DL 7 Scams and Schemes Vocabulary

(n) stealing someone's personal information

• influencers

• firewall

• identity theft

• phishing

(n) a type of software that protects your computer from online attacks

• ransom

• firewall

• influencers

• phishing

(adj) a company or organisation that people consider to be honest and to provide a good service is...

• vulnerable

• desperate

• reputable

• authentic

(n) money paid to free someone or something after it is taken

• ransom

• influencers

• firewall

• phishing

(adj) real - not a copy

• financial

• desperate

• vulnerable

• authentic

(n) a clever and dishonest plan for making money

• identity theft

• stealth mode

• influencers

• scam / scheme

(n) people, such as vloggers or other famous people, who change the opinions of people

• firewall

• identity theft

• phishing

• influencers

(n) people who know a lot about a subject

• influencers

• exploit

• firewalls

• experts

(n) sending a message online to trick people into giving private information, such as account numbers, credit card numbers, and passwords

• identity theft

• firewall

• influencers

• phishing

(v) to notice something, especially when it is not easy to see

• transfer

• detect

• claim

• ransom