Phone Call Scams - Have a plan before it's ringing

People who are scammed by phone calls report the highest monetary losses of any contact method. If you get caught in a scam phone call, be prepared to lose big. Test your savvy with this short behavioral quiz on phone scams.

Questions:7

Est. Time:7 min

Difficulty:beginner

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Question 1 of 71 point

You receive a phone call with caller ID showing "Social Security Administration" and the correct agency phone number. The caller has your full name, address, and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. They say there's been fraudulent activity and ask you to verify the full number to "protect your account." What should you do?

Provide your full Social Security number since they already have your other information

Hang up and call the Social Security Administration back using the number from their official website

Ask them to tell you the full number to prove they're legitimate

Give them the middle 5 digits only to verify your identity

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