What are the common forms of online fraud?

1, false consultation information

The industry that is negatively affected by false consultation information on the Internet is the securities industry. Black hands in the stock market or insiders of securities companies disclose false information on the Internet to drive up the stock price. After the deceived investors raised the stock price, they began to sell the stock.

According to the BBC, the share price of Coburg Group, a British coffee roasting company, has soared recently. The company's investigation found that this was mainly caused by an anonymous person spreading the news that the company might be about to transform on the Internet. To this end, Koberg Group had to issue a statement to clarify. In addition, some British companies found that in some online chat rooms, some investors tried to manipulate the stock price by providing false information in order to profit from it.

People who publish false consultation information have two intentions: one is to make a profit, and the other is to play a prank, but it brings great losses to the victims and has a great negative impact on the Internet environment. Netizens should treat the information on the internet differently, which is not necessarily true. After all, the network is virtual.

2. Online auction

Online auction and online shopping are undoubtedly the hot spots of online consumption. While providing convenience for consumers, it also triggered many related complaints. Among them, the most common complaint is that after the buyer pays successfully in the auction, either the goods are not received at all, or the goods received are completely different from what he saw online.

3. Fraud related to Internet services

Consumers have seen some online advertisements, saying that as long as they register on a website for free, the website will provide free internet access. When you register, the website needs your credit card information, but it promises that you will never be charged. After registration, they will let you download the software you need to surf the internet, saying it is for you.

Don't you know, this software has a virus. Once installed in a computer, every time you click on the internet device, the computer will crash and you can't get on the internet at all. At the same time, your credit card has been stolen many times. It's a fake to provide internet service. The real purpose of this scam is to get your credit card information.

4. Information/adult service scam

"Adult content" websites usually have many customers. Some people pay to download photos from these websites. Some scams are aimed at this kind of consumers, providing photos of "adult content" as bait for free. As a result, customers unconsciously downloaded a dialing software when downloading photos.

After that, their computer automatically dialed an international call through this dialing software. It was not until the customer received a huge telephone bill that he realized that he had been cheated.

5, buying computer software scam

I bought a computer software, which is much cheaper than other online stores. When you download software, fraudsters download computer viruses to you, steal information from your computer, and then use this information to commit crimes online.

6. Work at home plan

Many American women hope to find a balance between family and career. Working from home is certainly the perfect solution. This kind of scam is carefully designed for this kind of psychology. The most common form is to receive an email from a headhunting company, saying that it can help you find a job at home, which is not only easy to work, but also can earn more than 1000 dollars a week.

As long as you pay them about 100 dollars for materials, you will have a variety of jobs to choose from when you work at home. Once the money is remitted, there is either no news or a pile of waste paper that allows you to participate in pyramid schemes.

7. Loan application fee

Some people offer low-interest housing or car loans online, and the application conditions are quite relaxed. It is said that as long as the loan application fee is paid, the loan can be guaranteed. As a result, after the application fee was collected, there was no news. This scam uses low-interest loans as bait to defraud the application fee.

8. Credit card application

Some people find it difficult to apply for a credit card because their credit history is poor. This scam is aimed at this consumer, saying that it is to provide them with a "letter-free" credit card, and as long as the applicant pays the application fee, it is guaranteed to issue him a credit card. As a result, the applicant paid the application fee and still couldn't get the credit card. This is a scam aimed at defrauding the credit card application fee.

There are many kinds of online fraud, and the means of deception are changing with each passing day, which makes people hard to prevent. So, how can we avoid becoming a victim of online scams? First of all, we must raise awareness of prevention. Secondly, while maintaining personal vigilance, report some suspicious behaviors to consumer organizations or the media in time, so that they can urge relevant departments to carry out further investigations and prevent more consumers from being victimized.

Extended data:

Anti-fraud skills of online fraud;

(1) Search this company or online store with a search engine, check whether the contents of certificates such as telephone number, address, contact person and business license are consistent, and verify the authenticity of the website. The home pages of regular websites all have "Red Shield" icon and "ICP" number, which appear as text links.

(2) Check whether the company's office address is indicated on the website. If there is, you may wish to negotiate with the company and say that it is close to the address and you can pay directly in the company. If the other party uses various excuses to evade obstruction, it proves that this is a trap.

(3) When shopping online, it is best to try to go to the websites set up by reputable companies in real life or large well-known shopping websites with credit system and security to buy the required items.

(4) Don't be fooled by the low-priced goods on some websites, which are often the bait set by criminal suspects.

(5) Be extra careful when asking friends for information such as investment, money-making plan or get rich quick plan online or by email. Don't trust free gifts or winning prizes, and don't pay them any fees.

(6) To report the found bad information and websites suspected of fraud to the public security organs in time.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-online fraud