Ken is a customer at Orange Grove Bank and frequently banks online. One day he receives an email with his banks logo on the top. The email states: You have been preapproved for a premium credit card, with an introductory rate of zero percent APR. The email then asks Ken to click on a link provided in the email to activate his card. Ken clicks on the link and is directed to a website where he is asked to provide personal financial information and his Social Security number. What law, or rule, applies to this situation?

Ken is a customer at Orange Grove Bank and frequently banks online. One day he receives an email with his banks logo on the top. The email states: You have been preapproved for a premium credit card, with an introductory rate of zero percent APR. The email then asks Ken to click on a link provided in the email to activate his card. Ken clicks on the link and is directed to a website where he is asked to provide personal financial information and his Social Security number. What law, or rule, applies to this situation?

Business Its Legal Ethical & Global Environment

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ISBN:9781305224414

Author:JENNINGS

Publisher:JENNINGS

Chapter12: Contracts And Sales:introduction And Formation

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