Sc@mmed online identity theft /
Bouncing between Canada and the U.S., Sc@mmed exposes an urgent problem of global proportions: phishing, the illegal gathering of others' personal information online in order to steal all their money-and even their identities. Through the cautionary stories of two people who got burned, this pr...
| Other Authors: | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2007], c2005.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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| Summary: |
Bouncing between Canada and the U.S., Sc@mmed exposes an urgent problem of global proportions: phishing, the illegal gathering of others' personal information online in order to steal all their money-and even their identities. Through the cautionary stories of two people who got burned, this program shows how cybercriminals use scam spam and spoof Web sites to trick people into willingly giving up their most sensitive financial and personal information. Crooks go phishing all around the world every day; help your students avoid becoming their next victims. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Nov. 07, 2007. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Identity Theft Can Strike Anyone (1:55) -- Identity Theft Through Phishing (3:47) -- High Profits from Credit Card Theft (2:44) -- Tracking an Online Identity Thief (2:24) -- Challenges to Locating Cybercrooks (3:18) -- A Victim of Phishing and Online Credit Card Theft (3:50) -- How Online Identity Thieves Operate (1:47) -- Canadian Detectives Fight Cyber Crime (2:32) -- Responsibility for Protecting Identities (1:58) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Bouncing between Canada and the U.S., Sc@mmed exposes an urgent problem of global proportions: phishing, the illegal gathering of others' personal information online in order to steal all their money-and even their identities. Through the cautionary stories of two people who got burned, this program shows how cybercriminals use scam spam and spoof Web sites to trick people into willingly giving up their most sensitive financial and personal information. Crooks go phishing all around the world every day; help your students avoid becoming their next victims. 9 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |