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A scammer requests fees upfront or personal information in return for goods, services, money, or rewards that they never supply.
Scammers invent convincing and seemingly genuine reasons for requesting payment, such as to cover fees or taxes.
They often ask for payment by international wire transfer.
These scams try to trick you into giving money upfront or your personal details in order to receive the prize.
Scammers typically claim that you need to pay fees or taxes before your winnings or prize can be released
They ‘fish’ for your personal details by encouraging you to click on a link or attachment.
If you click, malicious software will be installed, and the hacker will have access to files and information stored on your computer.
A phishing email often appears to come from an organization that you know and trust, like a bank or financial institution, asking you to enter your account password on a fake copy of the site’s login page.
Scammers like shopping online for victims. Not getting what you paid for is a common scam targeting online shoppers.
A scammer will sell a product and send a faulty or inferior quality item, or nothing at all. They may also pretend to sell a product just to gather your credit card or bank account details.
These scams can also be found on reputable online classified pages.
Scammers send emails or text messages that appear to be from your bank, a financial institution, or an online payment service.
They usually claim that there is a problem with your account and request that you verify your details on a fake but convincing copy of the bank’s website.Scammers trick you into signing up by disguising the offer as an outstanding invoice or a free entry but with a hidden subscription agreement in the fine print.
These scams involve offers to work from home or set up and invest in a business opportunity. Scammers promise a job, high salary, or large investment return following initial upfront payments.
These payments may be for a business plan, training course, software, uniforms, security clearance, taxes, or fees.
Scammers are unscrupulous and take advantage of people who want to donate to a good cause or find an answer to a health problem.
Charity scams involve scammers collecting money by pretending to work for a legitimate cause or charity a fictitious one they have created.
Often scammers will exploit a recent natural disaster or crisis that has been in the news.
They may also play on your emotions by claiming to collect for a cause that will secure your sympathy, for example, to help sick children.