Online Fraud quiz

More questions about Online Fraud

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1. 1 Easy

   What is faking a dating profile to fool someone called?

   Answer: Catfishing

   Why: The word comes from the 2010 documentary Catfish, in which a man learns the young woman he fell for online was invented by someone else.

2. 2 Medium

   What is wasting fraudsters' time on purpose called?

   Answer: Scambaiting

   Why: Some baiters hack back: Jim Browning got into one scam call centre's own CCTV cameras and recordings of about 70,000 calls.

3. 3 Hard

   Which 1800s con is the ancestor of the 'Nigerian prince' scam?

   Answer: The Spanish Prisoner

   Why: Victims paid to free a rich man supposedly jailed in Spain, promised a share of his fortune and sometimes his daughter's hand.

4. 4 Easy

   How do fake online shops usually make you pay?

   Answer: Bank transfer

   Why: Many fake shops show several payment options until the very last step, when suddenly only an upfront bank transfer is accepted.

5. 5 Medium

   Which scam mails you unordered items to post fake reviews?

   Answer: Brushing

   Why: The parcels usually hold something cheap and random, like seeds or baby wipes, because the seller only needs proof it was delivered.

6. 6 Hard

   How many people besides the victim were real on the $25M deepfake call?

   Answer: None

   Why: The fake 'colleagues', the finance chief included, were built from publicly available video and audio of the real staff.