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Scams, Spams

With rising net users, Internet scams and spams have been on the rise!

Scams

                     

However, I rarely receive scam emails and whenever I received an email from an unknown email address; I will not open the mail but instead delete it from my mail box to prevent myself to be another victim of those scams and spams online.

Internet makes it easier for legitimate pursuits; it also makes it easier for scammers, con artists, and other online miscreants to carry out their virtual crimes - impacting our real life finances, security, and peace of mind. These Internet scams are constantly evolving - here are the most common today.

1. Phishing scams

2. Nigerian 419 Scams3. Greeting Card Scams

4. Shopper Needed Check Fraud Scam

5. Reshipping and Payment Processing Fraud

6. Lottery Winning Scams

7. Pump and Dump Stock Scams

8. Fraudulent Link Scams

9. Killer Spam: Hitman Email Threatens Recipients

10. Scareware Scams                                          

Spams

I have received quite a number of spams emails before and they are usually from an unknown email address claiming that they are from a particular company or organization. However, their main purpose is to sell deals or getting us to sign up which I find those mails plain annoying.

We must remember that when we received spam mails they should be ignored and we can simply delete the e-mails or click "junk e-mail" in our e-mail client so the server knows these are coming from a spammer.

Another thing to note is that we should never reply to a spammer. Even if we reply with something like "stop e-mailing me", that e-mail won't be read and instead we will simply get more e-mail and don't even click on the link that says "click here to remove your e-mail from our e-mail list" as email address won't be removed from the e-mail list but instead will be added back into their database.

Overall, we should beware of online scammers and spammers and think twice before we give out any of our personal particulars. We should be alert at all times to prevent ourselves from being the next “target” or “victim” of the scams or spams. Readers please bear in mind that prevention is the best precaution. Video on facebook scams.