Charlie Putnam Received an E-Mail Promoting a New Financial Services

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Multiple Choice

Charlie Putnam received an e-mail promoting a new financial services institution that offers surprisingly low mortgage rates. The e-mail simply asked customers to provide their address, date of birth, social security number, and current mortgage information in order to receive a free loan quote. Suspicious of the offer, Charlie researched the company and discovered that the e-mail was a fraud. This is an example of ________.

• A) cyberbullying
• B) phishing
• C) adware
• D) spamdexing
• E) viral marketing

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