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1.
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.
2.
Telephone swindlers demand immediate compliance from their victims because _______.
Both of the above. Swindlers don't want their scams to be exposed.
3.
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.
4.
Why might a scammer go to great lengths to detail the intricate aspects of an "opportunity"?
Detail makes the opportunity look legitimate. The more detail, the more real it seems.
5.
Why are older people common targets for romance scammers?
They usually have more assets than younger people. Older people can be prime targets because of their assets.
6.
Creating artificial demand for a stock and then selling it to make a quick profit is known as _______.
Pump and dump. Pumping and dumping means creating artificial demand and then selling in order to gain from it.
7.
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.
8.
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.