1.3 and 1.4 Test

___________ Means for distributors to legally sell products to consumers.

• pyramid scheme

• marketplace

• bait and switch

• fraud

________ Illegal use of an individual's personal information

• identity theft

• secure site

• privacy policy

• social security number

Used to track a person's earnings

• social security number

• passport number

• driver's license number

• credit card number

7. ________ uses safeguards to protect information from theft during transmission

• secure site

• public network

• open source software

• unsecured connection

Deceptive advertising is always legal. True or False?

• True

• False

Most people who receive a sweepstakes notification will win a prize. True or False?

• True

• False

The web address that begins with http:// indicates that a website is secure.

• True

• False

Consumers who suspect their identity has been stolen should ask the credit reporting agencies to put a fraud alert on their file.

• True

• False

Gift Cards are often requested by scammers as payment for past due bills or taxes.

• True

• False

Match each description with the correct scam that we learned about from the Consumer Fraud presentations.

• Victims are told they have won a free trip, but often face hidden fees

• Credit Scams

• Victims are targets because they have a guaranteed steady paycheck

• Travel Scam

• fake profiles setup to trick people

• Fraud against Servicemen

• fraud for using someones credit card

• Online Romance Scams