Section 5.43 Frauds and Scams

Question 1

Fraud

Answer 1

Wrongful or criminal deception that is intended to result in financial or personal gain for the attacker

Fraud: You are being tricked to hand over money/information

Question 2

Common types of fraud

Answer 2

1. Identity Fraud
2. Identity Theft

Involves the use of another person’s personal information without their authorisation to commit a crime or to deceive or defraud that other person or some other third party

Question 3

Identity Fraud

Answer 3

In identity fraud, the attacker takes the victim’s credit card number and charges items to the card

Question 4

Identity Theft

Answer 4

In identity theft, the attacker tries to fully assume the identity of their victim

Question 5

Scams

Answer 5

Fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

Question 6

Most common scam is called the invoice scam

Invoice Scam

Answer 6

In which a person is tricked into paying for a fake invoice for a
product or service that they did not actually order

e.g Attacker send an invoice to billing depatment. Once the file is open the pdf uses embeded malicious code which allows attacker access using a remote access trojan.