iYogi Scam Alerts
The Internet has become an indispensable tool, now-a-days. From students to housewives to Wall Street executives, all depend upon the Internet to get their work done. Shopping, paying online bills, booking movie tickets or airplane tickets–all can be done on the web at the click of a button. The web has made our lives comfortable but it has its dark side too. The Internet is home to all sorts of scams and can be a minefield for the unwary. Online crooks keep devising new ways to bilk people of their hard-earned cash. This is where ‘iYogi Scam Alerts’ can help.
Scams have been around since the beginning of the Internet age. The earlier scams were rather amateurish attempts to trip the unwary but over time dotcom crooks refined their techniques to a fine art. These days the number of scams run into hundreds of thousands and can result in loss of millions of dollars for potential victims. Scams such as domain name scams, identity theft scams, the Nigerian 419, etc. have become a byword for Internet theft. ‘iYogi Scam Alerts’ is the company’s message to warn users about this fraud. ‘iYogi Scam Alerts’ has been created with the express purpose to create awareness among people about the techniques dotcom crooks use to trap their victims.
There is only one motivation that drives these Internet crooks; money. And the more victims these people cheat of their savings, the better for them! The ironic part is, despite warnings about not opening messages from unknown senders, most people do exactly the same and end up paying a hefty price. Perhaps e-mails about lottery winnings is too good for some people to ignore! And so is claiming the share of bank deposits being moved to another country for the purpose of tax savings. ‘iYogi Scam Alerts’ helps people to know what precautions to take when faced with such a scenario.
Apart from the aforementioned scams, there is a particularly pernicious kind of scam called the dating scam, which can result in more than pecuniary damage to victims. It can result in devastating psychological trauma when victims find that the person they have been relying on emotionally through the Internet is just a scammer. ‘iYogi Scam Alerts’ is your guide to steer clear of such vermin.
Inheritance Scams are spreading through e-mails, newspaper and other medium. Genealogy Scam is another name of Inheritance Scam. These types of scams usually ask for your banking details or money in the name of some procedures of claiming inheritance. These are very simple to detect but people randomly fall for this hoax. If you get any e-mails or phone calls related to inheritance, confirm it by checking the source or…
iYogi has released the iYogi scam alerts on the online video scams, which mainly spreads through e-mails and social networking sites. Such scams are very difficult to distinguish and because of this many are falling prey to such scams. These videos are usually shared through the URLs and spread like wildfire. The video links, if followed, leads to default postings on several other people’s profile or ask for your personal information in…
iYogi through its Scam Alerts takes this opportunity to alert you on “Mystery Shoppers Scam”. If you read an advertisements messages, or receive a mail asking you to be a “Mystery Shopper.” There are chances this might be a trap. Through this medium they offer to pay you huge amount just working as Mystery Shopper for their company. The mail or advertisement look pretty much similar to original Mystery shopper…
iYogi scam alerts warn users that ordering fake software could infect their computers and may also lead to their personal information being stolen. Such scam is called the online software scam and these types of scamsters are called cyber criminals. In today’s global economy, the Internet has opened many sites for communicating, shopping, learning and simply having fun. The online crooks take advantage of such sites and sell their fake software…
Phone scams, like the name suggests, involves users getting tricked over the phone. With e-mail scams not being successful anymore computer scammers use phone scams to lure more victims. The scammer contacts the victim over the phone and tricks the user into providing sensitive information. At times, the scammer even installs spyware and then uses it to steal data such as bank account details. iYogi has done research on phone…
There are many fake domain registration companies on the Internet which may call or e-mail you and promise that they would provide a domain name with a new extension that is still to be released. Another method used by these fraudsters is that they will alert you that your domain names are going to expire and that you need to renew them urgently. In either case, you would end up…
iYogi has released alerts that help users in identifying fake antivirus software. These software pop up on the screen when you are browsing the Internet. The software could be a Trojan that could badly affect your system performance. The pop-up appears as a red or a yellow triangle in one corner of the screen. The fake antivirus will warn you that your computer is infected with different malware. It will…
Cyber crooks are forever on the lookout for victims who can be duped. Those that are affected the most include sellers or dealers that sell their goods via the Internet. A fake buyer approaches these sellers and fixes a deal at a rate that exceeds the market rate. Once the deal is done, the buyer sends a check whose amount higher than the original amount. The buyer instructs the seller…
As a result of the exponential growth of the internet over the past decade, online dating has become huge business. iYogi exposes dangerous online dating scams and frauds. Since the scope of dating websites varies wildly, you will want to take the time and effort to make sure you know the theme and common practices of any dating website you will be dealing with. A number of cases have been…
An email appears in your inbox one day with the subject line, “I need your help.” The pleading nature of the “Nigerian Scam” email helps draw you in as the letter describes a military coup underway in Nigeria (or another country), with the prince begging for help in protecting his family’s fortune. The goal of the scam is to gain your personal information in order to access private accounts or…
