Report Email Scams! Don't Lose Everything You Own From Lack Of Knowledge!

Report email scams right away, this is a very important step to take.

• You must be diligent in your knowledge of not only the “old”, but the “new” scams going around.

Email scams have increased greatly in the last few years. Most of us receive tons of email messages from people or companies we’ve never heard of.

Some emails come from very “sleazy” sources that you want nothing to do with.

Email marketers have increased sending their amount of emails in the pitching of their services and products.

To learn more, see identity theft scams.

Some people enjoy receiving spam and find them informative, but most of us find spam is not only time consuming to take care of, but is extremely annoying for the majority of us.

Victims of spam scams have lost big bucks to spam that contained fraudulent promotions and bogus offers.

• Recent law enforcement actions have been taken by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against deceptive spammers’ responsibilities and commercial email under the CAN-SPAM law.

• If you are receiving spam email that is deceptive, forward it to spam@uce.gov. The spam in this database, which is stored by the FTC, is used to pursue actions by law enforcement agencies against people sending deceptive emails.

• If you have been victimized by an email or social networking scam, or other types of Cyber crime that compromised your accounts, contact IC3. Scammers cheat consumers out of thousands of dollars with these types of scams

• Go to www.IC3.gov if you have been victimized by this kind of scam. The database of IC3 links the complaints for potential referral to appropriate law enforcement agencies for consideration of your case.

• The information in the complaint is also used in identifying patterns and trends that are emerging.

I have received email from what I thought was my bank. It looked totally like my bank's letterhead. I did NOT< respond to this email, but called my bank to see what was going on.

I know my bank does not send emails asking for your personal information online. My bank confirmed, for me that the email was bogus and asked me to forward the email to them. The banks theft section would look into it.

• Report email scams of this type and file a report at www.ftc.gov/complaint.

• Also, report email scams to your state Attorney General. Use the contact information at naag.org.

Report Email Scams – Here Are Just A Few To Watch For

Nigerian Scams - These scams come in many forms and have reached epidemic proportions. Don’t become a victim. I have included some of the emails I have received. Find out more about nigerian scams.

Email Scams - Will you be next? These identity theft scams are one of the worst and most common and come in the form of a petition. Find out more about email scams.

Work From Home Scams - These scams have been around for years and just keep recycling, and some new ones have been added. To become educated on this type of scam, go to work from home scams.

Online Scams - In the last 3 years, the Internet Crime Center of the FBI has received over 1 million complaints pertaining to identity theft scams and online scams. See more at online scams.

Tips To Report Email Scams

• Never click on or answer unsolicited (spam) email.

• Don’t click links within the unsolicited email.

• Never fill out forms in the email messages that are asking for any of your personal information.

• Compare the email link to the link you are directed to so you can determine if they match leading you to a legitimate site.

• Be very wary of emails that claim to have attached files with pictures. The files probably contain viruses.

• Open attachments that are only from senders you know. Always scan the attachment for viruses before opening it.

• Research the legitimacy of any company before you purchase anything with your hard earned money.

• For example; no legitimate shopper program such as the mystery shopper programs will send advance payment and ask the employee to send a part of it back.

• There are legitimate shopper programs, but you have to do your research to find them. No legal ones will accept applications online or charge an application fee. If you get scammed by one of these, file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

Report email scams if you are a victim. Hopefully, my website and all the information I have given on it will help keep you from identity theft and becoming a victim of one of the many scams that are out there.

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