Read the text and answer the questions by clicking on the best choice.
Caller:
Hello. Mr. Barsi? How are you tonight, sir? I have great news for you! You have won ten thousand dollars in the city lottery! I will mail you the money as soon as you send me a small cheque of one hundred and fifty dollars for the tax.
Mr. Barsi:
Click. (Mr. Barsi hung up.)
How much money did Mr. Barsi win?
$10,000.00
$1,000.00
$100,000.00
Mr. Barsi won a prize in a ________ lottery.
provincial
city
hospital
What does the caller want Mr. Barsi to send?
a credit card number
a small cheque
a bank account number
Why does the caller ask Mr. Barsi for $150.00?
to pay for the shipping cost on his prize
to pay for the tax on his prize
to pay for the deposit on his prize
What is the warning sign that this telephone call may be a fraud?
The caller tells you that you won a prize, but asks you for money to get it.
The caller tells you that you won a prize, but asks you for your credit card number to get it.
The caller tells you that you won a prize, but asks you for your bank account number to get it.
