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Question 13 • Personal Finance

Which of these are ways that identity theft can happen? Choose four correct answers.

Answer
A
by fraud
B
by forgery
C
by social engineering
D
by financial engineering
E
by phishing

Explanation

Identity thieves may use forgery to create or alter documents, social engineering to trick people into revealing personal information, and phishing to steal information through deceptive messages or websites. Fraud is also a way identity theft can be carried out. Financial engineering is not typically listed as a direct method of identity theft.

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