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176                                                                                                 MATHS


                                                 Knowledge Booster - I

          RBI

                                                        Note Issuing
                                                          Agency
                                        Manges Price                    Banker's Bank
                                          Stability




                                      Manages          FUNCTIONS
                                     Exchange                                 Controller
                                   Rate/Currency                               of Credit



                                                 Lender of       Banker to the
                                                Last Resort       Government



                                                Existing Role and Functions





                                                      Case S
                                                      Case Studytudy

                                                  NEWSPAPER


                                            SCAMS TARGETED ON TEENS
                  “Minors  are  far  more  likely  to  become   Here are ten of the  most prevalent  teen
                  victims of identity thefts,” according to scams   scammers.
                  specialist.  “They are being hunted for two      1.  Social Media Scams.
                  reasons. The first is that it takes them longer
                  to realise they are  targets of identity  theft.      2.  Online shopping Scams
                  Furthermore, their information is frequently      3.  Identity theft
                  utilised in synthetic identity theft, in which     4.  Skill or Talent Contests
                  fraudsters establish a phoney identity using      5.  Scholarship scams
                  information stolen from multiple persons”.      6.  Cellphone freebies
                  According to the survey, a smartphone is
                  available to 94% of children aged 8 to 18.      7.  Weightloss Scams
                                                                  8.  Online friends



          Think and Answer

            1.  How will you fight back with such scams?
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            2.  Have you ever heard about any such scam? Share in class.
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