Training and webinars

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Another type of online fraud, designed for people with laudable aspirations. A person wants to improve his skills in a certain field of activity or learn something from scratch: create websites, write programs, etc. He pays for training or buys an advertised manual. But in the end, he just wastes money.

This type of online fraud also includes hotmail email list various webinars. Particularly cynical scammers teach ways to protect against online fraudsters, tell how to identify a "scam" and not lose your money. During such a webinar, listeners are offered to buy a "textbook" on the topic or pay for a "lesson".

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The method of combating this type of fraud on the Internet is quite simple. Reject suspicious invitations and do not trust overly bright advertising of books about "100% effective methods of earning money."

Hacking accounts
Today it is difficult to find a person who does not have a page in one or another social network. This fact allows Internet scammers to fully develop.

How does the scam happen? The user tries to log into the account, but to no avail. Instead, he receives a notification that to open the page, he needs to send an SMS to the specified number. The person does so. And then, to his surprise, he learns that a significant amount has been debited from his mobile phone account.

Only beginners fall for this type of online fraud. Experienced users know that social networks never require the user to send an SMS to any number. On the contrary, if necessary, they themselves send a message. But if you suddenly have any doubts about the legality of the social network's actions, contact its technical support.

10 More Modern Types of Internet Fraud
Hacking electronic wallets.

Today, having an electronic wallet is very convenient, as you can make a variety of purchases right from home.

This type of online fraud is not complicated. The user receives an SMS or email asking for wallet credentials - for example, to unlock it. Other reasons may be given, but this does not change the essence of the matter. The main thing for online fraudsters is to gain access to your wallet in order to withdraw money from it.

How to protect yourself from scammers? Just know: no payment system, even theoretically, is capable of losing your account data. And if someone has asked you for such information, it can only mean one thing: they want to deceive you. And in solving current issues of a certain type, the company's support service will always provide assistance

SMS fraud.

This type of fraud has been around for many years, but scammers still use it successfully. In exchange for some service, a person is asked to send a supposedly free or very inexpensive SMS to a specified number. The person believes the stated price, and only later finds out that quite a lot of money was withdrawn from his mobile account.

To avoid becoming a victim of this type of fraud, do not fall for such offers. Remember: serious companies ask to pay for their services not via SMS, but via bank cards or electronic wallets. That is, they use those means of payment that allow a person to control the amount and type of services.

If there is no other way to get what you want, go online and inquire about the real cost of such SMS. On the Internet you will probably find reviews from those who have already fallen for such a bait.

Another type of SMS fraud is sending a message with information that a close relative of the recipient has been in an accident and needs urgent medical care. The message specifies the amount needed for the operation. Surprisingly, many people still fall for this type of "scam".

Fraud in the distribution of content, games and programs.

This type of fraud on the Internet is based on people's desire to become owners of some new information product as quickly as possible - a game, a film, music, etc. Or someone wants to get paid materials without paying a penny for them.

Fraudsters archive the required product and allegedly provide it to the user for free. But as soon as a person tries to unpack the archive, he is asked to enter a special password. The latter, of course, can only be obtained after sending an SMS to a certain number. Further work follows a proven scheme. The person does what is required of him, after which a decent amount is debited from his account. And, by the way, the archive downloaded from the Internet does not always contain the necessary materials.