​The Customers of a National Bank Recently Received Emails from a Fake

question 131

Multiple Choice

​The customers of a national bank recently received emails from a fake email address asking them to make a phone call to a number mentioned in the email and provide information regarding their account numbers, recent transactions, and online passwords. The email informed them that it was a check being conducted by the bank to update their personal information. This is an example of:

• A) phishing.
• B) search marketing.
• C) vishing.
• D) data mining.

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Definitions:

Projection

Assigning to others those traits that people fear they possess themselves.

Self-Handicapping

Placing obstacles in the way of one's own success to protect self-esteem from a possible future failure.

Self-Handicapping

A cognitive strategy where an individual sets up excuses or obstacles before a performance to have external factors to blame in case of failure.

Possible Selves

Images of what the self might become in the future.