Across
- 2. the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution
- 3. The act of making or producing an illegal copy of items so they look genuine
- 4. involve an individual receiving a letter or e-mail from a supposed government official, royal family member, extremely wealthy widow, etc.; promises the recipient a percentage of a large sum of money if they help the official get the money out of the country
- 5. a relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences
- 6. a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.
- 8. non-sustainable business models which involve the exchange of money
- 9. Type of investment scheme which preys upon members of identifiable groups by using their affiliation with the group
- 11. sending bogus e-mails which require people to fill in personal information
- 13. where contributions are made with after-tax dollars, meaning you don't get a tax deduction for them now. However, the earnings and withdrawals (after certain conditions are met) are tax-free in retirement
- 14. Subtle designs on the front and backs of checks
Down
- 1. watching or listening to another person giving their personal information to a computer or another individual
- 3. fraudulent investment operations which involve paying abnormally high returns to investors out of the money paid by other investors
- 7. letter or e-mail message asking the recipient to send copies of the letter to several other people
- 10. is a retirement savings account that allows you to contribute pre-tax money, potentially reducing your current taxable income, and where earnings grow tax-deferred until withdrawal in retirement
- 12. The act of sending forged e-mails impersonating an online bank, auction or payment site