Avoid Getting Scammed
May 7, 2008
There exist many rip offs on the internet. Cyber scammers won’t hesitate at all to take every last cent you own if you give them the chance. Staying up to date about the types of schemes out there and how they are run will go a long way in keeping you and your money safe. Most people online are fairly uninformed when it comes to the dangers of the internet and how to protect themselves from schemes. This is a reason why schemes are so prevelant. There is a large pool of likely suckers who will be conned into any given schemes. Web schemes typically appeal to either a victims emotions, greed, fear or a combination of them. Con artists know that if they can strike a nerve with you, they are already halfway to getting inside your wallet. Con artists prey on those people that are easy to influence in one way or another, those that are desperate to earn money, and those that do not know how to tell the difference between legit communications and well disguised attempts at defrauding them.
Internet business schemes are a popular form of scam. These are business opportunities that seem too good to be true, most of the time they are. If the company is trying to take money from you and they do not offer a real valuable product, chances are it’s a scam. These type of businesses pay their members from the funds supplied by new members joining but there is no real revenue being generated that can sustain the business. This means that people will get paid for a while so that the good word about the business gets out and lots of people join. Once so many people have joined that there are very large funds coming in and going out, they stop paying people for one reason or another, milk it for as long as they can giving one excuse after another, then finally run off with all of the money that is left. These people typically get away
with millions.
Other common forms of Web schemes involve spoofing and phishing. This is where Con artists copy a popular website or email communication from a popular firm and then try to convince you to enter your login information or send them your password, or other personal information. This is usually in the form of an email informing you of a security risk in your account and they want you to change or verify your password. You get an email that looks just like one from the authentic site, and a link to login or verify your information. This is a link to their spoofed site. The form you are taken to will be emailed directly to the scammers so they can login to your actual account and clean you out. There are ways to tell if emails like this are legit or not before compromising any personal info but first and foremost, do not enter any personal information on any form from any link sent to you. The safest thing to do is go to the site from a link that you trust to be the real site, login from the actual login page, and check your account, if you need to verify or change your password it will tell you when you login. If your account looks ok and you have no messages in your account from the bank concerning any problems, ignore the email, forward it to the fraud prevention address of the company being copied so they can pursue it.
Sometimes innocent individuals and websites have been called schemes. Often times internet marketers who actually have legitimate websites are called scammers because many of the ethical and legitimate tactics they use, such as search engine marketing, may seem similar to the ones used by scammers. One example is Dot Com Secrets. Some Disgruntled customers have accused Russell of being a scammer. Is Russell a scammer? Of course not! A huge amount of people have been loyal happy customers, without a complaint at all.
Don’t believe everything you see and even less of what you read. It is very easy for a scammer to make themselves look real online. Anyone with a few bucks can establish an identity online and never give up their real identity, so be careful because once you are scammed, you will likely never see your money again. Remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Don’t fall for the hype, look deeper into things before you make any decisions that include spending money or giving up personal information.
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