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pretexting

/ ˈpriːtɛkstɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice of deceiving individuals into surrendering personal information for fraudulent purposes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Spies, private investigators, criminals, and even some journalists have long used false identities to trick people into providing information, a practice known as pretexting.

The Internet made pretexting easier.

As a result of this pretexting, the investigation subsequently identified a fifteen year old who was arrested after he clicked a link to specific web page in the spoof-site that was sent to his anonymous social media account.

From Forbes

The deal capped a tumultuous decade for the company that included the 2006 "pretexting" scandal, which led to the resignation of Chairwoman Patricia Dunn.

Clearly a violation of privacy, the law was clarified in 2007 to formally make pretexting illegal.

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