| As the number of people using the
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| | possible, Name, Address Credit card
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| Internet as an integral part of their
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| | details, Bank login, Password, PIN number
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| daily life grows, it is inevitable that
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| | etc. Once they have these details it is
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| the number of Internet Scams will grow.
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| | very likely that will have access to your
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| Unfortunately there are many forms of
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| | funds and in the worse case your
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| scams but in this article we will look at
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| | identity. Avoid these scams by never
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| three of the most prominent.419 fraud or
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| | clicking on a link in an email like
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| "Nigerian Scams"Also known as advanced
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| | these, Banks do not sent out emails
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| fee fraud (AFF), 4-1-9 scams are named
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| | requesting you login and confirm your
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| after the section of the Nigerian penal
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| | details.Vehicle Sales FraudIf you place
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| code that deals with fraud. Although
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| | an advert online to sell a car, boat, or
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| originally originating in Nigeria these
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| | motorcycle you will probably receive one
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| scams can originate from anywhere. If you
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| | of these scam attempts. You will receive
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| fall for one of these at best you will
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| | an email from abroad saying that they
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| lose thousands of dollars; at worst you
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| | would like to buy your vehicle and
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| will lose your life. These usually start
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| | arrange shipping. Once you agree you will
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| with an email from a bank official or the
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| | get a check or bankers draft in the mail
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| relative of a recently deceased African
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| | within a few days for the amount you
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| president or a government minister
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| | asked for the vehicle PLUS the shipping
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| informing you that they have access to
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| | fee you will then be asked to contact the
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| millions of dollars but need your help to
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| | shipper and pay him the extra amount. If
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| get the money out of the country. The end
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| | you are sensible you will wait for the
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| result is that when the deal is
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| | check to clear then pass on the shipping
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| threatened you will be asked for money to
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| | fee. This is what the scammers expect,
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| secure the release of the funds. Do not
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| | the check will only bounce about 3 weeks
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| under any circumstances reply to these
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| | to a month later at which point your bank
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| letters, people have been murdered while
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| | will take back the money leaving you
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| following up with these
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| | short of the shipping money. The best way
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| scams.PhishingPhishing scams can be very
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| | of avoiding this fraud is not to sell
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| elaborate, scammers send out emails to
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| | your vehicle to someone who wants to pay
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| millions of internet addresses purporting
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| | the shipper.I hope all this hasn't scared
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| to be from a financial institution, and
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| | you away from the Internet, If you are
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| requiring you to log in and confirm your
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| | sensible and wary about offers that seem
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| details. The email looks authentic and
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| | too good to be true then you should be
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| contains a link that you need to click.
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| | Ok, just apply the same commonsense you
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| If you happen to have an account at the
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| | use in everyday life, after all if a
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| bank featured in the scam then it's a
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| | stranger walked up to you in the street
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| very natural thing to click the link and
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| | and said "Hi I am from your bank what's
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| login to "your" account except it's not
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| | your credit card number and PIN" would
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| your account or even your bank. It will
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| | you give it to them?Mark Thompson ran an
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| be a website setup by the scammers to
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| | IT consultancy in London for many years .
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| extract as much information from you as
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