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Scams & Schemes
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Students will review scams and schemes when it comes to digital citizenship.
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1
A type of crime in which your private info. is stolen and used for criminal activity is:
Breaking & Entering
Identification
Identity theft
Burglary
2
Which of the following is an online scam message?
an inside joke
a lack of spelling errors
personalized greeting using your name
an alert about problem with your account
3
Websites that are good for kids ________.
Ask for a credit card to use
Have a lot of advertisements
Ask for your personal information
Have fun things that are safe for kids
4
Phishing is:
Baiting a worm on a hook
Identity theft
online shopping
updating your spyware
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Why do we protect ourselves and our identity online?
No one is out to get us
Everything is free, why worry
Thieves might scam us
Private information might be stolen
6
Which of the following people are safe to meet offline?
Someone who says he knows your cousin
Someone from your favorite online game
Someone from a chat room
It is never safe to meet someone you met online
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What is something that is ok to share online?
Your birthday
Your passwords
The name of your school
Your favorite sport
8
When people send phony emails to get private information it is called...
Phishing
Collecting
Horsing
Fishing
9
Going online means to:
take a real life field trip
stay safe on websites
turning on all social media apps
connect to the Internet
10
When someone is after your personal information (identity theft), they might be looking for:
your favorite food
the name of your dog
your favorite color
your passwords
11
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:
Forward the message to her friends
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail
Open the message to see what it is
Delete the message
12
How does identity theft affect your future?
Takes time and money to clean up
All are ways identity theft affects your future
Ruin financial credit
Target families and steal their money
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Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from phishing?
Click on unprotected links or downloads
Don't reply
Call the company through customer service
Report junk mail or spam to social network
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Which of the following is most likely an example of a scam?
Your friend sends you an email to her personal blog
Email from an unknown sender to fill out a prize form
text message from you soccer coach about the game's canceled
pop-up window on your school's website announcing lunch menu
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Which information should you be careful about protecting online?
email password
date and place where you were born
phone number
pet's name
16
Which is NOT an example of phishing?
Sense of urgency
All are examples of phising
Generic greeting
Alert that your account is in trouble
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What is NOT an example of what identity thieves look for?
Date of birth
Fuel Saver Card
Social Security Number
Driver's license
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Whom are most likely to get their SSN identity stolen?
The Elderly
Adults (25-35 years old)
Teens
Teachers
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Who is an easy target for identity theft?
Grandma
Me
You
Anyone
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A scam is...
A trick to get money or personal information
when your parents ask you to clean your room
Something your grandmother uses to call you on Skype
The name of a computer program
