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WorksheetsIdentity Theft
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an act of identity theft?
a)
Receiving permission to use a parents’ credit card for school clothes
b)
Wrongfully acquiring and using someone’s personal identification
c)
Taking the identity of another individual as inspiration for a costume
d)
Having the same name as another person
2.
When another’s personal information is used without their permission.
a)
Identity Theft
b)
Communication Fraud
c)
Credit Fraud
d)
Investment Fraud
3.
An intentional effort to deceive another individual for personal gain
a)
Mean people
b)
Fake
c)
Fraud
d)
Crime
4.
Matt wants to guard his personal information. Which personal information is least likely to be used by scammers?
a)
Phone numbers
b)
Credit card numbers
c)
Bank account numbers
d)
Driver’s license numbers
5.
Which is NOT a positive credit card behavior?
a)
Post your credit card number on Facebook
b)
Be aware of how your credit card affects your credit history
c)
Pay the entire amount on time every month
d)
Check statement monthly for errors
6.
Which is not an example of ID theft/fraud?
a)
Going to the bank to cash a check you found on the street.
b)
Taking someone's wallet & ID.
c)
Using your debit card at another bank's ATM.
d)
Making up a credit card number for an online purchase.
7.
A scam in which an email is sent from someone posing as your bank or other legitimate business asking for personal information.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Skimming
c)
Phishing
d)
Pharming
8.
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.
a)
Identity Theft
b)
Credit Card Fraud
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Shoulder Surfing
9.
Software or a hardware device that filters information coming in to your computer.
a)
Antivirus
b)
Firewall
c)
Phishing
d)
Spyware
10.
When thieves go searching through dumpsters, trash cans, recycling bins, and even trash heaps at the landfill to find personal information.
a)
Pharming
b)
Credit Card Fraud
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Phishing
11.
The process of reading credit card information from the magnetic strip on a credit card through the use of an unauthorized scanning device.
a)
Shoulder Surfing
b)
Skimming
c)
Dumpster Diving
d)
Pretexting
12.
A warning that can be placed on a credit report to flag that a person may be a victim of identity theft.
a)
fraud alert
b)
hack
c)
encrypt
d)
spam
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