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Introduction to Identity Theft
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1.
"Smishing" is a term that refers to stealing personal information via _______.
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Social media
Texting
Email
Texting. Smishing refers to baiting people via text messages and persuading them to divulge personal or financial information.
2.
Your credit record can affect your ability to get a job.
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True
False
True. Some employers check your credit record as part of their background check on you.
3.
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.
4.
You should be wary of emails that claim to come from the IRS because _______.
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Those emails are watched more closely by the IRS
Those emails are tapping into your computer
The IRS does not send emails to people
The IRS does not send emails to people. Any email claiming to be from the IRS is not legitimate and should be reported.
5.
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.
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