Costa+Rica

You have entered the cyber-region of Central America and are now in the cyber-country of:

**Costa Rica** You have a mission to learn about **Internet Security** dealing with: **// Scams and Schemes //** =‍ Your job, if you chose to accept this mission, is to complete as many **//'Activities'//** below that will allow you to earn up $20 American Dollars. Remember, to earn that many American dollars you will have to complete at least 2 (//two//) "Activities" = = = =‍ //(Any extra completed activities will earn you upto $10 American Dollars per assignment)// =

** What Is Identity Theft? **
People who scam others online don’t always have to get money from them directly. Instead, they use a variety of strategies to trick people into giving out private information. They then use this information to access their bank and credit card accounts or other personal accounts. They can even “re-create” someone’s identity and produce false documents, such as Social Security cards, credit cards, or drivers’ licenses in someone else’s name.

**Activity #1****:** **Define the** Key Vocabulary term **identity theft**. Write up a scenario that might explain to someone what this word means as you have used it in your definition. Post on your “**Travel Logs**” discussion tab titled; "Intellegence Activities" and title it “**Identity Theft**”.

[Worth upto $5 American Dollars]

Can you guess what kinds of personal information identity thieves might look for?

**Identity Thieves** look for any information that might help them pretend to be their victims. The lists below are some of the information that they are looking for.
 * Full name
 * Account numbers and the companies
 * Date of birth and where you were born
 * Current and previous addresses and phone numbers
 * Driver’s license or passport number where you hold accounts (e.g., Amazon, PayPal, etc.)
 * Passwords
 * Social Security number

**Activity #2****:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Define the** Key Vocabulary term **vulnerable**.

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Write up a scenario that might explain to someone what this word means as you have used it in your definition. Post this on your “**Travel Logs**” discussion tab titled; "Intellegence Activities" <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">and title it “**Identity Theft**”.

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[Worth upto $5 American Dollars]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Activity #3****:** <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">After reading the description below of vulnerabilities, can you think of any time in your past that friends or family or even you might have accidently given out personal information that you may now find could have caused someone to steal your identity? <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Research** the **Internet** for more of these type of cases and write up a short summary about one that you found interesting. Add your own story in if you want to, not mandatory.

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Post this summary in your discussion forum in the “**Travel Logs**” section under "Intellegence Activities" and title it “**Are You Vulnerable?**”

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">** Vulnerabilities :** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Anyone** is vulnerable to an online scam. Although teens might not think they’re at risk, there are a few important reasons why they are vulnerable to identity theft – and why it matters.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Identity thieves look for “clean” Social Security numbers that haven’t yet been used to get credit. They target teens and kids, who often have Social Security numbers that have no credit history yet. Identity thieves might sell or use these numbers, which would allow someone else to get a credit card or loan and build up debt under your name.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Being a victim of identity theft can ruin your financial future and your ability to obtain loans and purchase things. For example, it could affect your ability to get a student loan for college or a loan to buy a car.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">In addition, if you use your parents’ accounts and credit cards online, or fill out forms with your parents’ information, you are sharing information that could potentially put your parents’ identities at risk.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">It can take months, even years, to recover your identity if it’s stolen. Cleaning up such a mess takes a lot of time and energy, and it can also be expensive

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[Worth upto $10American Dollars]