Hearing about so many horror stories of various people being scammed online got me interested in finding out more about other forms of internet scams. Identity theft and spamming are two of the most popular. Almost every internet user has been victimized and some don’t even know it. The pyramid scheme is popular in these times of economic crunch. It is a way to earn money fast, often ending in disaster.

Project payday scam is based around incentive freebie websites or IFWs. Popular forms are trial offers of credit cards and referrals of a certain number of people. While we are cautious about joining such promotions, we are impressed about stories of people who have actually earned money from it. New ways of scamming turn out everyday. We realize that these scammers are smart. It’s up to us to match their cunning and protect ourselves.