Explain the details of “phishing,” what it involves, and what are the most notorious phisher frauds?
What will be an ideal response?
Another method of identity theft is phishing, which, as the name implies, involves thieves casting thousands of fraudulent e-mails into the cyberpond asking for personal information and waiting for someone to bite. Phishers may send out official looking e-mails with a bank logo asking recipients to “update” their information or telling them that their account may have been fraudulently used and that the bank needs to “verify” their personal information. One study indicated that 40% of recipients of one fraudulent bank e-mail believed it to be real. Perhaps the most notorious phishers are the so-called “Nigerian frauds” run by Nigerian organized crime groups. E-mails have been received by millions of people the world over. A small number of people fall for them. These people are first asked to send a small amount of money (perhaps US$200 or less) to “cover expenses” but are suckered into sending ever larger amounts as “complications” arise. Some of the more gullible have even been lured to Nigeria with their cash and have been killed.
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In response to the increasing problem of art theft, the Federal Bureau of Investigation created the
A. American File of Stolen Art. B. National File of Stolen Art. C. National Stolen Art File. D. American Stolen Art File.
Which of the following is considered a benefit of having women as correctional officers?
a. Female officers have no personal interest in the inmates. b. Female supervisory styles have a calming influence on the prison. c. Female officers order inmates to do things, rather than ask. d. Female officers' job performance is found to be better than male officers'.
You are a police investigator assigned to the new gang unit. Your job is to gather intelligence regarding gangs and gang types. Your first assignment is to identify Asian street gang members
Discuss exactly what you will be looking for to identify this grou