Yes. ScamEish is completely free for individuals. You can complete the scam-awareness checks, access the Learn About Scams Section, use Get Help If You’ve Been Scammed page resources, earn profile badges, and unlock a digital Training Record without paying a single cent.
Stop and think before a scam makes you go Eish!
ScamEish is a community-first South African digital safety resource. It helps individuals, families, and teams practice recognizing deceptive tricks and warning signs across WhatsApp, SMS notifications, social media ads, emails, and banking interactions before financial loss occurs.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. You can explore ScamEish and complete all training tracks as a guest without creating an account. Creating a free account simply allows you to permanently save your progress, earned profile badges, and training history.
Training Records are earned by completing the Learn About Scams Section, not by getting perfect test scores. Complete the Scam Awareness Learning modules inside the Education Hub to unlock yours. Finishing the scenario checks awards profile badges but does not unlock the main Training Record document directly.
No. ScamEish is an entirely independent scam awareness and education project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any bank, financial institution, government department, social media company, police force, or mobile network provider.
Yes. ScamEish is built to help individuals, families, community groups, schools, and business teams practice spotting scam indicators through realistic examples. Businesses remain fully responsible for managing their own legal security rules and internal policies.
Visit our Beta Feedback page to report layout issues, typos, or share a new text scam you received.
Need help with login issues, profile access, missing badges, or technical website errors? Reach out directly via our email address: support@scameish.co.za
Never. ScamEish training scenarios are completely safe simulations. They will never ask you to input real passwords, PIN codes, or banking details, and you should never type real security credentials into any training simulator.
ScamEish provides practical, everyday security training exercises for staff members. While it helps build a safer work environment, organisations remain fully responsible for ensuring they meet their own official requirements under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Open our Get Help If You’ve Been Scammed page immediately to follow the rapid protection steps. Stop communicating with the suspect, call your bank directly using the official number printed on the back of your physical bank card, and freeze your accounts immediately.
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