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CYBER SCAMS


  • Copycat government websites Scams
  • Holiday Frauds
  • Dating and Romance Scams
  • Advertisement Scam
  • Investment Scams
  • Cryptocurrency Scam
  • Fraudulent Extortion Schemes

  Most of the scams are happening in internet fraud and cybercrimes are more likely to affect you than any other type of crime 

Copycat government website Scams  

              Some frauds use website that are meant to resemble legitimate government website like HMRC. Official document like as passport and visas can be processed or renewed for a fee but you can do it yourself for fee or at a lower cost. In certain cases, a fee is assessed is never processed.

Holiday Frauds

             Online travel and lodging booking platforms are the focus of Scammer who try to trick gullible consumers into paying for accommodation that are either unavailable or nonexistent. Frequently, the victim doesn’t realize they’ve been conned until they get to their destination or lodging and discover no reservation has been made.

Scams over the holidays are frequent and can include:

 False marketing on social media

           Fake social media can be used by scammers to promote flights, villa rentals and other travels accommodations that are not available.

Counterfeit order confirmation

            Phisher may use phony order receipt sent by SMS or email to trick victims into clicking on a link that would take them to a malicious website

Stealing of packages

             When a shipment you ordered fails to arrive scammers pretend to be a delivery service and inform you of this.

 Dating and Romance Scams

              A type of online fraud known as love and romance scams occurs when con artists fabricate accounts on websites, dating apps, or social media sites in an attempt to establish a romantic relationship with their target before manipulating them for financial gain. These frauds are emotionally and financially ruinous, frequently leaving victims with emotional pain and feelings of betrayals in addition to monetary losses.

Making a Fake Profile:

               To make their profiles seem appealing and reliable, scammers frequently use prefabricated information and stolen images. If they are unable to meet in person immediately, may claim to be in the military, employed overseas, or in some other circumference.

Repeating the Cycle:

                After   money, the con artist may either keep up the contact and gradually request more money or they may stop communicating altogether and frequently move on to the next victim.

Advertisement Scams

                 Ad fraud, sometimes referred to as advertisement frauds, is the term for dishonest tactics that take advantages of digital advertising platforms in order to make money. By squandering advertising funds, distorting analytics and possibly jeopardizing user security, these frauds can hurt companies as well as consumers.

The Ads:

             When people click on these advertisements the code they contain might infect the devices with ransomware or malware.

              The purpose of fake advertisements is to imitate well-known brands in order to steal money or private data.

Phishing advertisements:

              These advertisement trick people into visiting malicious websites in order to steal credit card numbers or login passwords.

Investment scams:

               Scams involving investments can take many different forms.

Here are three primary examples:

             It’s an entirely fraudulent investment proposition.

         While posing as a genuine investment, the scammer keeps any money that is sent to them. The con artist is lying when they claim to be employed by a reputable business that is making a respectable investment.

       In any event, the money you ‘invest’ does not actually go toward any investment; instead, it goes directly into the scammer’s bank account. If your money ends up in the hands of an international fraudster, it is quite difficult to get it back.

         Scams may happen to anyone, and each one is unique. Scams can appear real at first and are frequently difficulty to identify. Scammers can pose as trustworthy business and use websites, ads, and application that look professional.

 Cryptocurrency Scams

           Crypto scams can take many different shapes. Similar to how financial criminals may attempt to defraud your bank account or change your credit card fraudulently, cryptocurrency scammers will stop at nothing to obtain your cryptocurrency. It helps to protect your cryptocurrency assets to be aware of when and how you are being targeted, as well as what to do if you think a cryptocurrency or any associated communications are fraudulent.

           The goal of cryptocurrency scams is frequently to obtain sensitive information, including security codes, or to deceive a victim into sending cryptocurrency to a stolen digital wallet. Phishing, extortion, emails, giveaways, hustles involving new romances, phony company warnings, blackmail, “rug pulls,” and maybe phony mining programs or networks are examples of scams.

Fraudulent Extortion Schemes

                 A larger number of people will get extortion email from the scammer during an email extortion scam. If the victim doesn’t pay up, the email threatens to reveal private information. Because Bitcoin is used for payment, scammers can easily and anonymously obtain the money. Because the email can contain a password that the victim may have used to access a website, it makes the extortion seem plausible and leads victims to assume they have been hacked and must pay the demand.

                 By including a password in the message beginning, the extortioner hopes to build trust with the recipient and encourage them to comply with the request.

Author Bios:

1. Dr. K. BALASUBRAMANIAN Professor/Head(S&H)

2. G. S. SURESH AP/ENGLISH

3. K. S. ARUN (I-EEE)

4. R. NAWIN RATHIYN (I-EEE)  



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