What Should I Know about Online Fraud?

1. Fake consultation information

The industry that is negatively affected by online fake consultation information is the securities industry. Stock market gangsters or insiders of securities companies disclosed false information online to drive up the stock price. After the deceived investors raised the stock price, they began to dump stocks. According to the BBC, the stock price of the UK-based Coburg Group, which operates the coffee roasting business, has soared recently. The company's investigation found that this was mainly caused by an anonymous person spreading information about the company's possible transformation cause. The Coberg Group had to issue a statement to clarify this. In addition, some British companies have found that in some online chat rooms, some investors try to manipulate stock prices by providing false information in order to profit from them.

The person who published the fake consultation information was out of two attempts: one was to make a profit and the other was a prank, but the losses to the victims were not small, and the negative impact on the Internet environment was also great. Netizens should treat the information on the Internet differently, not all of them can be considered true, after all, the network is virtual.

2.Online auction

Online auctions and online shopping are undoubtedly hotspots for online consumption. While providing shopping convenience for consumers, they have also caused many related complaints. Among them, the most common complaint is that after the buyer has successfully paid for the auction, he will either not receive the goods at all, or the goods received will be completely different from what he saw online.

3.Scams related to Internet services

Consumers see some online advertisements saying that as long as they go to a certain website and register for free, the website will provide free Internet services. When registering. The website requires your credit card information, but guarantees that you will never be charged. After registration, they will let you download the software you need to access the Internet, saying it is for your Internet use. Did you know that this software contains a virus? Once it is installed in your computer, every time you click on the Internet access device, the computer will freeze and you will not be able to access the Internet at all. At the same time, your credit card has been stolen many times. Providing online services is fake, and getting your credit card information is the real purpose of this scam.

4.Information / adult service scams

"Adult" sites often have a lot of patrons. Some people pay to download photos from these sites. Some scams are directed at such consumers, and use the provision of free download of "adult content" photos as a bait. As a result, customers download the dialing software without knowing it. Since then, their computer has been dialed an international call by the dialing software. The customer didn't know he was cheated until he received the huge phone bill.

5.Buy computer software scams

I bought a computer software that is much cheaper than other stores online. When you download the software, the scammer will download the computer virus to you, steal the information in your computer, and then use the information in Committing crimes online.

6. Work at home plan

Many American women want to find a balance between family and career. Working from home is certainly the perfect solution. Such scams are carefully designed to address this mentality. The most common form is to receive an e-mail from a headhunting company, saying that it can help you find work at home. Not only is it easy to work, but you can earn more than $ 1,000 a week. As long as you pay them around $ 100 for materials, they will provide you with a variety of work choices from home to work. Once you send your money, you either have no audio or you have received a pile of waste paper that will allow you to participate in MLM.

7. Loan application fee

Someone on the Internet offers a very low interest home or car loan, and the application conditions are also quite loose. It is said that as long as you pay a loan application fee, you are guaranteed to be granted a loan. As a result, there was no further news after the application fee was collected. These scams use low interest rate loans as a bait to scam application fees.

8.Credit card application

Some people find it difficult to apply for a credit card because of their poor credit history. This type of scam is directed at this consumer, saying that it provides them with a "credit-free" credit card, and as long as the applicant pays an application fee, he is guaranteed to be issued a credit card. As a result, the applicant still couldn't get the credit card after paying the application fee. This is a scam for the purpose of defrauding a credit card application fee.

From the above examples, we can see that there are a lot of tricks in online scams, and the ways of deceiving are changing rapidly, making people extremely difficult to guard against. So, how can you avoid becoming a victim of online scams? First of all, you need to raise awareness of prevention, and secondly, while maintaining personal vigilance, you must promptly report some suspicious behaviors to consumer organizations or the media so that they can urge relevant departments to start Further investigation to prevent more consumers from being victimized. ^[1]

Article 266 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on defrauding public and private property with a large amount shall be punished with imprisonment of not more than three years, detention or control, and a single fine; if the amount is large or there are other serious circumstances, punishment shall be imposed. If there is a term of imprisonment of more than three years and less than ten years and a fine; if the amount is particularly large or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to more than ten years of life imprisonment or life imprisonment, and be fined or confiscated. ^[3]

1. Cyber fraud crimes are virtualized in space and hidden in behavior

Online scams do not have specific crime scenes like traditional I first-time scams. The location of the crime and the result are not the same. The perpetrator and the victim do not need to meet.

Faced with a wide range of fraud and criminal activities on the Internet, how can we detect scams and avoid being fooled? It is recommended that you use the following methods to avoid being deceived:

(1) Use a search engine to search this company or online shop, check whether the contents of the phone, address, contact person, business license and other documents match, and verify the authenticity of the website. The homepage of the official website has a "red shield" icon and an "ICP" number, which appear as text links.

(2) See if the company's office address is indicated on the website. If so, you may wish to negotiate with the company's people, indicating that they are close to the address and can pay directly to the company. If the other party evades and obstructs under various excuses, it will prove to be a trap.

(3) When shopping online, it is best to go to a website set up by a company with a good reputation in real life or a large and well-known shopping website with a credit system and security to buy the necessary items.

(4) Don't be fooled by the low-priced products on some websites, this is often a bait set by the criminal suspect.

(5) Be very careful about information such as soliciting investment and money-making plans or getting rich quick schemes as friends on the Internet or via e-mail. Do not trust notifications such as freebies or winning big prizes, and do not pay any fees to them.

(6) The bad information found and the website suspected of fraud shall be reported to the public security organs in a timely manner. ^[5]