We should know what online scams are in order to better identify them.

1. False consulting information The industry negatively affected by false consulting information on the Internet is the securities industry. Black hands in the stock market or insiders of securities companies disclose false information on the Internet to drive up the stock price. When deceived investors drive up the stock price, they start selling stocks. According to the BBC, the share price of Coburg Group, a British coffee baking company, has soared recently. The company investigation found that this was mainly caused by an anonymous person spreading news about the possible transformation of the company on the Internet. People who publish false consultation information have two intentions: one is to make profits, and the other is to play pranks, but the losses caused to the victims are not small, and the negative impact on the Internet environment is also great. Internet users should treat the information on the Internet differently. Not all of it is considered to be true. After all, the network is virtual.

2. Online auction Online auction and online shopping are undoubtedly the hot spots of online consumption. They not only provide convenience for consumers to shop, but also cause many related complaints. One of the most common complaints is that after the buyer successfully paid in the auction, either the goods he received were not received at all, or the goods he received were completely different from what he saw online.

3. Deception related to Internet services Consumers see some online advertisements saying that as long as they register on a website for free, the website will provide free Internet services. When registering, the website asks you to provide credit card information, but promises that you will never be charged. After registration, they will let you download the software you need to surf the Internet, saying that it is for you to use online. Don't you know that this software contains a virus? Once installed on a computer, every time you click on the Internet, the computer will crash and you can't access the Internet at all. Meanwhile, your credit card has been stolen many times. Providing internet service is fake, and obtaining your credit card information is the real purpose of this scam.

4. Information/adult service scam? Adult content? Websites usually have many customers. Some people pay to download photos from these websites. Some scams are aimed at this kind of consumers, and they offer them for free? Adult content? Photos as bait. As a result, when customers download photos, they also unconsciously download a dialing software. After that, their computer was automatically dialed an international call by this dialing software without knowing it. The customer didn't know he was cheated until he received a huge phone bill.

5. Buying computer software scam: buying a computer software that is much cheaper than other online stores. When you download software, fraudsters download computer viruses to you, steal information from your computer, and then use this information to commit crimes online.

6. internet part-time criminals use the internet to publish part-time job recruitment information to? Taobao brushes back cash? Publish a part-time advertisement for the bait, brush the reputation of Taobao on the Internet, lure the victim to take orders at the Taobao store provided by him, and promise to return the order money and commission to the victim's account after the victim pays the money. However, after the victim's operation, the criminals said that they had to take another photo before they could cancel the subscription, which led to netizens being deceived.

7. Loan application fee Some people offer low-interest housing or car loans online, and the application conditions are quite loose, saying that the loan can be guaranteed by paying a loan application fee. As a result, there was no news after the application fee was collected. This kind of fraud uses low-interest loans as bait to defraud the application fee.

8. credit card application some people find it difficult to apply for a credit card because their credit history is poor. This scam is aimed at this consumer, saying that it is for them? Exemption letter? Credit card. As long as the applicant pays the application fee, he is guaranteed to open a credit card. As a result, the applicant still can't get the credit card after paying the application fee. This is a scam aimed at defrauding the credit card application fee.