There are several kinds of scam on the Internet that you have to learn so that you will not be a victim. The aim of the SCAM even this varied, ranging from money matters to the most cruel is the goal of "Slander".
This time I will discuss the 7 kinds of scam or fraud is most often done on the internet, and you may also have become or almost become their victims. The victim was not a fool, but normal people who want more.
1. Phishing
Phishing is the act of stealing the data yourself / your biographical data, ranging from full name, date of birth, the biological mother's name, your address to your ID card number. The purpose of phishing is to access your bank accounts, or to convey messages that are defamatory using the victim's identity.
Phishing usually always side by side with SPAM, the spammer launched an assault on the meaning of thousands to millions of potential victims via e-mail or phone claiming to be employees of insurance, bank officers, and those who think the victim is entitled to request all the data yourself.
Some examples of these include Phishing Phishing up ID, Account paypai, Liberty Reserve, Ebay.
How to avoid so you do not become victims of Phishing as follows:
- Beware of strange emails, when emails are calling you to visit a link that contains a login form, not thinking, immediately close.
- Do not use the general password, in the sense of all your online accounts using a password or a password that is easy to use words (your name, your birth date, your child's name)
- If you want to log into any site like paypai, Ebay, Facebook, you should immediately visit their website by typing the URL address on a web browser and not through third parties, such as E-Mail, via chat, etc..
2. EBAY SCAM
SCAM Ebay is trying to sell goods at prices far below market so that people are interested to buy without having to think long. Usually the goods sold has a price above $ 1000 as TV Plasma, LCD, Spare Parts Motors and Mobil and others.
After the victim to do the transaction and the payment process has been completed, usually delivered goods are counterfeit goods or goods damaged or even worse, do not send anything.
How to avoid EBAY SCAM:
- Try to compare the price of goods you want to buy with a variety of reliable sources, if the price difference is too obvious direct should be avoided
- Check the legality of the documents and see testimonials
- Try to always call them, if it does not have direct phone contact just ignore
But remember, there are few things more dangerous, which is a spammer who managed to get an account that is trusted EBAY (Powerseller). If you want to transact in large numbers should be met immediately or go to his place of business.
3. Nigerian Letter
Most of these types of scams originating from Nigeria, so-called Nigerian Letter. You may never get an e-mail contains a very surprising call to assist in money laundering, where you will be involved and given a commission with a truly exceptional value, or a lawyer who holds the property clientnya have killed his family so that his estate be confused fall into your hands.
The similarity of this type of fraud is your obligation to pay advance tax amounting to several percent of the value you will get, when you pay taxes, they will disappear with your money.
Some things you should avoid:
- Where to get E-Mail that it talked about things like the above, should immediately be deleted without any follow-up.
- Where to find the existence of words such as Bank of Africa, African Development Bank, or anything related to the Bank arising from any country in Africa just be deleted. Because I'm sure you do not have any transactions or deals with Africa.
- If you were told to transfer some money for any reason although it can be proven with picture and complete data, do not be fooled, this is just a hoax.
4. Online Lottery
Online Lottery and Nigerian Letter has a similar scheme with the same trick but with a different chase. Online Lottery For you created tempted not by inheritance, but by winning money from the Lottery that you never follow at all.
5. Ponzi Scheme
Ponzi is the name of the person applying this scheme. It is structured fraud scheme but would be caught. One of the largest Ponzi perpetrator open unmasked this century is Bernard Madoff who has managed to deceive for $ 40 billion or 400 trillion rupiah.
From Ponzi scheme is, offer an investment program with interest / Return on Investment is seductive, and you will get results from the next victim. When you are not a new member / new victims, then this type of fraud will be revealed.
To avoid this very difficult, because a company has a legal document was still doing this scam.
6. HYIP
HYIP or High Yield Investment Program, is one type of program that uses a Ponzi scheme. 90% of HYIP is a lie and 10% were waiting queue for branded a liar, why? Bos HYIP typically uses a large capital to get substantial funds as well. They are willing to pay their members for several years to enhance the credibility and confidence in prospective investors, so investors are not careful will directly invest on a large scale.
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