When you work from home or when you study, you probably have an Internet connection and that you spend as much time as possible on the network to be able to carry out all your daily tasks. But sometimes scams occur on the network that there are people who believe that this could be a scam to rob them. It is very important that you do not believe everything you see on the Internet or everything that seems too beautiful.
There is an old saying that says: 'No one gives a penny for four pesetas', and although it is a saying from a long time ago since there are no pesetas, that the currency is the euro, it can be understood perfectly. Nobody is going to give more than what they are going to receive, and less when they try to propose something to you. Everyone who proposes something will always be thinking about what they will receive in return.
Most internet users already have a sixth sense for scams - we've all received emails or almost clicked on a pop-up that tells you you've won something, but remember… they're just scams and hoaxes. You can find these online scams everywhere, from pop-ups, to Facebook links, or to your email inbox. They are lifelong scams, it is simply that they have been modernized to reach more users in a massive way and see 'who itches'.
Below you will discover some of the most common Internet scams and which ones
Email from phishing links
Suspicious emails are one of the most common scams on the Internet. Chain messages from people you have in your contacts are less and less frequent, but nowadays, phishing scams have increasingly sophisticated formats and you must know them to protect yourself from them.
A recent scam was one that occurred recently that asked the recipient to review an attached google docs file and clicking on the link redirected to a real Google safety page asking for permission to install a fake Google Docs app, the The objective was to manage users' email accounts and that the scammer could have that information. A) Yes, every time a person clicked it was automatically sent to all the user's contacts, and so on.
To avoid this type of fraud, you should never click on any link in an email of which you do not know the sender. Delete the message directly and forget about it. Just click links in emails from people you know and trust. If an acquaintance you haven't talked to in a long time tries to share a file or link with you, it's probably a scam, virus, or unlikely (but not impossible) mistake.
Gifts online
Online gifts can be products or travel. The most common are travel gifts that say you have been selected (without having participated in anything voluntarily). Harnessing people's wanderlust is an effective tactic for someone to lower their guard thinking that they have really had a trip, even if deep down they have doubts.
Online travel scams are usually through false promotions offering free air travel in exchange for doing a survey, But they are designed for you to click and then you run out of travel and they keep your data. Once you click, malware is downloaded onto your computer and can turn into a virus that steals information. You should make sure to always verify that travel promotions come from a real, verified account or company website. You can even contact the company to find out if it is real or not. But before any suspicion, it is better not to fall into the trap.
Anything that comes to you online and that seems suspicious to you, you should immediately discard it, be it charity, apparent NGOs, working from home where they promise to earn a lot by doing very little ... Always check what the sender is and if you can't do it, just discard the email or notification and get on with your life.