Exam SY0-601 topic 1 question 4 discussion

The answer is obviously A. The real question is why does this site show it as C?

EXPLOITING SENSE OF URGENCY ; A

After analyzing every option. Option A & C could be the possible answers. But if we compare both. I strongly believe its C. Why? Because in option A, email creates urgency by stating that a cash settlement has been awarded and will expire soon. The recipient is pressured to act quickly to claim the supposed settlement, potentially leading them to provide personal information or financial details hastily. Now lets analyze option C, Here, the urgency is created by requesting a donation for a local charity, possibly under the pretext of an urgent cause or a time-sensitive campaign. The immediacy and emotional appeal of helping a cause can prompt quick, less thought-through actions. I believe option C makes more sense because it creates more urgency than option A. Because in option A, they are saying cash settlement, what kind of cash settlement and why I am gonna take that cash settlement, But i can fall for option C. That might be someone in need.

This technique is designed to create a sense of urgency in the recipient by claiming that they have been awarded a cash settlement. However, the email also warns that the settlement will expire soon, putting pressure on the recipient to act quickly. The attacker hopes that the urgency will override the recipient's normal caution, leading them to click on malicious links or provide sensitive information without carefully verifying the authenticity of the email. Option C (A vishing call that requests a donation be made to a local charity) involves social engineering through voice communication (voice phishing). While it might create a sense of importance or appeal to the recipient's emotions to encourage a donation, it doesn't specifically exploit a person's sense of urgency as described in Option A. Therefore, the correct answer is A. A phishing email stating a cash settlement has been awarded but will expire soon.

phishing scams are email and text message campaigns aimed at creating a sense of urgency, curiosity or fear in victims. so the answer is A

answer is correct due to it being the most time sensitive.

Confused why it says the correct answer is C, when it's clearly A. Is Comptia expecting people to answer C for that?

The ' will expire soon' will give the person a sense of urgency.

Answer is A

even a toddler can get this right

The fact of urgency is the possible expiration of the offer. My choice is "A".

My answer is A because the offer will expire soon, so this urgency like the question purpose

Answer is A. Option C is wrong, vishing call that requests a donation be made to a local charity, targets the victim's generosity rather than urgency

I will go with A.

The reason they say C is the correct answer: Vishing is VOICE-Phishing. It's much harder to turn down a person on the phone than to ignore written correspondence. I think the authors are trying to draw a distinction between the written communication and the voice communication. But I agree, it's misleading and a very gray area. Unless it maps directly to something in their courseware, I might do a re-write on this question.

so what am i suppose to be thinking the answer is the most voted or the answer it tells me???

A，Phishing scams are email and text message campaigns aimed at creating a sense of urgency, curiosity or fear in victims.