Online Fraud: Most Common Spammer Tricks

Since the early 2000s, online fraud has been a constant problem, always ready to trap unwary users. Antivirus software can protect you from most spammer avg internet security tricks, but sometimes, even the strictest email spam filters may let a potentially dangerous  email slip into your inbox. However, if you know the most common avg.com/retail   spammer tricks, protecting yourself from online fraud www.avg.com/activate becomes so much easier.

Bank and Financial Phishing

Email phising that tries to steal your credit card or bank account information remains a common online fraud. It is also one of the most dangerous, because if you fall for it, you may grant spammers access to more than your data – you may grant them access to your money.
It works like this. Spammers send you fake messages avg.com/retail   from banks, PayPal, or other payment systems that inform you of suspicious activity or a failed transaction, or that require you to confirm your identity. Spammers may gather data about avg internet security you from social media and other sources before sending one of these emails, making them quite persuasive.

If you provide your credit card details or PayPal login information, they may withdraw funds from your account or use your balance to order products online and have them shipped to bogus addresses. They may also sell your information to www.avg.com/activate mass spammers.

Fake Notifications

Fake notifications have always been one of spammers’ favorite strategies, and they’re everywhere today – in your email, on social media, on mobile, and even on popular e-stores. Fake notifications usually direct you to a fake login page avg.com/retail   in order avg internet security to steal your credentials or require you to provide other sensitive information.

Here are some of the most common fake notifications you need to avg.com/retail   guard against:

From Social Networks

In the last decade or so, the popularity of social media networks across devices has given rise to fake notifications targeting social media users. Often, these take the form of compelling social media messages or emails that include avg.com/retail   a phishing link that takes you to a fake login page. There, you are asked to enter your username and password. But the page has nothing to do with the actual social network it poses as www.avg.com/activate – it only tries to capture your login credentials. Spammers also use social media itself to send phishing links, often using new friend requests, news about “common” friends, and other updates to get you to click on them. Be sure you know the basics about social networking safety.

From Email Services

Millions of people around the world use free email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, or AOL. While all of these have built-in spam defenses, clever spammers may still reach your inbox through notifications that  www.avg.com/activate supposedly come from your email provider avg internet security.

These notifications warn you that your email account has been accessed by an unauthorized device, invite you to test new, limited features, or ask you to confirm your identity. They use fake login pages to steal your personal information.