What are the common fraud methods?

1, a pie falls from the sky

"Pie falling from the sky" is a form of fraud in the name of winning the prize. For example, "free brushing Q coins" is a kind of online fraud. This way is that online scammers use social engineering and people's greed to cheat online. As a result, netizens not only didn't get Q coins, but even qq passwords and Q coins were stolen.

2. Solve difficulties for you

"Demand breakthrough" is a form of fraud by grasping some needs of victims. For example, at the beginning of 2007, the submarine optical cable was broken due to the earthquake in Taiwan Province Province, China, which made it impossible for users who used foreign antivirus software to upgrade their American websites to servers in North America. At this time of crisis, scammers immediately provided so-called proxy servers for fraud, and as a result, many people's online accounts were stolen one after another.

3. Emotional deception

"Emotional deception" means telling your old friends and family what happened through various online channels and asking the victims to remit money. For example, I received a message from my friend through qq: "Are you there? Can you do me a favor? My friend asked me to help her remit 500 yuan (urgently needed). It's inconvenient for me to be here. Will you remit it for me? " Then there is the account number and user name that need to be remitted.

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Measures to prevent online fraud:

1. Don't disclose personal information easily. Now many websites or businesses engage in activities and ask customers to leave some relevant information. I would like to remind you that unless it is a regular website or a business with very high credibility, it is best not to leave your own private information.

2. Change the password at any time. Password is a lock, which can effectively protect your own interests. The security of passwords that have not been changed for thousands of years is greatly reduced. Therefore, it is recommended to change the password every once in a while. Only you know the combination law of passwords.

3. Dike phishing website. Online shopping is very popular, and new types of fraud appear. Many netizens will accidentally enter a phishing website that looks like a regular shopping website when clicking on the online store link, but it is actually a phishing website specially used to defraud credit card passwords or money.