Deck 6: Cyber-Frauds, Scams and Cons

Question 1

This is one of the oldest and best-known frauds or "cons" about a trickster who solicits help from an Englishman to help him arrange for his sister's escape from her captors.?

A) The 'Italian performer'
B) The 'French guard'
C) The 'German captain'
D) The 'Spanish prisoner'

Answer 1

D

Question 2

This type of online fraud exploits the victims' emotional investment in a perceived relationship or potential relationship for monies and gifts.?

A) Advanced fee frauds
B) Phishing and spoofing
C) Romance scams
D) Investment fraud

Answer 2

C

Question 3

This type of online fraud focuses on tricking people into handing over sensitive information like login credentials, social security numbers, and any other details that could compromise a person's security. Sometimes described as "human hacking".?

A) Social engineering
B) Hacking
C) Advanced fee frauds
D) Identity theft

Answer 3

A

Question 4

This type of online fraud takes the form of the mass distribution of emails disguised as institutions such as banks, credit card companies, and e-sellers.?

A) Phishing and spoofing
B) Investment fraud
C) Internet auction frauds
D) Advanced fee frauds

Question 5

This type of phishing are more custom-tailored attacks, such as pretending to be someone close to the victim.?

A) 'Spear-phishing'
B) 'Whaling'
C) 'Smishing'
D) 'Vishing'

Question 6

This type of phishing takes the form of the mass distribution of fraudulent messages through cellular text messages.?

A) 'Spear-phishing'
B) 'Whaling'
C) 'Smishing'
D) 'Vishing'

Question 7

Out of the online frauds discussed in the book, this category entailed the highest mean dollar losses to victims (over $30,000 per victim).?

A) Investment fraud
B) Romance scams
C) Phishing and spoofing
D) Internet auction fraud

Question 8

This type of investment fraud occurs when a perpetrator coerces a victim to buy a portion of a company's stock wherein the perpetrator suddenly sells his/her own stock to cash in on the temporary rise.?

A) The 'up-and-down'
B) The 'in-and-out'
C) The 'pump-and-dump'
D) The 'one-and-done'

Question 9

Who were 'phone phreaks'?

A) Trickers who would dial a random number and hang up
B) Hackers that focused on exploring and manipulating telephone systems
C) Businessmen who dabbled in the 'black market' of smartphones
D) Artists commissioned to customize old landline phones

Question 10

Within the context of social engineering, there is a saying that _______________ is/are the weakest link in security.?

A) computers
B) code
C) passwords
D) humans

Question 11

In the US, the major fraud reporting agency is _______________.?

A) The Internet Crime Complaint Center
B) Action Fraud
C) ACORN
D) Office for National Statistics

Question 12

In Australia, one of the major fraud reporting agencies is _______________.?

A) The Internet Crime Complaint Center
B) Action Fraud
C) ACORN
D) Office for National Statistics

Question 13

In the UK, frauds can be reported to _______________.?

A) The Internet Crime Complaint Center
B) Action Fraud
C) ACORN
D) ACCC

Question 14

The internet provides users with new opportunities to sell stolen goods. The buying and selling of stolen goods is a practice commonly known as ______________.?

A) Tossing
B) Pitching
C) Fencing
D) Slashing

Question 15

_______________ is the act of bidding on your own items in order to encourage a higher end price.?

A) Snipping
B) Ruse bidding
C) Pretexting
D) Shill bidding

Question 16

The 419 scam gets its name from _______________.?

A) the relevant section of the Nigerian penal code prohibiting that kind of fraudulent activity.
B) the Nigerian area code where most of these scammers were known to operate from in the early 2000s.
C) the police data record locator number used to catalog these offenses in the Uniform Crime Report.
D) the number of scammers arrested in a bust of one of the largest organized crime groups ever, once which focused on this kind of scam.

Question 17

In Canada, the major fraud reporting agency is _______________.?

A) ACORN
B) CAFC
C) Scamwatch
D) Action Fraud

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a reason why victims fail to report fraud as described in the textbook?

A) The may decide that the relatively small amounts of money involved do not make pursuing the matter worthwhile.
B) They may feel embarrassed about having been taken in by a fraudster.
C) They do not trust authorities to protect their confidentiality upon reporting.
D) They may judge that there is little likelihood of a successful outcome.
E) None of the above

Question 19

This hacker became infamous in the 1980s and 1990s for his various crimes involving phone phreaking, network intrusions, data exfiltration, and fleeing from authorities. He is perhaps best known for his social engineering exploits.?

A) Chris Hadnagy
B) Kevin Mitnick
C) Oxblood Ruffin
D) Aaron Swartz