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1. What is the most common way in which burglars gain access to houses?
2. You've just bought a new top-of-the-range Mercedes, and it looks fine in your driveway. Where is the "best place" to keep the keys when you go to bed at night?
3. You receive a telephone call from your credit card providers who have spotted a suspicious transaction on your account. They ask you to tell them the three-digit security number on the back of the card just to prove it is in your possession. Should you tell them?
4. You drive to church on a Sunday in your new Mercedes but you don't want to carry your handbag into the service. Where is the safest place in the car to hide it?
5. You are going on holiday and your house will be unoccupied for two weeks. What should you NOT do before leaving?
6. You receive a phone call from your bank: their computer system crashed and they urgently need to know the PIN code of your debit card to restore the records. Should you tell them?
7. You are cutting the front hedge at your house when you are called in for tea. What is the best thing to do with your tools?
8. You receive an e-mail from your bank asking you to contact them to confirm some details about your account. The e-mail provides you with a link to click on. That's a good way of contacting them quickly, isn't it?
9. You take your top-of-the-range Mercedes back to the dealer for its first service and the salesman says that as you are the 1,000th customer this year, you can have a special accessory fitted free of charge. Which of these should you choose?
10. You go online to buy a present for your favourite funtrivia editor. What symbol tells you that you are on a secure site?
11. I'm pleased to say that you have won $6 million on the Canadian lottery. However, I need you to supply me with your bank account number to transfer the funds, and to pay a facilitation fee of $1,000. What's your reaction?
12. You have put your nice top-of-the-range Mercedes up for sale in a magazine - the ashtrays are full. A man comes around to see it, kicks the tyres a couple of times and offers you the asking price. He has with him a bank draft for $10,000 more than the price. He can give it to you, but can you write him a personal check for the $10,000? Should you?
13. "Christmas time, mistletoe and wine", oh the joys of shopping for your favourite people. You seem to have your arms full with parcels and there's still more to buy, what's the best way of coping with them?
14. Psst: Want to buy a lovely Apple laptop for just $200? Have a look at what you're getting, and I've got more boxed up in the car.
Should you take this man up on his offer?
15. Ding dong: Hello, I'm from your water provider, thanks for opening the door. We're concerned that supplies in this area have been contaminated. Can my friend and me come in to take a sample from your kitchen tap?
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