What term describes fraudulent emails used to obtain personal information?

• A. Scam
• B. Phishing
• C. Malware
• D. Spoofing

Answer: (B)

Phishing is the term for fraudulent emails designed to trick you into revealing personal information. These messages often imitate legitimate brands or institutions and try to create a sense of urgency, prompting you to click a link to a fake login page or to open an attachment that collects data or installs malware. The goal is to steal details like passwords, credit card numbers, or Social Security numbers.

This fits the scenario precisely because it describes the email-based method used to obtain sensitive information. The other terms are broader or describe different things: a scam is a general deception for gain, malware is malicious software, and spoofing is about impersonating someone else (which phishing may use, but it’s not the label for the fraudulent emails themselves).