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Recognizing Scams

Recognizing Scams

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Earning Income

Skills Standards

EI.S.1: Assess information regarding income opportunities and identify signs and risks associated with predatory financial schemes (e.g., multi-level marketing schemes, pyramid schemes, tax fraud schemes).

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Recognizing Scams
Students will critique predatory financial schemes and make informed decisions when interacting with those industries.

Spending

Knowledge Standards

SP.K.7: Explain the role of federal and state laws, regulations and consumer protection agencies designed to help individuals avoid unsafe products, unfair practices and marketplace fraud (e.g., the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Affairs offices, including the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau).

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Recognizing Scams
Students will describe common types of consumer fraud and unfair or deceptive business practices, including online scams, phone solicitations and redlining and how to protect themselves.

Managing Risk

Knowledge Standards

MR.K.5: Assess ways to secure online transactions and safeguard personal documents from privacy infringement, identity theft and fraud.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Recognizing Scams
Students will identify examples of how online behavior, email and text-message scams, telemarketers and other methods make consumers vulnerable to privacy infringement, identity theft and fraud.
Students will examine strategies to reduce the risk of identity theft and financial fraud.
Students will describe the steps an identity theft victim should take to limit losses and restore personal security.