Someone knocked on your door on a Friday afternoon.When you answered the door,a man dressed in a city official uniform approached you and introduced himself to you.The man said,"Hi,I am Andrew from the city public work department.We are updating our system and would like to obtain just a few piece of information from you." He proceeded to ask you several questions and obtained your driver license information and the last 4 digits of your social security number.As the man left your front porch,you saw that he was getting into his car which does not bear the city official logo.You later called the city public work department and found that they have no knowledge of a worker named Andrew and that they did not send anyone out to collect your information.You just fell victim to a ________ fraud.
A)pretexting
B)pharming
C)phishing
D)posing

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The scenario describes a situation where the individual posed as a city official and obtained personal information through a pretext or false pretense. This is known as pretexting, which is a form of social engineering where an attacker creates a fake scenario to gain access to sensitive information from an unsuspecting victim. Phishing involves sending fraudulent emails or messages to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information, while pharming involves redirecting users to malicious websites through DNS hijacking. "Posing" is not a commonly used term in the context of fraud.

Someone Knocked on Your Door on a Friday Afternoon