Online Scams If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is

Online Scams If It Sounds Too Good To Be True

, It Probably Is

Have you, or someone you know ever received an unsolicited email asking for help moving money; a suspicious text message from your bank, or an unsuspecting international lotto winning? Thousands of people receive this sort of mail each day preying on our circumstances in the hope that we feel lonely and accept a dating site scam, or helpless and accept a job offer scam, or excited and accept a fake lottery winning.

While there are rules when setting up a business in Australia, it is impossible to regulate, approve and monitor all businesses and companies running online. Scammers can pretend to have government approval with illegitimate branding and logos that operate illegally and dishonestly. This is the same with website, stationary and written material.

If you are suddenly faced with an instant-road-to-wealth-opportunity via and email, letter or phone call always ask the question: if there was a secret to instant wealth, why are they telling me? (Don't worry they will probably have an answer for this, but really consider why they wouldn't keep their secret to themselves if there really was a way to achieve instant wealth)

Scams are not always aimed at stealing large amounts of money. Some scams might ask for $19.95 for a brochure on fast track job offers, or $50 for increased mobile data. Small amounts of money, across a large pool of targeted people can make frauds a large amount of deceitful money.

Finally, be aware that scams are not always about stealing money. In contemporary society our social, financial and working lives are centred on the internet and various online accounts. It doesn't take much for a scam artist to hack into your computer by sending you a link to click on. Similarly many emails, sms, phone calls or letters that may appear as legitimate sources (financial institutions or accounts) might ask for your personal details to be updated or given for one reason or another in which scammers get instant access to your personal information.

That is when I asked the question: who is out there stopping these people? Scammers are imaginative and manipulative. They know what to say and how to push your buttons to produce the response they need. Some might be appear obvious, other might be posing as your friends. Scam Monster is joining the fight against scammers. Scam Monster is using their online influence to create awareness and reveal these spammers for the criminals they are.

Join Scam Monster and catch them before they catch you by posting the details of your scam at www.ScamMonster.com

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