Scemes and Scams

This week in introduction to publication, we went farther into a familiar aspect. Scamming. Yes, we have already gone over this once, but we learned a lot of new things. Some of these are terms.
The words are as follow.

Scam- An attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information.
Scam, it's quite a simple concept. So, it's Swindling, or tricking. These happen all the time.

Photo of car whose license plate was stolen, taken by myself. I own all rights to the photo. Photo was taken using an IPhone4.

Identity theft- A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity.
Examples of this would be the stealing of Social Security numbers, bank account information, your license, your license plate on the car.

Vulnerable- in a position that makes it easier for you to be harmed or attacked.
So, this means that you're an easy target.

Phishing- When people send you phony emails, pop-up messages , social media messages, texts, calls, or links to fake websites in order to hook you into giving out your personal and financial information.
Those who phish, are the telemarketers of the internet. Evil little trolls they are.

Some things to look out for when sorting through your email inbox, which I can guess that you don't do often.

Those little trolls that phish, will look for the following information.

• Social Security number
• Bank Account Information
• Your Email
• Mother's Maiden name
• Credit Card information
• Your full name
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• License 
• Passport number
• Account numbers

If you end up falling for one of these tricks, you may end up in jail. Which, I'm sure is not a fun place to be, Just saying.

Some amazing tips to help prevent you from opening these scam mails. Just opening them can result in you contracting a virus :O !!!!!

• Avoid opening the message or mail in the first place.

C'mon people, this here is just plain ol' common sense.

•  Don't click on any links or download any attachments; They might contain viruses, or spy ware.

You're all to blame if you're dumb enough to do this, I mean seriously! When someone sends you a picture on a website or on social media. What is the thing that they always say? 'Don't open files or download media from people you don't know.' They don't say that just to say it. 

• Don't reply

Now, some of you might not have known this. If you reply to the message or mail. It proves to them that you are an active users.

• Mark junk mail or Spam  for email provider, or report to your social network site.

Reporting, hello. It was invented for a reason! Use it!

• If you're concerned about an account you have with a company contact them. 

This is about the whole false credit card emails, or bank emails. They tell you straight up. 'We will not ask for your personal information.'

Negative aspects for this? I have no idea, because they are tips to help you from being scammed. So, no negatives.

There are many positives though.  This helps you, yeah. I bet if you never knew about one of these things... Odds are I'm correct.

Now, this will greatly influence my actions online because these are tips. Yep, tips help not harm. Simple logic. Unless they say 'tips on how to screw up' or something like that. They help you.

I now know what to do when I encounter spam mail.

In conclusion, my week has been well. Except for a few problems with clothing myself. Yes, clothing myself. Believe it or not, I have worn a shirt upside down this week, and backwards. I can't tell you how proud I am of those facts! Well, let's just say I'm a little special.