Top 10 Internet Schemes
How much illegal activity is occurring on the Internet is impossible to quantify, but there's no dispute that the Web is fertile ground for fraud. Here's a list of some common schemes:
- Auctions
- General merchandise
- Computer hardware and software
- Internet-related services
- Work-at-home opportunities
- Business opportunities and franchises
- Multilevel marketing and pyramids
- Credit-card issuing
- Advance-fee loans
- Job offers and overseas work
Source: National Consumers League
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