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EPF M4L3 Key Terms
Economics & Personal Finance Module 4 Lesson 3 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Identity Theft | A crime when personal or financial information has been compromised from one individual and then used by another person to commit fraud. |
Fraudulent Practices | Misrepresented facts to influence the obtainment of a contract that causes harm to a purchaser. |
Ponzi Scheme | A fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The scam, in it’s true essence, pays early investors money from new investors and falls apart when no new investors come along to keep the flow of money going. |
Investment Scams | Fraud that involves the illegal sale or purported sale of financial instruments. |
Internet Fraud | The use of Internet services or software with Internet access to defraud victims or to otherwise take advantage of them by: Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC)Data Breach: Denial of Service: E-Mail Account Compromise (EAC): Malware/Scareware Phishing/Spoofing, Ransomware. |
Advance Fee Schemes | Occurs when the victim pays money to someone in anticipation of receiving something of greater value—such as a loan, contract, investment, or gift—and then receives little or nothing in return. |
Telemarketing | A common form of marketing companies use to connect with potential customers of their products or services by making telephone calls to existing or potential customers. |
Skimming | A method used by identity thieves capture payment and personal information from a credit card holder. |
Prime Bank Note Fraud | Encourages people to send money to a foreign bank, where it is then transferred to an off-shore (outside of the country you live in) account in the control of the con artist. then the money will no longer exist. |