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The world's premier anti internet scam, anti fraud information blog
Lottery scams can take the form of telephone scams, mobile scams, postal scams, email scams, and social media scams. These are criminal operations which aim to trick you out of your personal information and your money through nefarious online methods. Forms of Lottery Scams Telephone Lottery Scams Fraudsters will tell you that you have won […]
The internet has allowed people a large amount of freedom. They can socialize and shop from the comfort of their home. Yet this means that more and more of your information is online and if it is online, it can be accessed by hackers and fraudsters. This has led to an explosion in the amount […]
Hackers Use Vulnerabilities The recent ransomware attack had the whole world scrambling to stop it before it dealt too much damage, unfortunately due to human error it had the perfect entry point to millions of computers all around the world. The Wannacry ransomware used a flaw in Windows security to take control of the victim’s […]
Onion Routing Around about the 90’s, US Naval Research had set up a service to allow them to contact sources anonymously, so that even if the traffic was intercepted no identities would be discovered. This service is the original form of onion routing, and thanks to the US Naval Research Lab releasing this protocol in […]
Con Artists Con artists have existed for centuries. Their end goals may vary, but the nature of a con is simple. A con artist will attempt to and often succeed at making you believe that they are someone else. Someone you can trust with your money or private information. They do this in a multitude […]
As human beings, our health is often very important to us. Everyone wants to be as healthy as they possibly can in order to live their lives as best they can. When we do fall ill or suffer from diseases or ailments, we often look for ways to heal ourselves as quickly and effectively as […]
Over the last century, humans have advanced greatly in many areas of life. This is no different when it comes to technology. The advancements in the internet have led to an explosion of social media platforms which means that billions of people are now accessing things like Facebook every day. With these advancements however, come […]
The Internet is one massive conglomerate creature which connects the world in more ways than good. Everyone is a part of it by taking part in it. And so, there is a lot going on that the average internet user is not aware of. With all the incredible stuff the World Wide Web brings to […]
Your internet privacy may not have always been completely private; however, considering the recent vote from Senate it may become a virtual free for all – the ‘all’ being the big companies that want your browsing history and habits, that is. This is so because the House vote may go the same way, seeing as […]
Over the years, the practice of trade is what has strengthened and fostered the economic evolution. In collaboration with technology, we have invented paperless and, most recently, contactless ways of engaging in trading to ease and fast-track our trading. But along with these advancements, fraudsters have been undergoing their own evolution – when are we […]