| It will not be wrong to say; net is "a place of chaos and | | | | online fraud. |
| crime in many ways". Online fraud refers to the fraud | | | | Spoofing, Bogus offers and Request for help kind of |
| schemes using one or more online services to conduct | | | | mails are some types of e-mail fraud. |
| fraudulent transactions. Last year, over 200,000 online | | | | Fake Online Auctions |
| fraud cases were reported, costing losses to almost | | | | People are easily being trapped in these fake online |
| $600 million. We have to cope up with the reality of | | | | auctions and lost great amount of money thinking they |
| web world and prevent this online fraud. Different | | | | are safely shopping online. |
| services of chat-rooms, e-mail, message boards and | | | | Reasons Why We Need Online Fraud Protection |
| websites are being used to conduct online-fraud. | | | | It is vital to have protection against online fraud for the |
| Different types of Online Fraud | | | | success of your company as: |
| Online fraud can be committed in several ways and | | | | * The amount used by the fraudulent through the |
| the fraudsters prefer commodities which are easily | | | | credit card can be more than the security prevention |
| sold and have a wider appeal. Some other ways of | | | | services |
| online fraud include: | | | | * Not only we are saved from the charge backs, but |
| Stolen Credit Cards | | | | our customer is also satisfied that his/her information is |
| The most popular online fraud is done through the | | | | secured |
| stolen credit card information. There have been many | | | | * Our company's time, effort and profits will be saved |
| cases, where the hackers obtain great amount of | | | | and our customer can also shop safely |
| credit card information from companies' data bases. In | | | | Different Tools to Avoid Online Fraud |
| many companies the employees have been selling | | | | * Use e-mail filter software for detecting spam and |
| credit card information to criminals, thinking them to be | | | | doubtful e-mails |
| a customer. | | | | * Use anti virus software as viruses can pass |
| Get Wire Transfer Info | | | | information |
| Some fraudsters ask the merchants for large quotes | | | | * Use anti-spyware and Adware programs, especially |
| and when it comes to payment they ask for their wire | | | | when downloading |
| transfer payment information to send the payments | | | | * Keep your computer update |
| and then they send fake checks through online check | | | | * Install a firewall to keep an eye on outgoing and |
| issuing system. | | | | incoming traffic |
| E-mail Fraud Online | | | | By the end we can say that still there is no 100% |
| Almost as fast as e-mail is being frequently used, a | | | | protection from online fraud but using these tools and |
| defrauding person via e-mail is also becoming popular. | | | | precautions we can minimize this risk and ensure fraud |
| Many people have lost their life savings through this evil | | | | protection. |