Identity Theft

When another’s personal information is used without their permission.

• Identity Theft
• Communication Fraud
• Credit Fraud
• Investment Fraud

An intentional effort to deceive another individual for personal gain

• Mean people
• Fake
• Fraud
• Crime

Matt wants to guard his personal information. Which personal information is least likely to be used by scammers?

• Phone numbers
• Credit card numbers
• Bank account numbers
• Driver’s license numbers

Which is NOT a positive credit card behavior?

• Post your credit card number on Facebook
• Be aware of how your credit card affects your credit history
• Pay the entire amount on time every month
• Check statement monthly for errors

A scam in which an email is sent from someone posing as your bank or other legitimate business asking for personal information.

• Social Engineering
• Skimming
• Phishing
• Pharming

When a thief watches a person punch in a credit card number, debit card pin, or listens in on private conversations to get personal information.

• Identity Theft
• Credit Card Fraud
• Dumpster Diving
• Shoulder Surfing

Software or a hardware device that filters information coming in to your computer. 

• Antivirus
• Firewall
• Phishing
• Spyware

When thieves go searching through dumpsters, trash cans, recycling bins, and even trash heaps at the landfill to find personal information.

• Pharming
• Credit Card Fraud
• Dumpster Diving
• Phishing

The process of reading credit card information from the magnetic strip on a credit card through the use of an unauthorized scanning device.

• Shoulder Surfing
• Skimming
• Dumpster Diving
• Pretexting

Software that is installed on a computing device to prevent viruses from infecting the device.

• Antivirus
• Firewall
• Phishing
• Spyware