Scams and Schemes

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity is called:

• Identification
• Burglary
• Identification
• Identification Theft

3. Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:

• Forward the message to her freinds to see if they think it's a scam too
• Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail
• Delete the Message
• Click 'Accept'

Phishing is...

• when people send email and social media messages to say how much they like you
• the thing with a pole and water
• super fun
• when people send you phony emails, pop-up messages and social media messages, text or calls to hook you into giving out personal information

A scam is 

• a. an attempt to trick someone to gain money or private information
• b. something to be aware of
• c. targeted at anyone and everyone
• a, b and c

Which is an example of digital media?

• Computers
• Social network sites
• Video games
• All of these

What is your digital footprint?

• The shape of your foot
• Taking a selfie of your shoes
• all the information online about a person, either posted by that person or others
• Having a blog

What would be a good example of a screen name to use in a game or app?

• Your real name
• Your birthday
• Your address
• penguinfan13

What should you do if you get a message from someone you do not know?

• Respond to it
• Ignore it
• Forward it to all your friends
• Call a lawyer

Which of the following would be a smart response to an instagram post from a stranger asking for your phone number and where you live?

• Telling the person the information
• Calling the police
• ignoring it
• responding back asking why they want to know

True or False: You can avoid Identity theft by checking your financial records regularly and throwing away your credit card offers in the trash.

• True

• False