How does identity theft affect your future?

All are ways identity theft affects your future

Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from phishing?

Click on unprotected links or downloads

Why do we protect ourselves and our identity online?

Thieves might scam us, Private information might be stolen

Which information should you be careful about protecting online?

email password, phone number, date and place where you were born

Which of the following is an online scam message?

an alert about problem with your account

Which of the following is most likely an example of a scam?

Email from an unknown sender to fill out a prize form

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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
How does identity theft affect your future?
Ruin financial credit
Takes time and money to clean up
All are ways identity theft affects your future
Target families and steal their money
2
Phishing is:
Baiting a worm on a hook
Identity theft
online shopping
updating your spyware
3
Which is NOT a way to protect yourself from phishing?
Report junk mail or spam to social network
Click on unprotected links or downloads
Don't reply
Call the company through customer service
4
A type of crime in which your private info. is stolen and used for criminal activity is:
Breaking & Entering
Identification
Burglary
Identity theft
5
Whom are most likely to get their SSN identity stolen?
The Elderly
Teachers
Teens
Adults (25-35 years old)
6
Why do we protect ourselves and our identity online?
Thieves might scam us
No one is out to get us
Private information might be stolen
Everything is free, why worry
7
Which information should you be careful about protecting online?
email password
pet's name
phone number
date and place where you were born
8
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail
Open the message to see what it is
Forward the message to her friends
Delete the message
9
Which is NOT an example of phishing?
Generic greeting
All are examples of phising
Sense of urgency
Alert that your account is in trouble
10
What is NOT an example of what identity thieves look for?
Date of birth
Social Security Number
Hy-Vee Fuel Saver Card
Driver's license
11
Which of the following is an online scam message?
an alert about problem with your account
an inside joke
a lack of spelling errors
personalized greeting using your name
12
Which of the following is most likely an example of a scam?
text message from you soccer coach about the game's canceled
Email from an unknown sender to fill out a prize form
Your friend sends you an email to her personal blog
pop-up window on your school's website announcing lunch menu
13
Going online means to:
stay safe on websites
turning on all social media apps
take a real life field trip
connect to the Internet

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