Mircea Vasilescu Maintains an Online Brokerage Account

question 26

Multiple Choice

Mircea Vasilescu maintains an online brokerage account.In early March,Mircea received an e-mail from the firm that explained that there had been a computer error and asked Mircea to call a phone number to verify his customer information.When Mircea called the number,a recording asked that he enter the code from the e-mail,his account number,and his social security number.After he did so,he was told that he would be connected with a customer service representative,but the connection was terminated.He contacted the brokerage company and was informed that they had not sent the e-mail.Mircea was a victim of

• A)Bluesnarfing.
• B)vishing.
• C)splogging.
• D)typosquatting.

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Definitions:

Polysubstance Rush

A term suggesting an intense, rapid sensation or high resulting from the simultaneous use of multiple psychoactive substances.

Antagonistic Action

A type of interaction in which one substance or organism acts against or inhibits the effects of another, often used in pharmacology to describe the opposing effects of drugs on the body.

Synergistic Effect

The phenomenon where the combined effect of two or more factors exceeds the sum of their individual effects.

Sociocultural Explanation

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