8 Common Scams:
1.
The Nigerian Scam (419):
They scammers claim to come from prominence, like a prince,…,they send an email, sms, or a dm asking for small financial aid, which would be used to retrieve a large sum with a promise of a large monetary compensation.
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1.
The Nigerian Scam (419):
They scammers claim to come from prominence, like a prince,…,they send an email, sms, or a dm asking for small financial aid, which would be used to retrieve a large sum with a promise of a large monetary compensation.
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2.
Fake Ticket Scam:
Some scammers design fake concert/event tickets and sell it online through social media platforms like Instagram or Twitter to unsuspecting people at a low price
Fake Ticket Scam:
Some scammers design fake concert/event tickets and sell it online through social media platforms like Instagram or Twitter to unsuspecting people at a low price
3.
Phishing Email Scam:
This involves scammers sending malicious emails to people, with the intention of getting them to divulge sensitive information about themselves.
Phishing Email Scam:
This involves scammers sending malicious emails to people, with the intention of getting them to divulge sensitive information about themselves.
4.
Online romance scam:
This involves a scammer creating fake profiles on dating or social media sites and apps with the intention of creating a false romantic connection with a victim, in order to build trust and exploit it for financial gain
Online romance scam:
This involves a scammer creating fake profiles on dating or social media sites and apps with the intention of creating a false romantic connection with a victim, in order to build trust and exploit it for financial gain
5.
Cryptocurrency Scam:
This a type of investment scam, in which people hoping to invest in digital currencies such as BTC are scammed out of their money, the scammers can also post messages on social media promising access to digital currencies for a small token to paid to them
Cryptocurrency Scam:
This a type of investment scam, in which people hoping to invest in digital currencies such as BTC are scammed out of their money, the scammers can also post messages on social media promising access to digital currencies for a small token to paid to them
6.
Tech support Scam:
The scammers use social engineering skills to trick victims into divulging their sensitive information, they can also convince victims to download malicious softwares, and some go to the extend of convincing victims to pay for unnecessary tech services.
Tech support Scam:
The scammers use social engineering skills to trick victims into divulging their sensitive information, they can also convince victims to download malicious softwares, and some go to the extend of convincing victims to pay for unnecessary tech services.
7.
Job Offer Scam:
They scammer calls, text, or dms a target especially through Linkedin claiming to be a recruiter an offering a fake but a very attractive job offer in an attempt to deceive the victim into paying some money for the job process or the job itself
Job Offer Scam:
They scammer calls, text, or dms a target especially through Linkedin claiming to be a recruiter an offering a fake but a very attractive job offer in an attempt to deceive the victim into paying some money for the job process or the job itself
8.
Fake Shopping Sites:
This sites offer a 'too good to be true' kind of a deal to deceive users into divulging sensitive information like ATM card details by redirecting them to a malicious link
Fake Shopping Sites:
This sites offer a 'too good to be true' kind of a deal to deceive users into divulging sensitive information like ATM card details by redirecting them to a malicious link
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