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WorksheetsOnline scams and frauds
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Scams that use photos of random people to lure you into a relationship with the goal of obtaining money are known as
Family scams
Romance and dating scams
Financial scams
Phishing
You receive an email from a strange account with an attachment. Why should you not open the attachment?
The attachment is probably very safe to open
It could contain harmful programs which will install on your device
It could explode your device
It could be a phishing scam
Is it legal to try to trick or scam someone for financial gain?
Yes
No
Who is most vulnerable to a scam
people dealing with either a significant amount of stress or in a vulnerable position
young children
people with computers
How can you avoid scams?
Be: suspicious, cautious, patient, alert and wise
Be: friendly, kind and alert
Be: honest, use security, have money
Be: suspicious, friendly, wise and honest
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
Which of the following is a tip to avoid falling for scams?
Thinking before you click
Read the fine print
Do research on a company before giving out personal informat
All of the above
Malware refers to...
malicious software
spam filter
the battery on your computer
a blank computer screen
