Scams and Schemes Essential Question: What is identity theft, and how can you protect yourself from it?

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Scams and Schemes Essential Question: What is identity theft, and how can you protect yourself from it?

Warm-up – in your journal Do you know someone who has been scammed? What happened? What is the purpose of a scam? What tricksdo people use to carry out a scam? Can people get scammed on the Internet? How?

Learning Objectives Students will be able to... Students will be able to... understand what identity theft is and why it is important to guard against it. learn to recognize strategies that scam artists use to access private information. learn how to guard against phishing and identity theft.

What is Identity Theft? Identity Theft- The use of a variety of strategies to trick people into giving out their private information to: access their bank & credit card accounts access their bank & credit card accounts “recreate” someone else’s identity “recreate” someone else’s identity

What kind of information might identity theives look for? Full name Date of birth & where you live Current and previous addresses & phone numbers Driver’s license or passport numbers Account #’s & company names of accounts you have (e.g. Amazon, PayPal, etc.) Passwords Social Security #

Are you vulnerable? ANYONE ANYONE is at risk to an online scam.

IMPORTANT reasons why they are vulnerable- Identity thieves look for “clean” Social Security numbers that haven’t yet been used to get credit. They target teens and kids, who often have Social Security numbers that have no credit history yet. Identity thieves might sell or use these numbers, which would allow someone else to get a credit card or loan and build up debt under your name.

And Being a victim of identity theft can ruin your financial future and your ability to obtain loans and purchase things. For example, it could affect your ability to get a student loan for college or a loan to buy a car.

In addition, if you use your parents’ accounts and credit cards online, or fill out forms with your parents’ information, you are sharing information that could potentially put your parents’ identities at risk.

And It can take months, even years, to recover your identity if it’s stolen. Cleaning up such a mess takes a lot of time and energy, and it can also be expensive.

How to Catch a Phish Phishing - trying to obtain personal information online the best way to avoid phishing scams is to be skeptical about any online request for personal information.

Activity: Spotting Scams Work with a partner to complete your handouts. When finished, have your whole table group work together to compare your answers.

Protect Yourself from Online Scams Avoid opening the message or in the first place. Don’t click on any links or download any attachments. They might contain viruses or spyware. Don’t reply. Mark as “junk mail” or “spam” for your provider, or report it to your social network site. If you are concerned about an account you have with a company, contact its customer service by phone. Make sure you verify the company’s contact information elsewhere online first.

Wrap-up : In your journal What kinds of information do identity thieves look for?Why? How do thieves try to get at your information? What can you do to avoid falling for online scams?