iYogi Fraud Protection

In the name of online jobs, there seems to be a lot of fraud about. It is through e-mails that exciting offers are made, and most are dazzled by the millions they could earn by simply sitting at their homes and working from there. The firm will claim to carry out charity work by giving donations to the victims of some natural disaster. The party will also create a fake…

The Internet can be used a medium to dupe people in the name of charity work. The fraudsters may contact you and seek your help for some fake charity work. They will say that they are collecting money for street children, old and homeless people, or the victims of some natural disaster. These people create their identity by using fake documents and they will even show their registration details. The…

Credit card frauds have become common these days and merchants operating online often become a victim of this crime. The modus operandi of the fraudsters involves making online payment through credit card details that are fake or have been stolen. The retailers, who are oblivious of the whole scam, ship goods to the buyers. On being alerted by the authentic card holders, credit card companies withhold the payments made to…

Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and scammers too have benefited from this revolution. They find it convenient to use this medium to dupe more people. Internet Ticket Fraud is one of the newest scams to hit the cyber world. The victims of this fraud mainly include sports and music enthusiasts who will do anything to buy tickets for their favorite shows. The innocent ones end up buying tickets…

iYogi Alerts provides information related to latest frauds and scams to online users. Online automotive fraud is one of the widespread online frauds. The innocent people get into the trap of this fraud by trusting the uploaded photographs, price offered and other information related to the vehicle displayed for sale. Sometimes, the innocent sellers also get victim of this fraud by selling their vehicle to somebody sitting in abroad or…

iYogi provides information about Internet auction frauds and how can you protect yourself from fraudulent online sellers. If you have placed a successful bid on an auction website, and are wondering when your product will get delivered, the answer would be ‘never’ That is the risk you take when you make purchases online without verifying the past history or credentials of the seller. In order to protect yourself from Internet…

iYogi warns of web browser fraud to safeguard your money from fraudulent deals. Browser fraud can be a disastrous problem for anyone. It not only can permanently damage a computer, but the private information of victims can lost which may lead to years of financial ruin. The best security step is to install reputed antivirus software and keep it updated. This will stop a vast majority of browser fraud. Updating…

Internet Ponzi Fraud has destroyed the finances of many people. Many have been taken in by promise of extraordinarily high returns on investment, and played directly into the hands of crooks operating the Internet Ponzi Fraud. This scam lures people with terms like “High-yield investment programs”, “Offshore investment”, and uses new member’s funds to pay off returns to previous investors. Soon there is delay or non-payment of profits, and the…