INTERNET CRIME
fraud-when someone does something illegal in order to get money
scam - a dishonest or illegal plan or activity, esp. one for making money She was involved in an insurance scam, collecting on false accident claims.
scam e-mails - emails claiming to be from reputable companies, designed to make recipients give away their sensitive credit card and bank account details. Nigerian scam or 419 scam is a scheme to extract money from victims after making them believe they will get an great fortune form the Nigerian princes or organizations who want to buy property. Victims are requested to pay a fee before their fortune is released. Some of these scam messages contain sad stories and usually try to convince you to send some money for a good cause (e.g. hurricane victims). They may try to persuade you to contact the authors at different email address where it would make it harder for proper authorities to find and convict them of fraud.
counterfeit - made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes:counterfeit jewellery/passports/coins
to trick - to deceive someone, often as a part of a plan:Dean tricked the old lady into giving him eight hundred pounds, claiming that he would invest it for her.
What is an email phishing scam?In brief, a 'phishing' email is one that pretends to be from a company or bank like eBay, PayPal etc, and which asks you, (for various reasons), to enter your account data, such as login details. These scams are often supported by fake spoof websites, and victims are tricked into thinking they are logging to a real website. Phishing is a form of identity theft, where fraudsters steal your identity and personal information to gain access to your accounts or commit other crimes using your persona. What should I do if receive one?If you do receive a scam email, you should not click on any of the links it contains or believe anything it says. Ideally you should delete it straight away, but it would be useful if you submit it to the website which is dealing with scam and to the bank or institution it is targeting.
Click fraud happens when surfers click on Goggle advertisers with no desire to get to the advertiser's site. Knowing Google charges advertisers based on how many surfers click on their ads, the fraudsters click on the ads simply to drive up the advertiser's costs. The fraud also falsely inflated Google's revenues.
Hacking means illegally accessing other people's computer systems for destroying, disrupting or carrying out illegal activities on the network or computer systems.
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