Fraud online

In criminal law fraud is the same crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage people – usually to obtain property or servines unjustly. The term ‘Internet fraud‘ refers to any type of fraud sceme that uses one or more components of the Internet, sucha s chat rooms, e-meil, message boards or Web sites. So how should we deal with fraud?
Criminals use fraudulent emails (known as phishes) or pop-up Web pages that appear legitimate and are designed to deceive you into sharing personal or account information. The phishes often include logos of the legitimate companies, content from their Web sites, and the names of real employees. The Web site will try and look similar to the legitimate site in hopes of capturing your confidential information. Mail fraud occurs when scammers illegally intercept your mail or when you receive unrealistic offers. Use your spam filter. Many email services now have spam filters that minimize the amount of spam you receive. The filters can help you minimize the number of fraudulent emails in your inbox. Even if you do open a suspicious email, don't click on any links. By clicking on the links, you could unknowingly download a virus or spyware to your computer. Change your online passwords often. Be creative with your passwords – stay away from obvious passwords like year of birth. Include numbers and letters so passwords can't be easily guessed by others. Delete emails from unknown senders. It‘s necessary to be careful about giving out valuable personal data online. Criminals have been known to send messages in they pretend to be a systems administrator or Internet service provider in order to persuade people online that they should disclose valuable personal data. In general, you need to look carefully at online seller of goods or servines who wants you to send checks or money orders immediately to a post office box, before you receive the goods or servines you‘ve been promised.