3 Amazingly Simple Scams that you almost fell for!
Beware of three ways of being fooled by apparently innocent money-making systems to give up your money. Scams are among us and are present in any aspect of our lives, but mostly in certain places where the risk is greater, such as credit cards, bank accounts, and other electronic practices.
Email Fraud pointing to Bank / Credit Card:
If you receive an e-mail asking you to subscribe to your bank account or credit card by e-mail because of the risk of your privacy or just to receive a free gift or anything: Please note! Do not sign in through the email's internet address. When you are worried about a query, using the address you already know or check the search engines like google or bing to go to the bank or credit card link.
How it works?
The email senders know very few of them register, but all they need is that small number. You also provided your account and password since you signed up for the phony Internet address. This is their moment to rejoice!
The Missing Millionaire Scam:
If you get an email claiming it contained an African, Gulf, or even Russian former dictator or absent soldier, senior officer or businessman: BEWARE! You have the potential to receive from 1 percent to 5 percent of 10 to 50 million and that too just to collaborate with you. Don't get swept into that, because they're going to get cash and your account even if they talk of giving you money.
How it works?
You will be required to include your bank information, and you can then use them to move a small sum. You are now asked to provide more personal and secure details, as you will "need" to transfer the total sum to and from your account. What they're not going to tell you is that they're going to transfer all the money from your account, yours and theirs.
Make money quickly scams:
That's the most innocent of the bunch, but it's also the risky one. These companies advertise that you are minting money only if you sign up and use their system. Don't drop such arrangements, please. You are paid some cash, but when trust is built, your bank account will be fleeced. Recall that quick cash scams are the safest and quickest way to lose all your funds!
Summary:
No matter what you do online, keep in mind that the Internet is not a safe place. Treat it like every other business that you are working with and lift your hand. You will prevent yourself from losing money to crooks when you play it safely and scope out the firms before subscribing.
Great content as always... Thanks for sharing Anurag G.
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4 年Great article sir!!
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4 年Good one Anurag. Thanks for sharing.