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Course Overview

In today's digital landscape, scams, misinformation, and disinformation are increasingly sophisticated and widespread. This course provides the tools and techniques needed to identify, avoid, and combat online fraud, manipulative tactics, and false narratives. Whether you're concerned about personal safety, protecting your business, or simply navigating the online world more securely, this course will arm you with essential knowledge.This course begins with an introduction to fundamental concepts such as personal safety, victim shaming, and distinguishing misinformation from disinformation. It then delves into OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) techniques, scammer tools, phishing emails, and social engineering. You'll also explore photo manipulation, geolocation, financial scams, AI voice fraud, and how to conduct searches for people, businesses, and criminals. The course addresses various forms of misinformation, dating scams, authority scams, and concludes with methods for reporting suspicious activity and fact-checking news sources.By the end of this course, you'll gain practical skills to identify and counter online scams, misinformation, and disinformation effectively.

What You Will Learn

  • Identify and avoid common online scams
  • phishing emails
  • and fraud techniques.
  • Understand the difference between misinformation and disinformation and how they spread.
  • Utilize OSINT tools to investigate suspicious online activities and profiles.
  • Recognize manipulation in photos
  • geolocation
  • and social engineering tactics.
  • Protect yourself from financial scams
  • AI voice fraud
  • and dating/romance scams.

Program Curriculum

  • Introduction
  • Disclaimer
  • Keep Yourself Safe
  • Victim Shaming
  • Misinformation and Disinformation

  • What is OSINT?
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Framing
  • Moving Platforms
  • Pickers
  • Alaye
  • VPN
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Social Engineering
  • Belief
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Phishing and Spear Phishing
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Reverse Image Searches
  • Manipulated Photos
  • Geolocation
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Street View
  • Canary Tokens
  • Social Catfish
  • People Searches
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Authority Scams aka Scareware
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Misinformation Example
  • Influencers Selling Misinformation
  • Amplification
  • Chapter 9 Quiz

  • Romance Scam/Friendship Scam
  • Sextortion Scams
  • Online Dating
  • Chapter 10 Quiz

  • Reverse Phone Lookups
  • Chapter 11 Quiz

  • PayPal, Venmo, Green Pack, Cash App, Gift Cards, Etc.
  • Chapter 12 Quiz

  • Business Searches
  • Chapter 13 Quiz

  • Checking for Viruses and Malicious Links
  • Chapter 14 Quiz

  • Winner Scams
  • Chapter 15 Quiz

  • AI - I Need Help
  • Chapter 16 Quiz

  • Media Bias Check
  • Fact Checking
  • Chapter 17 Quiz

  • Criminal
  • Chapter 18 Quiz

  • Reporting People
  • Chapter 19 Quiz

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Instructor

Jeff Minakata

Jeff Minakata has worked in the IT industry for over 22 years. He holds various cybersecurity certifications, networking certifications, and engineering certifications such as C|OSINT Certified, trained in CEH v8, CEH v9, CEH v11, CISP, Metasploit certified, Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), MCSI OSINT Practitioner, and CWA certified. He is an Online Instructor for OSINT, ethical hacking, and network security. He has contracted courses for EC-Council, Udemy, and has written articles for Hackin9 and eForensics magazine. Jeff currently works on the computer networking side and teaches ethical hacking, OSINT, and cybersecurity online. He is passionate about helping people understand OSINT, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity.

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