EPF 6.2

Which one or more of the following should you consider when creating a password to make it hard to identify with a brute force attack?

• Using a common word or phrase
• Using only lowercase letters and numbers
• Using a password less than 8 characters long
• Combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters, avoiding common words or phrases, and at least 8 characters long

Dumpster diving, skimming, and phishing are ways in which your identity may be stolen.

• True

• False

1 in 10 identity thefts go unnoticed for over two years.

• True

• False

Can you get an email scam from someone even if you never gave your email to that person?

• No, you can only receive a scam from someone you know

• Yes, Phishing scammers harvest email addresses

• No, only if you give out your email to family and friends

• No, but I am not sure why

Match the way fraud may occur in the scenario: A scammer is using email to pretend to be your bank.

• Computer

• Skimming

• Phishing

• Stealing

Match the way fraud may occur in the scenario: A scammer has attached a device to a gas pump to access credit card information.

• Computer

• Skimming

• Stealing

• Diverting mail

Fraudulent investment operations that involve paying abnormally high returns to investors out of the money paid by other investors

• Pyramid Scheme

• Ponzi Scheme

• Affinity Fraud

• Bank Fraud

A fraud that entails recruiting new members to sell products or services and to also recruit additional new members is called a(n):

• telemarketing fraud

• ponzi scheme

• pyramid scheme

• identity theft

Consumer Protection Laws safeguard the consumer from all the following EXCEPT

• Theft by deception 
• Deceptive advertising
• Fraudulent activities 
• Shopping habits

Agency that protects consumers from dangerous products.

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Federal Trade Commission

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)