A person calls the Draper residence and pretends to represent a credit card company.He asks Mrs.Draper to confirm her credit card number.This is an example of ________.
A) hacking
B) phishing
C) pretexting
D) sniffing

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This is an example of pretexting, where the caller pretends to be someone else in order to gain sensitive information from the victim, such as a credit card number.

A Person Calls the Draper Residence and Pretends to Represent