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A small town. A curious message. A careful detective.

You run the Maple Hollow Help Desk. Neighbors forward you strange texts, emails and voicemails. Investigate. Verify. Protect the town without blocking the real stuff.

How to play
  • Work the desk for a week, Monday to Friday. Every run draws different cases, and some days get harder.
  • Each day has a real-time clock. Anyone still waiting when it hits 0:00 decides on their own, and they often get it wrong.
  • Press SHIFT (or click the tabs) to switch between Message, History and Directory.
  • VERIFY trusted contacts or CONTACT the sender for 30 seconds each. Not everyone picks up.
  • Use 🔍 tools: mini-games like untangling links, auditing statements, rebuilding shredded letters and navigating phone menus. A wrong move costs time. On hard cases they hold the KEY EVIDENCE.
  • Decide LEGIT or SCAM (+100 / −100). For a scam, pick the safest next step (+50 / −50).
  • Finish early for a bonus: +1 point per second left. Reading a debrief pauses the clock.
  • Town savings start at $5,000, and scam losses grow each day. Hit $0 and the Help Desk is shut down: game over.
  • Score and Savings carry over between days. QUIT ends the run early. The top 10 scores are saved in this browser.
  • Use SOUND to turn music and effects on or off.
Top scores

    ⏱ ⭐ Score 💰 Savings
    NOW HELPING

    DAY COMPLETE

    Field notes for real life

    Got a scam message in real life? Report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and forward spam texts to 7726 (SPAM).

    Source & art credits · Fictional messages and contacts · local play

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    Source:

    ⏸ The clock is paused while you read.

    ⏰ DESK CLOSED

    Open each card to learn what they should have spotted. No timer here.

    CLOSE THE DESK?

    This ends the whole run. Neighbors still waiting will have to fend for themselves.

    Your score so far can still go on the leaderboard. The clock is paused.