Worst Online Scams

These are the online scams you should be most careful about when being online on the internet!

Back in the good old days, tricksters usually plied their trade out in the open. Outside airports not-so-savvy tourists got taken for a ride; all around the world you still see tourists paying exorbitant amounts of money for taxis driven by unlicensed drivers. Over in parts of Asia they have the famous jewel scams, whereby foreigners think they are getting the gem deal of the century. In China you might get approached by a pretty, innocent-looking girl who only wants to practice English, and then she takes you to the most expensive tea shop you’ve ever seen. In many countries you might get corrupt police telling you that you committed a misdemeanor and if you don’t pay them a huge fine you’ll be going straight to jail. But today we’ll look at only digital trickery, in this episode of the Infographics Show, Worst Online Scams.

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[TheInfographicsShow]

Do you recognize an online scam when you see one? What's usually the warning sign that makes you stay away from it?

[unclethathurts]

I am Nigerian and it hurts when I find out that we are known for scamming, so for a cheap price of $699 I'll teach you how to avoid scammers

[sparklz]

"Wrestle with your crown jewels"..lol English is beautiful!

[pizzaowl]

In conclusion if something sounds too good to be true on the internet, you shouldn't touch it

[DogPerson]

My grandpa has gotten *so many* lottery scams, but he just acts like he doesn’t know what’s gonna happen, but then he tells them he’s not dumb, and he knows it’s a scam, and he doesn’t fall for it.

[ethansezai]

I have been scammed by being offered 100, 000AUD and a free trip to the USA!

[bigredinfinity]

Another scam is to steal a kids phone while he is at the movies /waterpark call the parent saying they have kidnaped your kid .Go get 5000 and leave it here or he dies .Scammers are always going to be there

[someone]

The Infographics Show: Did you fall on any scams?
Me: *Yeah... Free robux scam..*

[GamerGabe]

I’ve come across a scam about a girl wanting to meet me and go on a date and I keep getting them I don’t go on any sites on my phone so I don’t know how they have my email and number

[nintendopigeon]

i got an email from a french person saying link your credit info to get 20K
but i am sure it was fake and also
ONLY 20K
that is the worst scam ever

[Acnologia-nvgu]

I haven’t gone for one because I’m 16 but I freaking hate military love scams

[MikkelGarcia]

I fell on the scams of my exgf when she used to say "I love you"

[arthurmorgan]

One time I received a call saying that I was going to get arrested for assault if I didn’t hive the FBI 600, 00 dollas

[Majaco]

I often get those "Hi Darling" and single ladies wanting to chat with me and send their man suggestive imagery - LOL I'm a straight woman XD

I also had the displeasure of talking to a "Microsoft employee" speaking not my native tongue (weird since they have a local office in the my home country!) claiming my windows computer was really badly infected with everything from trojan horses to XML processors (No. I don't even think the internet knows what that is!). I talked to this guy, while doing my job, for about 10 minutes before I just plainly said that I used Linux. Haven't heard from him since!

[bipinbadhikar]

Your link to skillshare doesn't work, and you were just teaching us about scamming people online.

[magicmark]

Who else was confused when they showed number 10 and said “this is at the top of the list...”?

[notskinton]

the real scam is the time i take to watch these videos

[renowens]

one day when i was 7 my dad got a call saying that his coumputer (that he didn’t have) had a virus and he had to may a lot of money he put me on the phone. After about 20 seconds they had hung up. Wow scammer, deffeted by a 7 year old. Wow.

[rodirium]

You don’t to worry about hitman scams....







*IF YOUR A MASTER AT KARATE AND KUNG FU*

[borisbeloudus]

What about creep scams? Scams supposedly from creepy stalkers who only seem to harass?