Since the internet started, it has completely changed the way firms market all of their products/services in a good way, except for the people/firms that use the internet as a ground for unethical behavior!!! These include scam artist and thieves that lure u into a fake-return proposal and end up taking your private details which can later be used to steal your identity and rob you of your money!!!
Internet crime can come in many forms from empty gift-cards to phishing scams but the most popular seems to be phishing scams where these criminals send fake emails pretending to be a reputable company or not, and ask you to either join or purchase something in order for you to give up important PRIVATE information.
Example of phishing scam from my hotmail account! Most of these scams i've noticed, tend to advertise sexual enhancement products :S making them really creepy in nature :P But the one I'm showing here is the creepiest of all since it is supposedly sent by a friend of mine and it would redirect me to a website if I clicked on in :S!
*Here, one also notices a trend that most of these scams have to do with making money online and claiming that its all free!
What is there to be done about these scams? Some of these scam artists are quite ingenious and I wouldn't blame anyone who falls for their traps, but three things are for sure: These scammers exhibit unethical marketing ethics without a doubt and the best thing to do would be to be very careful when opening strange emails and to never give your private information to untrusted sources!
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