Scammers often use their victim's ethnic identity to gain their trust and then steal their life savings.This is an example of:
A)vendor fraud.
B)affinity fraud.
C)embezzlement.
D)occupational fraud.

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Affinity fraud is the type of fraud where scammers use their victim's shared characteristics, such as their ethnic identity, religion, or cultural background, to gain their trust and then steal from them. They exploit the trust and commonalities that exist within a particular group to perpetrate the fraud. Vendor fraud, embezzlement, and occupational fraud are types of thefts that are not necessarily based on a victim's ethnicity or shared characteristics.

Scammers Often Use Their Victim's Ethnic Identity to Gain Their