Be aware of the Internet scammers...

There are a great deal of Internet Scams and frauds found on the Internet today. We will focus on one example of a scan sent via e-mail to Internet users.

These scams have a few things in common:

• They offer you something for nothing
• They require very little from you
• They look official
• They use famous people to legitimize their claim
• It always sounds too good to be true

First rule "There are no get rich quick magic formulas". The odds of getting rich quick through one of these scams are as good as the odds that you will purchase the winning Mega Millions Lotto Ticket - so don't quit your day job.

A Golden Rule of Security is: Never trust any information from an UNTRUSTED source. If you did not contact them yourself, and do not know precisely who they are, do not believe anything they tell you, unless it has ALL been confirmed by a third TRUSTED party."

There are some great sites covering this subject. Go to the Securities and Exchange Commission Site for a good source of information. Also check out the Top 10 Dots Cons.