{"id":18922,"date":"2019-05-14T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=18922"},"modified":"2019-05-14T06:29:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T03:29:05","slug":"how-to-avoid-online-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/how-to-avoid-online-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Online Scams?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Online scams are growing rapidly as the internet expands into every aspect of society. Their victims are often people unfamiliar with the basics of <\/span><\/p>\n

cybersecurity. So how can Entrepreneur<\/a> entrepreneurs recognize online scam tactics and avoid them, especially when they can cause massive financial losses that may lead<\/span><\/p>\n

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Phishing<\/span><\/h2>\n

Phishing is one of the most common forms of online fraud. It has had devastating consequences for its victims, most notably Hillary Clinton\u2019s loss in the race for <\/span><\/p>\n

the U.S. presidency to Donald Trump in the 2016 election, following a hack of her campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phishing aims to deceive users and trick them into handing over their passwords to scammers without realizing it, in order to obtain their<\/span><\/p>\n

personal information, such as credit card details and Social Security numbers. This is often done through professional-looking emails that claim to be from <\/span><\/p>\n

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More than 100,000 phishing attempts are reported worldwide each month. Recently, phishing has been weaponized with varying degrees of sophistication using technology. <\/span><\/p>\n

Impersonation scams\u2014so don\u2019t believe messages from anyone claiming to be someone you know or a celebrity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With the dawn of the internet in the 1990s and the advent of email services, online scams became more common. They began with messages <\/span><\/p>\n

from people claiming to be Nigerian princes. These messages typically featured a wealthy Nigerian prince (or investor or government official) offering you an opportunity to make a profit <\/span><\/p>\n

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The trick was to tempt you into paying a small amount upfront or handing over your bank account details and other personal information so the transfer could be made. <\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, you\u2019d lose your \u201cprincipal\u201d and never receive a single riyal in return. This scam has persisted ever since, evolving and raising millions <\/span><\/p>\n

through fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another type of fraud is ticket fraud, in which consumers are tricked into buying fake tickets to sporting events, concerts, and more. Scammers typically <\/span><\/p>\n

target major events expected to see extremely high ticket demand, taking advantage of the surge in interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tickets they send customers often contain fake barcodes or are duplicates of legitimate tickets. In other cases, the user <\/span><\/p>\n

doesn\u2019t receive any ticket at all after paying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Impersonating celebrities<\/span><\/h2>\n

Some scammers impersonate celebrities and contact their fans to deceive them. Last January, YouTube star Philip DeFranco had to warn his 6 million subscribers about a scam like this. In a video on his channel, he said: \u201cIf you receive a message from me or from <\/span><\/p>\n

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If another YouTube creator\u2019s offer sounds something like this, someone is very likely trying to scam you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, scammer Wendy Murdoch\u2014who claimed to be a businessperson and investor\u2014used email addresses and other convincing tactics to <\/span><\/p>\n

trick social media stars into booking their own trips to Indonesia and paying fees for fake permits as part of the scam. Among the <\/span><\/p>\n

victims were influencers and travel photographers, who lost thousands of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ransomware<\/span><\/h2>\n

Some online scams involve trying to extort money from victims through what\u2019s known as a \u201cransomware attack.\u201d Hackers install malware on a <\/span><\/p>\n

computer or computer system that restricts the owner\u2019s access to their files. They are then asked to pay to have those files released, often<\/span><\/p>\n

Bitcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, the city of Atlanta was hit by a ransomware attack and refused to pay the ransom. Recovering from the attack cost the city more than $2.6 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other scams have also started to gain traction recently, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Taking advantage of people\u2019s generosity by soliciting donations through crowdfunding platforms for fake causes.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Fake cryptocurrency investment schemes.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Manipulating news stories to make users more likely to fall victim to fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Decoy attack traps<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ransomware scams exploit victims\u2019 sense of security and privacy. In some cases, scammers claim in an email that they have <\/span><\/p>\n

hacked the victim\u2019s webcam while they were watching pornographic content. They then begin extorting them, demanding a ransom or threatening to \u201csend the footage to all of the victim\u2019s contacts,\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

when in fact it is nothing more than a threat\u2014they have nothing.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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