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30.11.2021 12:53 •  Английский язык

Read the text and choose the best answer (a-c) to complete the sentences (1-5). modern crime modern technology brings with it modern crimes. one of the most common crimes today - and certainly one of the most worrying - is identity fraud. this is when someone steals your personal information and uses it to take money from your bank accounts. people can do this in many ways. one way is by using the i nternet. today so many people give all sorts of information on the net when they buy and sell things or check their bank accounts. it is quite easy for clever thieves to find this out. something else thieves do is to steal rubbish bags from outside our houses or rubbish tips. they check through them to find personal letters, letters from our banks and from other organisations. from these they can learn our account numbers find other personal information such as the names of our family members and pets and also information about our spending habits. to protect people from this kind of theft, there are special security systems on our personal computers and on the internet. we must also be very careful about what we throw away. unfortunately, when we stop this type of crime, another will probably replace it. criminals are always looking for the new ways to make money! 1. identity fraud is __ . a an old crim� b an interesting crimp c a new crime 2. on the internet __ . a we tell thieves our account numbers b we buy things from thieves c we give out too much information 3. thieves can get information about us __ a by phoning us b by e-mailing us c by reading our mail 4. they are interested in __ . a how we spend our money b what we eat c what they can steal from our houses 5. to stop this theft __ . a we need good house security b we mustn't put important information in our rubbish bins c we mustn't tell people about ourselves