Internet Scams





The top 10 scams cited by the government are:

  1. Internet auctions (failure to provide equipment or products).
  2. Internet access services (traps consumers into long-term contracts with penalties for cancellation).
  3. Credit card fraud (use of credit card information illegally/without authorization).
  4. International modem dialing (costly long distance bills).
  5. Web cramming (offering free customized web pages, then placing monthly charges on the victim’s phone bill).
  6. Multi-level marketing pyramids (offering buying into plans and programs, many of which are illegal).
  7. Travel and vacations (travel and accommodations or services with hidden charges and/or low quality).
  8. Business opportunities (scams such as motivational tapes and stay-at-home businesses).
  9. Investments (stock offers with “no risk” and “huge returns” which deliver neither).
  10. Health care products (miracle products which turn out to be snake oil).
Source: Federal Trade Commission

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK, and ALWAYS USE CAUTION WITH PERSONAL DATA OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION! It has been said that some purchases on the Internet are like buying stock from someone you don’t know in a dark alley.