iYogi has found that the basic aim of inheritance scam is to trick people and get money and their confidential information. People can fall into this trap easily, dreaming about inheriting property or money, which they never get in reality. These type of scams ask several questions to affirm their inheritance trap. Questions will be like “Do you know a relative with similar surname as that of yours, living…
Online video scam puts malware on your computer system, which is uncontrollable, once circulated through malicious web links. These scammers lure victims into installing their fake antivirus software by offering links to sensitive videos related to current events. In reality there will be no such videos and clicking on it will lead you to a website that tries to install fake antivirus software in your system. Sometimes the victims are…
Mystery Shoppers Scammers scam frequent shoppers, by offering them good amount of money to be their “Mystery Shopper.” Mystery Shopper’s have to shop the mentioned goods and give feedback on these goods or the shops. The shoppers take this as an opportunity, and start shopping as everything is paid they also get a cheque from scammers. By the time they realize cheque is fraud it’s too late and as a…
The iYogi scam alert on online software scam reveals the scope and nature of the Internet piracy problem, as well as the steps that are needed to reduce such scams. The online software scam takes place on a global scale. In this scam, fraudsters try to sell unlicensed fake software on auction sites such as eBay at a very low price. So, consumers think that the software is legitimate.…
Scammers, of late, are duping innocent people with new methods! The latest weapon they are using is the phone. So, don’t be surprised if you suddenly get a call from Microsoft asking you to download something on your system to avoid a possible crash. The after effects of such a download could render in loss of all your personal information. The latest alerts from iYogi, warns users about such phone…
iYogi, a leading tech support giant, has unearthed the domain name scam that has been taking place on the Internet. According to iYogi, the domain name scam is carried out by online fraudsters who use different kinds of methods to deceive users. Domain name scammers cheat people by offering registration services for new domains, sending fake alerts for domain renewal, offering help to register domains in new unreleased extensions etc.…
iYogi, one of the renowned tech support giants, has come out with some very effective tips that you could use to save your computer from fake antivirus software. According to iYogi, fake antivirus software have been around for a while and many people have been deceived by them. Many users have fallen prey to the fake antivirus scam. According to iYogi, a red or a yellow triangle may pop up…
There are many fake check scammers on the Internet who intend to make profit from those who receive payments and prizes. The scammers offer a large amount of money as payments for the items that they advertise. They make payments through checks and come up with some strange reasons for sending a larger sum than the original cost of the item, and they ask the seller to wire the surplus…
Online dating is convenient and many people successfully find a new friend or romantic partner from dating sites. However, there are several online dating scams on the internet. iYogi exposes such fraudulent online dating scams. Be cautious if the person you are contacting should ever ask you for money. No matter how legitimate or detailed the story, do not handle any financial transactions for the person. This individual may be…