FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS INTERNET SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Rajesh receives emails asking him to send his bank account numbers in order to receive the money from a lottery he has won. What is the sender of the email doing?
A
Hacking
B
Phishing
C
Counterfeiting
D
Spamming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sometimes you receive an email/SMS like “you won a lottery” receiving such a kind of mails/SMS is a great thing, and really it’s a happiest thing. By responding to such a kind of mails/SMS huge amount of money will be lost. Because these e-Mails/SMS are not true, scammers try to fool and trap you to obtain money.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unexpected prize and lottery scams work by asking you to pay some sort of fee in order to claim your prize or winnings from a competition or lottery you never entered.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India has set up a Consumer Education and Protection Cell (CEP Cell) in all its Regional Offices. Any person who has a grievance against any department of the Reserve Bank may lodge his complaint with CEP Cell (email: crpcrbi.org.in).

Detailed explanation-4: -RBI Cautions RBI does not hold any accounts for individuals. RBI does not send any emails intimating award of lottery funds, etc. RBI does not send any sms or letter or email to communicate fictitious offers of lottery winnings or funds received from abroad.

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