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There are numerous ways to be scammed nowadays.
Pyramid schemes, " too good to be true' investments and of course the good old internet.
But some of it is opened in offices, schools and homes all over the world.
They deceive you into thinking they are something they are not.
Here are five email scams you should watch out for.
They already have it.
But millions of people still reply to e-mails asking for just that.
Don’t believe a word.
They want your details to rob you of every cent you have.
These kinds of email scams are called “419 emails” or Nigerian scams.
More like their holiday next summer.
If they find your profile they send you an e-mail that looks exactly like one from the site.
They will redirect you to a bogus site which, once again looks just like the actual website.
They normally skulk around in the attachments of e-mails.
When these email scams are successful, scammers can often retrieve thousands of peoples details.
Hundreds of peoples' details all in a very short space of time.
They tell you that you must reply to the e-mail, just like the inheritance e-mails.
Eventually, you will be asked for a few thousand dollars to cover fees.
Don’t fall for it.
My advice to combat the above e-mails which are very popular comes in two forms.
What other email scams have you received?
Tell us about them so the other readers can be warned to look out for them.
