March 2019 Phone Scam Quiz

March 2019 Security Awareness Poster So many people have smartphones and home phones with caller ID. This convenience can be misleading, and can lull us into a false sense of security. When a phone number pops up on your caller ID, do you really know who is calling? What do you do if you find that a scam artist is on the other end? Take our quiz to test your phone security IQ.

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1. You decide to answer a call from a number you do not recognize. The caller asks "Do you pay the household bills?" What should you do next?

Instead of answering, hit the number 1 on your keypad, which usually signals a "yes'

Hang up.

Answer yes or no.

Question 1 of 5

2. You receive a call from a company. It seems legitimate at first, but the longer you stay on the phone, the more apprehensive you feel. What can you do next?

Hang up the phone.

Nothing since you've already invested so much time into the call.

Question 2 of 5

3. You receive a lot of phone calls from the same number. It is not a familiar number, yet they are persistent. What should you do?

Do not answer the call. If they leave a voicemail, verify the company and phone number by visiting the company's website.

Answer the call, but verify the number on a website.

Do not answer the call. If they leave a spammy voicemail, report them to the FTC. If they do not leave a voicemail, simply block their number on your phone.

Answer the call and trust that they are who they say they are.

Question 3 of 5

4. The caller ID says that the caller is local. Should you trust the person on the other end?

Yes, you can trust the person on the other end since they are from your community.

No, you should not trust the person on the other end even though they appear to be from your community.

Question 4 of 5

5. Someone calls you claiming to be from Microsoft. You have a PC or laptop, so the call makes sense to you. The person on the other end asks to take control of your computer to install updates. Should you allow them to have access to your computer?

Yes

Question 5 of 5

March 2019 Free Cyber Security Quiz

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