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Introduction to Identity Theft
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1.
If someone is looking over your shoulder at an ATM, what might he or she be hoping to see?
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Your PIN number
Your credit card number
Either your PIN number or your credit card number
Either your PIN number or your credit card number. A thief might be looking for either of those, or maybe both.
2.
It is safe to use automatic log-in processes on your computer, because the sites that save your account information and passwords are secure.
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True
False
False. Another person can get onto your computer and take advantage of it. Also, not all sites are secure.
3.
Identity theft can affect your health insurance by _______.
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Putting large medical bills on your record
Altering your medical history
Both of the above
None of the above
Both of the above. These changes can cause health insurers to raise your premiums.
4.
How many states have laws against identity theft?
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Only three
Eleven
All of them
Forty-five
All of them. Though the laws differ in how much they cover, all states now have laws.
5.
Thieves can steal your Social Security number in order to _______.
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Make you pay their taxes
Open up accounts in your name
Opening up new forms of ID
All of the above
All of the above. Because your Social Security number is used in so many places, it is the most useful piece of information to a thief.
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