Question

Working at the library’s public computer bay, Annemarie receives an e-mail from her car insurance provider offering a deal if she completes a survey, then posts it along with a photo of herself with her car on a social media site. What should she do?

Drag the correct actions to Annemarie’s car.

Options:

1. Be wary of unsolicited communications
2. Stay current on scams and ways to be safe online
3. Limit what she shares online
4. Always log out of accounts and social media sites
5. Share the message with her friends and ask their advice about it
6. Click the link but don't provide information if the site looks suspicious

Targets:

1. Graphic of Annemaries car

Answer

This is a correct option. Even if she recognizes the source of a communication, Annemarie should be wary of any message she isn’t expecting, especially since it prompts her to act immediately and provide personal information.

This is a correct option. This message could be a phishing scam, and staying informed about this kind of scam can help Annemarie avoid being exploited.

This is a correct option. A photo of Annemarie with her car would show hackers the make and model of her car, and the survey likely contains personal information that hackers could use to target her.

This is a correct option. Annemarie should be sure to log out of any accounts and social media sites that she’s using at the internet café, since leaving them open could give unauthorized users the chance to access the accounts or change her passwords.

This is an incorrect option. Forwarding the e-mail to her friends could spread malware to them or make them vulnerable to a phishing scam.

This is an incorrect option. Clicking a link may be enough to infect Annemarie’s device, and it's not always possible to tell a phony web site from a legitimate one. If a message seems "shady" at first, it probably is.

Correct answer(s):

Option A = Target 1
Option B = Target 1
Option C = Target 1
Option D = Target 1