Charlie Poh Received an E-Mail Promoting a New Financial Services

Multiple Choice

Charlie Poh received an e-mail promoting a new financial services institution that offers surprisingly low mortgage rates.The email simply asked customers to provide their address,date of birth,identification number,and current mortgage information in order to receive a free loan quote.Suspicious of the offer,Charlie researched the company and discovered that the e-mail was a fraud.This is an example of ________.

A) online eavesdropping
B) phishing
C) malware
D) heat marketing
E) viral marketing