Protecting Your Financial Security
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Failure to plan | Not making shopping lists,spending plans,doing comparison shopping,etc.
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| failure to protect | Not securing personal information and property
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| failure to be informed | Not reading labels,fine print,contracts,sales offers, etc.
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| failure to communicate | Not asking questions, discussing purchases, saying "no" when needed
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| scam/scheme | A plot designed to trick someone;a deception
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| illegal | Against the law
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| lie/lying | To tell an untruth/the habit or practice of telling untruths
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| concealing information | Hiding information; hiding the truth
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| pyramid | A scam that usually involves a "get rich quick" chain letter spending money to others in order to, supposedly, receive money in the mail yourself
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| chain letter | A letter asking one to send several letters with money to other to supposedly, receive money in the mail yourself
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| high-pressure sales apporach | Using extreme tactics to persuade a consumer to buy
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| vague offers | Offers that withhold certain details, expecting one to pay up front to get them
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| sweepstakes letter | States that one has won a valuable prize, but must pay a fee to claim it
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| lottery | Prizes awarded by chance after purchase of a ticket;very small chance of winning
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| earn-money-at-home offers | offers that hinge on a consumer first purchasing something
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| condition | A stipulation or prerequisite
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| winning bid at auctions | A scam artist my notify you that you have the winning bid, ask for money, but never ship the item purchased
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| identity theft | Stealing one's personal information to commit theft or fraud
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| media | Means of communicating--e.g.,word of mouth, telephone,texting,emails,etc.
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| federal trade commission | FTC;a government agency to assist consumers who've been victims of fraud
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| national consumers league | Has a website where incidents of consumer fraud may be reported
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| better business bureau | A local consumer protection agency
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| state attorney general | This state office assists consumers who have been victimized by fraud
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