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1.
Why might a work-at-home job in which you reship items you receive in the mail to others be a scam?
The items might actually be stolen. Reshipping is often a cover for sending stolen items.
2.
If you are unsure whether a broker is licensed, you should contact _______.
Your state securities regulator. Brokers are registered at the state level.
3.
Why are pyramid schemes unsustainable by nature?
There are never enough participants to keep the pyramids growing. They are a fast way for scammers to defraud others.
4.
It is possible to actually receive what you were promised in a money transfer scam.
True. Though rare, it can happen, but you are usually being used to cover another person's illegal activity, and you can get in trouble for it.
5.
Scammers who target the elderly usually come across as _______.
Likable. Scammers who target the elderly put on a positive face. Many elderly find it hard to turn down someone in need.
6.
When you send a cryptocurrency payment to another person, it is not reversible.
True. Crypto payments are not reversible; to get one back, the other person would have to send it to you, which is not likely to happen if the person had defrauded you.
7.
Romance scammers try to prey on our _______.
Any of the above. A romance scammer takes advantage of our basic human goodness in order to take money from us.
8.
Telephone swindlers demand immediate compliance from their victims because _______.
Both of the above. Swindlers don't want their scams to be exposed.