Asked by k

Which of these are ways that identity theft can happen? Check all that apply.

by forgery
by phishing
by fraud
by financial engineering
by social engineering

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct answers: by forgery, by phishing, by fraud, by social engineering.

- Forgery: creating fake IDs, signatures, or documents to impersonate someone.
- Phishing: tricking people into giving login credentials or personal data via fake emails/websites.
- Fraud: using deception (e.g., stolen personal info) to open accounts or obtain goods in someone else’s name.
- Social engineering: manipulating people to disclose sensitive information.

"Financial engineering" is a finance/quantitative term (designing financial products/strategies) and is not a common label for identity-theft methods.