Question

martin receives an e-mail about a money-making opportunity from a sender who asks for his bank account number. the best way to avoid having his identity stolen is to

contact the government and report the e-mail
delete the e-mail and mark it as spam
open the e-mail and follow the steps outlined
contact the police and file a phishing report

Explanation:

Identify the threat type

The email described is a classic phishing attempt designed to steal sensitive financial information.

Evaluate the options

Using the Identity Theft Protection knowledge point:

• Reporting to the government or police is unnecessary for a single un-clicked spam email.
• Following the steps in the email directly leads to identity theft.
• Deleting the email and marking it as spam is the safest, most immediate preventative action.

Answer:

• contact the government and report the e-mail
• delete the e-mail and mark it as spam. (Correct answer)
• open the e-mail and follow the steps outlined
• contact the police and file a phishing report