Computer Scams, Shams and Spam

The book I read to research this post was Computer Scams, Shams & Spam by Pam Hogan which is an excellent book that I read at kindle unlimited. This book is about the various online hoaxes and frauds tricksters use to get money from you. One thing you should watch is if someoe asks you to wire money or send cash as these aren’t secure methods of payment. One type of fraud is someone phones or e-mails you and supposedly verifies some of your information which they have got from dumpster diving or going through your litter. They may quote information like your account number which they saw on your bank statement and claim they are from the bank or some official agency. They then ask for the security code off the back of your credit card. This information of course lets them take money from your bank account and isn’t displayed on your bank statement. No one official would ever ask for this information and this does happen it is best to contact your bank and law enforcement. Another scheme called the Nigerian letter is someone asks if they can launder money in your bank account and will give you a share of the proceeds. Sometimes someone doing this will give a hard luck story and claim to be in trouble. This invariably continues with them asking you for your bank details so they can pilfer your account and they will often try to get you to wire them a certain fee. They may even ask you to travel to an African country to meet them. Laundering money in itself is highly illegal. If you get an e-mail like this don’t even answer it as it will verify your e-mail address. This book looks at a variety of scams like this and is a reasonable length at around 120 pages. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It’s a real eye openner and do recommend it.