Posing as an employee of a financial institution to obtain information for purposes of identity theft is an example of pretexting.

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Pretexting is a form of social engineering where an individual lies or uses a false pretext to obtain personal, sensitive, or confidential information, such as posing as an employee of a financial institution to gather information for identity theft.

Posing as an Employee of a Financial Institution to Obtain