Scams & Swindles.Scams & SwindlesSilver Lake Editors Silver Lake Publishing 111 E. Wishkah St., Aberdeen, WA 98520 1563437864 $11.95 silverlakepub.com Scams & Swindles: How To Recognize And Avoid Internet Era Rip-Offs is a basic primer packed with insights any Internet user Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f should be aware of. From Nigerian schemes and money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. to phishing Pronounced "fishing," it is a scam to steal valuable information such as credit card and social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. Also known as "brand spoofing," an official-looking e-mail is sent to potential victims pretending to be from their ISP, bank or retail establishment. , id theft and investment frauds, Scams & Swindles covers method, purpose, and how to avoid becoming a victim. Mortgage fraud, spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). and spyware receive insights too all with an eye to Internet dangers. |
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