There are fraudsters making all kinds of claims to trap victims online - from fake investment opportunities to online stores - and the internet allows them to operate from any part of the world with anonymity. The ability to spot online scams is an important skill to have as the virtual world is increasingly becoming a part of every facet of our lives.
The golden rule of scam detection is this: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Check out the advice offered by these websites to learn more.
- ScamAdviser https://www.scamadviser.com/articles/how-to-recognize-a-scam-website
- Scam Detector https://www.scam-detector.com/
- Norton Blog https://us.norton.com/blog/emerging-threats/internet-scams
- FTC https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams
- AARP https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2023/top-scammer-tactics-2023.html