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You get a phone call from someone telling you they are from the IRS and they are sending the police to your house now to arrest you unless you provide a method of payment immediately. What tactic is the caller using? 1. Pretexting 2. Biometrics 3. Smishing 4. Rogue access - ANSWER1. Pretexting Biometrics is the use of a physical attribute to provide authentication. Smishing is using short message service (SMS/texting) to gather information from people. Rogue access isn't really anyth...