SCAMMMING!!!!

//__ Computer Rotation activities- SCAMS __// Below is a list of some of the various types of SCAMS that are tried by the various con artists. Go to the following websites to find out more about them (you may need to do some searching), and then choose two (or one or two of your own) and write a paragraph on each (IN YOUR OWN WORDS!) detailing what the SCAM is and how it works. Be sure to include such details as who is targeted and what the SCAMMER is trying to get from its victim. Also include some tips on how to avoid being caught up in these scams.

//__[] - Government site with great activities__// //[|http//www.spendwell.com.au//] – Click on Buying, then Information then Scams.// //http[|//www.scamwatch.gov.au//] – Detailed look at the various types of Scams, presented by the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission).//


 * FAX BACK SCAM. **
 * ‘PHARMING’ SCAM. **
 * MODEM ‘JACKING’. **
 * NIGERIAN ‘419’ SCAMS. **
 * ‘FREE’ OFFERS ON THE INTERNET. **
 * RING TONE SCAMS. **
 * LOTTERY AND COMPETITION SCAMS. **
 * GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT SCAMS. **
 * SPORTS INVESTMENTS SCAMS. **
 * CHAIN LETTERS. **
 * CARD SKIMMING. **