COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Become a laptop tester
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Free sports equipment for filling out a survey
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Bank of America security asking you to change your password
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All of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nigeria has a reputation for being at the center of email scammers. Modern variations include “sugar daddy/sugar momma” schemes, some of which involve advance-fee scamming, and money flipping, whereby the mark is promised a large amount of money in exchange for sending a small amount of money.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nigeria is popular for the outbreak of this scam. It is also known as “Nigerian 419” scams. The number 419 refers to the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that forbids this activity. Nowadays, this type of scam is not an uncommon practice around the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -You get an unsolicited email from someone claiming to be a foreign dignitary or executive. The email promises you a share of a multimillion-dollar fortune in exchange for helping get the money out of the sender’s home country.