1. Phishing Scam:

This is one of the most
commonly used scam to steal
money highways and other types of
passwords on the Internet.
Phishing is fraudulent process
of attempting to acquire
sensitive information such as
usernames, passwords and
credit card details by
masquerading as a trustworthy
entity in an electronic
communication. Phishing is
typically carried out by e-mail
or instant messaging.

Example: You may receive an
email which claims to have
come from your bank/financial
institution/online service
provider that asks you to click
a link and update your
account information. When
you click on such a link, it may
take you to a fake page which
exactly resembles the original
one. Here, you’ll be asked to
enter your personal details
such as username and
password. Once you enter
your personal details on this
page, they will be stolen away.

Such an email is more than
likely to be the type of
Internet scam known as
“phishing”. Phishing is said to
be highly effective and has
proved to have more success
rate. This is because, most
Internet users are unaware of
this type of attack and hence
fail to identify the scam.

Most legitimate companies
never request for any kind of
personal/sensitive information
via email. So, it is highly
recommended that you DO
NOT respond to such
fraudulent emails. For more
information on phishing visit
my detailed post on How to
identify and avoid phishing
scams?

2. Banking Scams:

This type of scam involves
sending emails (spam) to
people in bulk seeking
their help to access a large
amount of money that is held
up in a foreign bank
account. This email claims that,
in return for the help you’ll be
rewarded a percentage of the
fund that involves in the
transaction. Never respond to
these emails as it’s none other
than a scam.

In case if you respond to these
emails you will be asked to
deposit a small amount of
money (say 1-2% of the whole
fund) as an insurance or as an
advance payment for the
initialization of the deal.
However, once you deposit the
amount to the scammer’s
account you’ll not get any
further response from them
and you lose your money. In
fact, “The large amount of
money” never exists and the
whole story is a trap for
innocent people who are likely
to become victims. The
scammers use a variety of
stories to explain why they
need your help to access the
funds. The following are some
of the examples of them:

Examples:
They may claim that
political climate or legal
issues preclude them
from accessing funds in a
foreign bank account.
They may claim that the
person is a minor and
hence needs your help to
access the funds.
They may claim that
your last name is the
same as that of the
deceased person who
owned the account and
suggest that you act as
the next of Kin of this
person in order to gain
access to the funds.

3. Lottery Scams:

This type of scam is similar to
the one discussed above. In
this type, you may receive an
email saying that you have
won a large sum of money in
an online lottery scheme (ex.
UK Lottery) even though you
have not participated in any
such schemes. The message
claims that your email ID was
selected randomly from a
lagre pool of IDs.

When you respond to such
emails they initially ask for
your complete name and
address so that they can mail
the cheque accross to you.
After getting those details they
may also send you an image of
the cheque drawn in your
name and address so as to
confirm the deal. But in order
to mail this cheque they
demand a small amount of
money as insurance/shipping
charge/tax in return.
However, if you send the
money in a hope to receive
the cheque, all you get is
nothing. You’re just trapped in
a wonderful scam scheme.
That’s it.

4. Other General Scams and
Frauds:

The following are some of the
other types of scams that you
should be aware of:
In general, be aware of
unsolicited emails that:

1. Promise you money, jobs
or prizes.
2. Ask you to provide
sensitive personal
information.
3. Ask you to follow a link
to a website and log on
to an account.

4. Propose lucrative business
deals.

It may seem to be a difficult
task for the novice Internet
user to identify such online
scams. So, here are some of
the common signs of such
scam emails. By knowing them
it may help you to stay away:
All these scam emails
never address you by
your name. In turn
they commonly address
you something like “Dear
User” or “Dear
Customer” etc. This is a
clear indication that the
email is a fraudulent one.
When you observe the
email header you may
notice in the “TO:” Field
that, the same email is
forwarded to a large
group of people or the
“TO:” field appears
blank. So, this confirms
that the email was
not intended particularly
for you. It was forwarded
for a large group of
people and you are one
among them.

I hope this post helps. Express
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comments.

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Apart from number 1 only greedy/desperate people can be defrauded with other means listed above.

Many fraud victims and Greedy, they could have escaped it but Greediness didn't let them.

Still let's pray not to fall into any type of scam.

Phising is the the most dangerous one

Not a webmaster

My sister fell for the banking ish....They had withdrawn about 200k before the bank swung into action.

She was lucky it was banking hours and a working day.

See them booking space the hustle is real

i don hear

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