Online Fraud Prevention by Kalai Selvi Arivalagan (black books to read TXT) 📕

Online fraud prevention

 

 

Online fraud branches into too many streams that make online fraud prevention a challenging crime to breakthrough.   Digital predators who stealthily crawl through the net smell for their prey know the weaker points of a human mind and lure innocent victims into their hold.  It becomes a sad fact to note that a person who gets into that sucking black hole suffocates and takes days to come out of the psychological blow and lead a normal life.

 

What is the need of the hour? Why consistent effort is needed to create awareness among people about online fraud prevention?  The broadening penetration of Internet into the day to life of people irrespective of their ages through mobiles, tabs and pocket PCs make it the dire need of the hour.  Scams accumulate as virtual garbage across the electronic web world.   Cleaning heaps of scams in a virtual world has grown into a massive task for this century.

 

To list some of the prevalent online scams that could take on the younger generation unknowingly are – dating scams, online lottery scams, phishing scams, credit card scams, online casino scams, and work at home job scams.  All these scams come under Cyber crimes and whoever indulges in to make easy money will be punished.  Every country now has an Internet Crime Complaint Centre to report e-mail scams or Internet fraud.  Online fraud prevention initiatives are now in place depending upon the severity or type of online frauds.

 

 

How to handle Work-at-home scams

 

Work-at-home scams target unemployed youth or women who stay at home. Their desperate situations are used to the benefit of these online predators whose ultimate aim is easy money.  Working at home may curtail the travelling time, travelling cost and other issues on the way to work.  Yet, checking for reliability becomes a must for those who opt for working from home.  

 

Information regarding the company that promises jobs must be verified.  Do a search for reviews and genuine opinions about the assigned work.   You can check with the people who work at the company also. If a company wants initial payment for the job, never give in to such promises for they are never genuine.  Home based business scams are also not reliable. Your alertness may go a long way in online fraud prevention measures initiated worldwide.

 

 

How to handle e-mail scams

 

 

Share with friends and colleagues whatever information you read or hear about e-mail scams and be a part of online fraud prevention.   Don’t get excited if you get a proposal that promises a fast buck.  Before responding to such mails, first check for the authenticity of the proposal and details of the company.  

 

Unsubscribed mails that have advertisements for smart phones, television sets or any other gadgets that are cheaper than the market price usually land in the e-mail spam folder.   That must ring the first alert bell.  

 

 E-mails that plead help to claim millions of dollars that were left inheritance in an unknown country are always a trick to trap innocent victims.  Promises to compensate your help would never materialise.  Just delete such mails from your inbox.

 

 

How to handle dating scams

 

 

People who are desperate to identify their life partner stumble upon online dating sites.  Fake profiles strewn over the websites lure these people to promising relationships and work stealthily to suck out their money.  People who get introduced through instant messaging or dating sites may or may not be genuine.  

 

Check their profile pictures and information for real.  Never share your pictures with unknown persons whom you have not met in person.   

 

Try video chat if you really want to know to whom you are talking to. It may be true that online dating sites have helped many to find their love. But users must not forget that some of the profiles are created by scammers who are not true.   

 

 

Online fraud prevention measures

 

Following are some tips to support online fraud prevention

 

Never answer mails from unknown e-mail ids that inform you of winning a lottery or a huge monetary prize. Never click on a link that requests for bank account numbers or updated personal information. Never believe Internet businesses that promise huge profits in a short period. Never respond to mails that promise a percentage of money to make a money transfer.

 

How to get protection from online frauds

 ollowing measures will help to get the much needed online fraud protection and will definitely check trespassing of cyber fraudsters into the privacy of Internet users.

 

Install Anti Virus Software in the computer to prevent hacking Write a complaint to companies for unsolicited mails Make a complaint to banks where identity theft has happened Create safe list of contacts and activate spam filters to filter fake mails

 

Where to get help

 

Many web portals are available online with information that helps to report a suspected Internet fraud.   If you want to prevent online fraud,  it is a must to report any illegal online activity.  Identify the correct government or private or Internet watchdog group to report.   

 

The web portal for the United States government has launched a page that will direct to the appropriate reporting agencies that depend on the severity and type of fraud.  Internet Crime Complaint Center will be able to help to identify the authority to whom complaints can be made be it business scams or reporting phishing.

 

Working online

 

Patience and consistent hard work are necessary to earn money genuinely online.  Blogging, writing, and taking surveys are some of the ways to earn money.  Handling online tutoring sessions with the support of reliable online companies can also be a better way to earn online.  

 

Decades ago many NGOs were consistently working their best to bring awareness about AIDS among the vulnerable population of the society.  Advocacy programs run by these organizations sent recommendations to the governments regarding the efforts to be taken to prevent youngsters from getting affected.  Similarly, NGOs must come forward to spread awareness about online fraud prevention among the vulnerable population of the society.

 

 

 

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Publication Date: 03-08-2017

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Dedication:
To those cheated by online frauds