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Basics Beginner:
Understanding and Avoiding Fraud and Scams
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1.
Which of the following descriptions of a work-at-home job is most likely to be that of a scam?
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A long list of all the companies it serves
An assurance that anyone can do it
It pays twice minimum wage
Its physical address, phone number, and Website
An assurance that anyone can do it. Of the choices, this one is the most likely to be from a scam.
2.
Why are pyramid schemes unsustainable by nature?
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There are never enough participants to keep the pyramids growing
Membership fees are too low
They pay too much in dividends to their members
They're not unsustainable; they can last a very long time, in fact
There are never enough participants to keep the pyramids growing. They are a fast way for scammers to defraud others.
3.
Why might a scammer go to great lengths to detail the intricate aspects of an "opportunity"?
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Scams are necessarily complex
The law requires it
Detail makes the opportunity look legitimate
To protect you as much as possible
Detail makes the opportunity look legitimate. The more detail, the more real it seems.
4.
In the world of cryptocurrency, what is a private key?
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A password
A string of secret numbers used to sign transactions
A secret word that a scammer sends you
None of the above
A string of secret numbers used to sign transactions. A private key provides access to your cryptocurrency.
5.
Telephone swindlers demand immediate compliance from their victims because _______.
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They don't want victims to take time to reflect on what's being offered
They don't want victims to seek advice from others
Both of the above
None of the above
Both of the above. Swindlers don't want their scams to be exposed.
6.
Scammers who target the elderly usually come across as _______.
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Mean and vicious
Likable
Naive
Likable. Scammers who target the elderly put on a positive face. Many elderly find it hard to turn down someone in need.
7.
Creating artificial demand for a stock and then selling it to make a quick profit is known as _______.
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Prime bank note fraud
A Ponzi scheme
Pump and dump
All of the above
Pump and dump. Pumping and dumping means creating artificial demand and then selling in order to gain from it.
8.
Romance scammers try to prey on our _______.
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Compassion
Empathy
Need for connection
Any of the above
Any of the above. A romance scammer takes advantage of our basic human goodness in order to take money from us.
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