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Learn how to safeguard your personal information in the digital age with this comprehensive guide to identity theft. Discover the latest threats, prevention strategies, and what to do if you become a victim. Perfect for students studying cybersecurity, computer science, or criminal justice.

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Circle the letter of the Definition that corresponds to the displayed Term.

1. Fraud
A: the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial
B wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
C: a technique used to retrieve information that could be used to carry out an attack on a computer
D: a dishonest scheme; a fraud.


2. Peer to Peer
A: American company that provides credit information and information management services
B: term usually refers to directly asking potential customers to purchase goods or services, rather than
C: a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in
D the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial


3. Shoulder Surfing
A: the ordinary postal system as opposed to email.
B: software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by
C: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
D the practice of spying on the user of an ATM, computer, or other electronic device in order to obtain


4. TransUnion
A American company that provides credit information and information management services
B: term usually refers to directly asking potential customers to purchase goods or services, rather than
C: the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce
D: a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in


5. Spyware
A: a technique used to retrieve information that could be used to carry out an attack on a computer
B: is a U.S. government agency responsible for the collection of taxes and enforcement of tax laws.
C: irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients.
D software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by


6. Scams
A: the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial
B a dishonest scheme; a fraud.
C: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
D: the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce


7. Equifax


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