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ECSS · Question #25
ECSS Question #25: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A. Phishing attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Maria works as a Desktop Technician for Company Inc. She has received an e-mail from the MN Compensation Office with the following message: Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Edgar Rena, the director of compensation here at the MN Compensation Office in Chicago. We receive so many complaints about fraudulent activities that have been taking place in your region for the past few years. Due to the high volume loss of money, the MN compensation department has had an agreement with the appropriate authority to compensate each victim with a sum of USD$500,000.00. You were selected among the list of people to be paid this sum. To avoid any imperative mood by intending scammers, your payment has been transmuted into an International bank draft which can be cashed at any local bank in your country. Please fill the below details and send it to our secretary for your compensation bank draft. Full name: ______ Address: ________ Tel: ____________ Fill & Send to: Dr. Michael Brown MN Compensation Office, IL Tel: +1-866-233-8434 Email: [email protected] Further instructions shall be given to you by our secretary as soon as you contact him. To avoid losing your compensation, you are requested to pay the sum of $350 for Insurance Premium to our secretary. Thanks and God bless. If Maria replies to this mail, which of the following attacks may she become vulnerable to?
Options
- APhishing attack
- BSYN attack
- CCookieMonster attack
- DMail bombing
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