Scams
Consumer Behaviors
Financial Losses
Threats and
100
Lotteries prizes awarded by chance after purchase of ticket; very small
What is Lotteries
100
Not comparing job offers carefully in light of expected expenses
What is Failure to Plan
100
An illegal scheme that influences people to contribute money based on false promise that they will get rich quickly
What is a pyramid scheme
100
the result of consumers behaviors that lead to financial problems
What is Threats from within
200
Expecting you to pay up front in order to receive full information about a product or service
What is Vauge Offers
200
Making personal information available that can lead to identity theft
What is Failure to Protect
200
A variation of the pyramid scheme that involves postal correspondence, also illegal is a?
What is Chain Letter
200
the result of deceitful, sometimes even fraudulent, scams and schemes designed to manipulate or trick consumers in ways that lead to financial loss.
What is Threats from without
300
on the condition that you purchase software; once paid for, nothing arrives Earn-money-at-home offers
What is Earn-money-at-home offers
300
Not reading the fine print in sales agreements, product labels, contact
What is Failure to be Informed
300
Claiming the offer is only good for a day or if you call in the next 15 min, or stay with you until you purchase are what ?
What is High-pressure sales approaches
300
The length of time accounts are groomed for future use has increased and many breached accounts may not show any traditional signs they are a part of a future scam
What is Fraud Staging
400
the bid amount, but never recieve the item bought Winning bid in auctions
What is Winning bid in auctions
400
Not asking sufficient appropriate questions to inform financial decisions
What is Failure to Communicate
400
Use available communication media---live conversation, telephone, texting, emails,etc. is an example of what?
What is Communicating or reporting deceitful/fradulent scams
400
Deposits funds into their accounts using a homemade image/scan of a cheque or note
What is Remote Deposits
500
Stealings someones personal information is?
What is Identity Theft.
500
accepting money for a stated purpose, then using it for a different purpose
What is Lying
500
Contacting local consumer protection agency and\or the state attorney general office is also an example of what?
What is Communicating or reporting deceitful/fradulent scams
500
The first confimed fraud via the moblie channel
What is Moblie Banking
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