Beware of Imitations! Security, Internet Scams, and the African Real Estate Agenda

Fishing on the Internet has come a long way. However,just been assassinated, and he, the only remaining heir,
we TechWeb junkies like to call it Phishing. What I amis trying to escape. If you help him, he will give you lots
talking about here is not going after your ordinary,of dough! Right on! "Please e-mail and tell me of your
everyday catch. Yet a fine catch it indeed may be todecision. I am ready to pay you 25% of the money
those thieving bandits if they can lure you into giving up[$45.5 Million] for your help, 5% shall go for expenses
your personal and private information. Trickery is vastyou might incur during the transaction. The remainder
and common on the World Wide Web. Beware, I say,[70%] shall be mine."Ok, ok, I am convinced; here is my
beware!Email schemes, called "phishing" or "carding",private bank account, my SSN, DL# and address.
attempt to trick consumers into disclosing personal andPlease tell me what I need to do next. Are they for
or financial information. The emails appear to comereal? Seriously though, if people didn't fall for these
from legitimate companies with whom consumers maytypes of stunts, there wouldn't be so many floating
regularly conduct business. I have seen scams appeararound. Identity theft has become more and more
to come from such noteworthy corporation as AOL,rampant in this techno traveling world.Again I say,
Earthlink, Paypal, eBay, or major credit card issuers.beware.Many of these email schemes contain links to
Often times the email threatens termination of"look-alike" websites that are loaded with actual
accounts unless consumers update billingtrademarked images. The websites then instruct
information.Phishing comes around in all forms. Howconsumers to "reenter" their credit card numbers,
many of you have had some Nigerian Prince that justsocial security numbers, bank PINs, or other personal
inherited 35 million US dollars offer to share it with youinformation. If consumers actually provide the
for one reason or another? How many of you haveinformation requested, the data goes to scammers, not
received an e-mail supposedly from your bank that forthe legitimate company whose name is on the site.
"security reasons" requests you to click a link thatThereafter, the data is often used to order goods or
takes you to an online form to fill out, requesting allservices and/or to obtain credit in the name of the
your personal and confidential information about yourconsumer and potentially, steal your identity.Again, I say,
bank account?A word to the wise: there is no Prince inbeware!Rule for the road:If you receive a precarious
Nigeria that needs your help, and your bank will nevere-mail asking you for personal information, chances are
ask you for that info in an e-mail!The latest Internetit is a scam. It is better to be safe than sorry.By Greg
scam appears to come from the South AfricanRichburg
Department of Mining. "Resources and we are in direNetricks, Inc.All past articles written by Greg Richburg
need of a foreign partner to assist us in the receiptare available at Please address article suggestions to:
and investment of US$15,500,000.00..." All they requestGreg Richburg is a Microsoft Certified Systems
is a secure place to deposit the lump sum on USEngineer and the owner of Netricks, Inc. a network
territory, and you will gain a large piece of the pie.consulting, web design and hosting company located in
WOW, what a deal!Another I received comes fromFresno, CA.Visit Netricks at Richburg also runs
Johnson Mgabe, the son of the leader of the RepublicKlickCommerce, anInternet based marketing system
of Zimbabwe Agricultural Commission. His father hasfor Ujena brand clothing. See for details.