Scam And Spam Techniques - Useful Article

SCAM

Rip-Off Scam Techniques,

• ü  A scam is trying to get your money, identity, all your personal information.
• ü  Obtaining money by means of deception including fake personalities, fake photos, fake template letters, non-existent addresses and phone numbers, forged documents.

TYPES OF SCAMS

These are the following Types of Scams,

• Invest scam 
• Internet scam
• Nigerian Letter Scam
• Phishing Scam
• Foreign lottery Scam 
• Work from Home Scams
• Pay in Advance Credit Scam
• Religious Scams

SPAMS

• Spam is more or less like an advertisement.
• E-mail spam is also known as junk e-mail i.e. it’s a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by e-mail.
• Spam is advertising and solicitation you did not request and you do not want.

TYPES OF SPAMS
These are the following Types Of Spam

•   Email spam
•   Video spam
•   Instant spam
•   Image Spam
•   Forum Spam
•   Spam Techniques
•   General Spam Types
•   Harvesting Address Spam

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCAM AND SPAMS

SCAM

• A Scam’s are fraudulent (often illegal) business scheme.
• Waste your money.
• Scam can cost your identity and lots of money in the process.
• Scams may also ask you to disclose personal data -so your identity can   be "stolen."

SPAM

• Spam's are unwanted e-mail (often very annoying). Spam is also called junk.
• Waste your time.
• Spam has the potential to bring email servers down.
• The actual content of the spam may be legitimate offers for loans, insurance etc.

TIPS TO AVOID SCAM&SPAM

Mentioned below are few tips for Avoiding Scams:

• Be suspicious of any email with urgent requests for personal financial information.
• Avoid filling out forms in email messages that ask for personal financial information.
• Regularly check your bank, credit and debit card statements to ensure that all transactions are legitimate.
• Ensure that your browser is up to date and security patches applied.
• Always ensure that you're using a secure website when submitting credit card or other sensitive information via your Web browser.