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Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 1 Question 32 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's ECSS exam
Question #: 32
Topic #: 1
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Maria works as a Desktop Technician for Company Inc. She has received an e-mail from the MN

Compensation Office with the following message:

If Maria replies to this mail, which of the following attacks may she become vulnerable to?

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Edgar Rena, the director of compensation here at the MN Compensation Office in

Chicago. We receive so many complaints about fraudulent activities that have been taking place in your region for the past few years. Due to the high volume loss of money, the MN compensation department has had an agreement with the appropriate authority to compensate each victim with a sum of USD$500,000.00.

You were selected among the list of people to be paid this sum. To avoid any imperative mood by intending scammers, your payment has been transmuted into an International bank draft which can be cashed at any local bank in your country.

Please fill the below details and send it to our secretary for your compensation bank draft.

Full name: ______

Address: ________

Tel: ____________

Fill & Send to:

Dr. Michael Brown

MN Compensation Office, IL

Tel: +1-866-233-8434

Email: micbrown@live.com

Further instructions shall be given to you by our secretary as soon as you contact him. To avoid losing your compensation, you are requested to pay the sum of $350 for Insurance Premium to our secretary.

Thanks and God bless.

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Xochitl
4 months ago
Totally agree, she should not reply at all!
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Mari
4 months ago
Wait, $500,000? Sounds too good to be true!
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Latonia
4 months ago
Classic phishing vibes, watch out!
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Candra
4 months ago
Not so sure, could be a scam but not all phishing.
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Marquetta
5 months ago
Definitely a phishing attack!
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Scarlet
5 months ago
I thought phishing was the right answer too, but I wonder if there are other types of attacks that could apply here.
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Mitsue
5 months ago
I feel like the mention of a large sum of money and the urgency to reply makes it a classic phishing attempt, but I could be wrong.
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Kristeen
5 months ago
I think this is definitely a phishing attack since it asks for personal information and money upfront.
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Giuseppe
5 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but it seems like it could also be a scam. I remember practicing a question about identifying phishing emails.
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Francine
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'll make my best guess, but I might need to come back to it if I have time at the end.
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Elouise
5 months ago
The key here is to make sure I have the right permissions to shut down the project. Once I've confirmed that, it should be a matter of locating the project and following the steps.
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Vincent
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not entirely sure about the difference between lock and deadlock. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Erick
5 months ago
The total workflow sounds kind of relevant, but I can't recall if it's the official term for guidelines.
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Dudley
5 months ago
Honestly, I'm not sure if all the tenants' rights apply here. I feel like transferring property at the end of the term could be tricky too. Maybe option C could be incorrect?
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