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Common online scams

Authored by Ng Rosa吳路莎

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 5+ times

Common online scams
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The act of luring a romantic partner in without expending much effort

ghosting

scareware

breadcrumbing

advance-Fee Fraud

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Someone using a fake identity in order to pursue an online relationship on social media websites like Facebook.

breadcrumbing

ghosting

phishing

catfishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Pop-up ads that try to scare you into thinking your device has a virus and need to download antivirus software, which is a malware.

catfishing

ghosting

scareware

pharming

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Scammers can get in touch through social media. After gaining your trust they trick you into paying fake service fees. They may also claim you have won the lottery, but to get the money you have to first pay handling fees. After you have done so, they disappear.

advance-Fee Fraud

pharming

breadcrumbing

phishing

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The act or an instance of ending a relationship by not responding to attempts to communicate by the other party.

breadcrumbing

ghosting

pharming

catfishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Sending emails or texts with a link that downloads malware on your device or directs you to a spoofed website

phishing

catfishing

pharming

ghosting

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Hackers redirect the traffic from a genuine website to another, such as a fake ecommerce or banking site.

ghosting

pharming

catfishing

advance-fee fraud

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