union. Their card says they never ask for a PIN by text or email.\n- I did order a lamp from Linden Home last week. Order number LH-55902.\n- My card is working fine, I used it at lunch.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Getting vague verdicts","why":"The AI says \"this could be suspicious\" instead of a clear call.","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 message.","fix":"Add: \"One reason from the message itself, like: 1. Likely scam: asks for your PIN by text\".","checks":["r1","numberedItems"]},{"title":"No closing line","why":"The AI ends with a long list of safety tips.","fix":"Add: \"Last line exactly: When unsure, call the number on your card.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 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 the message","why"]},{"label":"Sets the last line","patterns":["last line","call the number","on your card"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\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 message make a clear answer. Tell the AI the labels, the line shape and the last line.","rubricLabels":["Labels messages 1 and 3 exactly Likely scam and messages 2 and 4 exactly Likely real, in that order","Each line gives one reason taken from the message or notes (for example the PIN request and odd web address, the in-app notice, the gift cards, the matching order number)","Ends with the line \"When unsure, call the number on your card.\""]}