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Oe eas Dea Bt ar) Task | - Long Reading ‘As prof your sue you ae gong torn bout int Fraud, Read the fling et are answer the 15 guts ‘on he net page entity crime Paragraph 2 Put simp, ident crime means crminals sng your personal information, such 3s your date of beth, pesswords and soon, to steal your many oft Buy products or services. However can extend 9 ‘pening bank account in your name or even applying fora passport using your detalls There ae three rain forms of donity cme today Fest, dentity tel or impersonation feud). This is when a {mina uses areal persons det to pretend tobe them. Second is ‘identity fraud; when a criminal ‘makes up an identity eften ino fase documents as, tereis‘account takeover frau! as (therwise known. This is when a cfminal has enough details to ge past secuty checks on your bank ‘accounts and take contol of ther, Paragraph 2 Your ident is valuable, Without many ofthe things we may not even think about would be impos sible to get. Bank ezounts,passpars, driving icences, mobile phone contracts, all ofthese and many ‘more depend on being able o prove who you ae So, what if someone else was alming to be you ‘nd wos using your dent to ge rods and services? Sadly, more and more criminals are stealing identties. you, or someone you tnw, has had that sinking feeling on fading acre card you id ot know about hasbeen faten out in Your name, oF tat someon has withdrawn money from Your ‘ecu then you aeady know how val your ident, Paragraph 3 ‘There are» numberof sigs that ou might be avietim of ident exime that you can watch out for. Important documents, ike your drving lence, might have been lost or soln, Mall from your bank or an energy company doesnot rive. ers that you donot recognise appear on your bank rereit (ard statement, You reeive bls ores for goods that you have not bought. Any ofthese should ‘make you suspicious. Paragraph 4 Prevention: the importantamesaye here. There ae measures you can tke toreduce your iklhood fling victim to identity cme, te alert on the phone Ifyou receive 2c rom someone requesting personal information, tis ahay bes to take a name and number and cll the organisation they say they ae calling fro. Be alert enne. Phishing, where enna peetencng tobe a trusted compar, femal you asking for sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and creditcard deta 3 ‘rowing problem. Check your ban statements regulary and destroy any paperwexk that has personal Information ont before throwing away Paragroph frou supe that you ae iim of anty crime st queby tance you dont loge money ‘Report lator stolen document, rich as ret cards or cheque boos, tothe organisation that Issued them. Get in touch wit companies you have an account with even IFthey have not been affect- fe 0 they can check yur accouns. Your bank, for example, snow responsible for making inestiga- tions and where necessary wl report suspicious actives tothe poe. | __ Succeed ip TRINEY ISE 1 zusr4-meae1 [Questions 1-5 (one mark per question) “The tet onthe provos page ase parzgaps (5). Choose the bs efor each paragraph from A below and ‘rte te eter (vom the ies below There nee you doi eed, 4. Paragraph |A What can If became a victim? 2. Paragraph 18 Why identity is important? How ean protect mysel? 23. Paagraoh a... Protect ms 1 How to get your money back? 4. Paragraph 4. £ How wil know? 5. Paragraph 5 oonnna- | F Whats identy fraud? ‘Questions §-19 (one mark per cuestor) ‘Chace ha fv statement oy beow ta ar TRUE scoring to the fcrnongvinin the text on the are ‘us page. Write the letters of the TRUE ceatamentson the lne Below (in any ander) ‘« ‘riminals peed your signature In order to steal your identity Someone can get you int deb without you knowing You can legally use ferent names to get an identity card ‘Unexplained spending is often a sign of identity crime, F Not receiving eter that you expected may be suspicious. You shoul give confidential information o your bank. ‘Phishing san online crime thats increasing. The faser you deal with identity thet theless ely o cost you Bee ‘Questions 11-15 (one marc per question) Complete sentences 1-5 wi a wor rss or umber rom the bt (tsi thre wor). Write the word 1, There are many everyday ace hat. 12, There ar several way tl you have been te 33, fveryene ought to ‘hoi. {UL Never ive personal information by ema oven fit eee be Wo roving your Mest, dent ime. to make more fut fr rnin to sea 5, iyoulose your sesigor er vg ence you should PEs co

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