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Internet Scams
Greetings, I am the
Personal Secretary to the former Ambassador of ABC Country and we
need your help to transfer $35,000,000,000.00 and all we need from
you is.....
ABC Bank wants you to
confirm your account number, your PayPal or Ebay account needs to
be updated, please update the following information....
You have just won
$1,000,000.00 in the Canadian Lottery, all you have to do is....
Have you ever
received an email like this? If you have had email for more
than a month, chances are you have received something like this.
The only one that is
making money, is the person or group that is sending out these
emails to unsuspecting people. As attractive as some of
these offers may be, do you really think that a government, in
place or deposed, is going to select John or Jane Doe from Little
Town USA to help them recover millions of dollars?
Does your bank
actually request personal information over the internet or did you
buy a lottery ticket from Canada?
Unfortunately, many
dollars are lost in these CRIMINAL acts.
Phising
is a form of criminal activity It is characterized by attempts to
fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and
credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or
business in an apparently official electronic communication.
Please be a smart and
SAFE on the internet. Remember, if it is too good to be
true, you didn't initiate the contact or it seems strange, contact
the institution by phone or go to their web site and report this
incident.
If you have any
questions or problems regarding the internet, please feel free to
contact us at the Police Department.
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