1. Computing & Technology

What Phishing and Email Scams Look Like

(Examples of Common Phish Emails and Online Cons)

By , About.com Guide

April, 2012

Here they are, revealed: the phishing con games of the Internet. They prey on ignorance, tug your heart strings, and promise professional services while secretly taking your account numbers and passwords. Don't get suckered by these convincing phish emails and web pages! Take ten minutes and see what internet phishing and email cons really look like.

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  1. Internet Scam: 419, example 4
  2. Internet 419 Scam, example 5
  3. Internet 419 Scam, example 6
  4. Internet 419 Scam, example 7
  5. Internet 419 Scam, example 8
  6. Internet 419 Scam, example 9
  7. Internet Lottery Scam, example 3
  8. Internet Investment Scam, example 3: Pump and Dump Scamming
  9. Internet Lottery Scam, example 4
  10. Internet Investment Scam, example 4
  11. Internet Investment Scam, example 5

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