Question

Part A - As implied in the article, what are two human impulses con artists exploit

Answer 1

Answer:

B. the sense of obligation to help others

D. the desire to get rich quickly and easily

Explanation:

This question refers to the article "10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud". As the name suggests, the article consists of ten useful tips regarding money transaction, which proves to be very popular field of fraud operations.

There are mentions in the text of people asking for your financial help (paragraph 4), for favor of depositing a check for someone and sending the money to them (paragraph 7) and sending money to pop-up charities after crisis or disasters (paragraph 9). These are all examples of frauds based on people's impuls to help others.

Another popular type of fraud is promising easy money. It is usually done through foreign lotteries or claiming that you've already won the prize (paragraph 6). Also, there are also low-risk business propositions that promise great profit (paragraph 11).