Scam Aware

A Penn State IST440W Capstone Project

Mission of the project

Scam Aware’s main focus is to help mitigate the risk presented through malicious phone calls, emails, and text messages that attempt to either steal personal or financial information. Many individuals have fallen victims to these scams with no solution in sight after many years of increasing scam activity. Scam Aware hopes to design an application or framework to both educate and defend against scams before they happen, allowing for the removal of the scam and continued defense against new scams.

Goal 1

Identify major current scams, where individuals are most affected, and what scams are most effective.

Goal 2

Create useful educational content showing users how to spot scams before they happen and what steps to take if they believe someone may be trying to scam them.

Goal 3

Design a new framework or application to incorporate educational material and protect against scam attacks using a blacklisting system.

Goal 4

Provide continuous educational material that can be used by non-profit organizations to implement monthly training for their users.

Questions?

Contact our PSU email to get more information on the project or view our proposal.