by Thomas Emmon Pisano

Created on: June 26, 2009

Internet fraud, are the greedy easy targets?

If something in life seems too good to be true, you can be assured that it is a hoax, a swindle or some kind of fraudulent activity.

The last few years has seen an outbreak of elaborate Internet fraud schemes designed to separate the unsuspectingly greedy from their possessions, including identities. Information is the big prize these scoundrels are stealing from the unwary. Of course they will try to pick your pocket in the process don't forget that, they are just common thieves. These frauds are so transparent how can any one go for them? But still every year thousands are tricked into scams which rang from telling you they are going to close your account to cashing in on a big prise. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION, EXCEPTIONS ARE THOSE YOU KNOW FOR ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN.

Sometimes, in the gimmick, there is the potential to make ten to fifteen percent of the big paycheck or a percentage of accounts received. Some of the offers look so good you would swear that professional advertising firms made them. Let me tell you they all look authentic, down to the addresses and the seals of the governments they claim to represent. Forged company logos and letterheads are also the rule for these Internet thieves.

The Australian Lottery, Human Textiles Limited and the Nigerians are just three of the seemingly thousands of variations which are being sent around the world to your email in-boxes. These deceptions are sometimes great pieces of fiction, telling of a family in an emerging republic who has become oppressed in some way and they need a bank in the States to send their family fortune to, and they want you to care take these monies. Another con is the fake company email notice of termination of service due to over saturated registrations on their email servers. They will ask for your email address, password, d.o.b and where you live, they are very convincing and direct with their demands. Don't go for it, it is absolute bull. Here is a good one; the widow needs to get the husband's pension out of the country and they are represented by some clerk or lawyer who is responsible for setting everything up. The variations are tragically endless.

Remember, the only way to stop these thieves is by not giving them any information, it is best to ignore the email all together, report as spam to your email provider. If you are plagued by these annoying emails, write a letter to the various departments, which investigate

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