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Global business scam and fraud have never taken any breaks since
emerging of the famous "grafted asset diversion" scam originated in
Africa but quickly spread out to the entire world through mass mailing during the 70's.
After internet was invented and developed, scams and frauds immediately
filled up the cyber space. In the last decades, intentional business
scams and frauds have caused enormous financial damages to ordinary
businesses and consumers worldwide. This article unveil 10 most
widespread internet scams and frauds, in an attempt to alert consumers
and legitimate businesses, don't be trapped. While some scam
techniques involve astronomic amount of funds, monetary scope of other
scams could also be as small as few hundred dollars.
These internet scams and frauds have been targeting both businesses and
individuals. It is advised that everyone should immediately disregard
the messages or advertisements that fall into the following categories.
Large Scale Internet Scams and Frauds
1. "Confidential illegal funds diversion" scam
( click a title for detail description )
2. Traditional "World Bank approved payment claim" scam
3. Traditional "Foreign Financial Institute Sponsored Investment
Opportunity" scam
4. "Completely legal funds transfer assistance" scam
5. "Official lottery winner notification" scam
6. "Grey area money transfer assistance" scam technique
Smaller Scale Internet Scams and Frauds
7. "Official bank website maintenance notice " or "bank security alert"
scam
8. "Popular carrier's shipping status notification" scam
9. "Urgent order and ready to order" scam technique
10. "Secrete of making X thousand dollars in X weeks for everyone" scam
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