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1). Internet High Yield Investment Programs. Opportunity or Scam?
High Yield Investment Programs or HYIP's are schemes where a person (the would-be investor) makes what is known as a "spend" (payment) of money in quantities ranging from less than $1 to $1000's in hopes of getting back a high return after a certain period of time. Most HYIP's that I have seen use the gold electronic currency business e-Gold as their payment processor of choice.
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2). Phishing with a Net
When geeks gave us the Internet and the means to use it, they also gave us a new segment of vocabulary ...
I've often thought it a shame that a few of them didn't make their way to a campus literature or marketing department and see if a student of poetry or sizzle could assist them in assigning names to their innovations. For example, did the manual cursor operator have to be called a 'mouse?'
Geeks have overtaken sports-speakers when it comes to coining bad phrases.
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3). Phishing and Pharming: Dangerous Scams
As soon as almost all computer users already got used to -- or at least heard about -- the word "phishing", another somewhat confusing word appeared. Pharming. Does it differ from phishing -- if yes, how?
Two Pharmings
Actually, two completely different fields use the term "pharming" now. We can say there exist two separate "pharmings".
If genetics or businessmen from pharmaceutical industry are talking about pharming (spelled like that) it might have nothing to do with computers.
Article tags: phishing, pharming, information stealing, identity theft, keylogging, keyloggers, spam, scams, online fraud, internet fraud, internet dangers.
4). Phishing, Fraudulent and Malicious Websites
Whether we like it or not, we are all living in the Information Age. We have nothing left but adapt to rapidly developing information technology, no matter who we are and what we do for living.
The Internet, in particular, means for us boundless opportunities in life and business – but also lots of dangers unheard of just a decade ago. We should be aware of these dangers if we want to use the huge potential of the Internet and to avoid the hazards it brings us.
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5). Where Romance Scams Occur On The Internet
Romance scams occur in a number of places and websites on the internet,with various methods being used. The scammers target some particular sites where they know that they are likely to catch potential victims.
Some of the most popular types of websites that they target for romance scams are listed below:
1. Dating Sites: This is about the largest fishing grounds for victims.
Article tags: romance scams, romance scam, dating scams, dating scam, nigerian scams, nigerian scam, internet fraud
6). A Tale of Internet Shenanigans
This had been a notable week in terms of the deluge of news articles regarding Internet fraud. Perhaps the summer heat and the forecast of temperatures rising into the 100s have an overall noxious effect on people’s behavior, compelling them to acquire the demeanor of cyber-villains in the same way that a full moon has been known to induce aggressiveness.
Article tags: internet fraud, myspace, automated offline detection
7). How to Detect Fraudulent Orders
Fraudulent Orders
We are presenting this information because of a high number of fraudulent orders being placed on the Internet recently. While fraud does exist, you can reduce your risk against fraud. The information contained below will increase your awareness of what to look for and what to do if you suspect fraud.
Fraud is an issue that affects nearly all businesses on the Internet.
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8). Phishing - How to Avoid Getting Caught
Phishing - what is it and how do you avoid it? Find out how you can protect yourself from the newest member of the fraud family in this article.
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