Scam websites Testament steal your financial info.
Americans disappeared nearly $560 million to Internet scams in 2009, the Internet Crime Grievance Centre reports. Some of these losses resulted from entering credit card numbers, bank legend dossier and other personal details on scam websites. Many fraudulent sites beholding correct valid, with stolen graphics and trademarks, nevertheless there are normally telltale signs of a scam.
Instructions
1. Sign where you endow the website. Many scam websites are publicized fini spam emails--unsolicited emails containing offers that seem also acceptable to be genuine. Be suspicious of any websites linked in these email messages.
2. Peruse the website residence carefully to scrutinize whether it is accelerated to a valid website, on the contrary with a slight aberration. The Technospot technology information website explains that many scammers register legitimate-sounding addresses to idiot consumers into entering touchy hash. For instance, a scammer might register a aim according to yahoosecuritydept.com and send emails asking for Yahoo! passwords to confirm accounts.
3. Check the domain registration of the suspicious website. Check the URL of any pages on the website that ask for payment or personal information. Legitimate websites have secure payment forms that start with https, Technospot advises. Beware of websites with payment pages that start with http because your information will not be transmitted securely.5.
Sites like CheckDomain.com allow you to check website ownership information. Scam websites often disguise this information by using privacy services. A recent domain registration date is another sign of a fraudulent site.4.
Read the website and see whether there is an excessive amount of errors or poor grammar. Many scammers are in other countries and are not fluent in English, according to the Car Advisor website. The text on their fraudulent websites reflects this. Typos are a sign that a site was not professionally developed.
6. Look up the website through Google or another major search engine. Scam websites are often reported on watchdog websites like RipoffReport.com. You will find these sites through your search. Read individual reports for details of the scam.
