Common online scams

The act of luring a romantic partner in without expending much effort

• ghosting

• scareware

• breadcrumbing

• advance-Fee Fraud

Someone using a fake identity in order to pursue an online relationship on social media websites like Facebook.

• breadcrumbing

• ghosting

• phishing

• catfishing

Pop-up ads that try to scare you into thinking your device has a virus and need to download antivirus software, which is a malware.

• catfishing

• ghosting

• scareware

• pharming

Scammers can get in touch through social media. After gaining your trust they trick you into paying fake service fees. They may also claim you have won the lottery, but to get the money you have to first pay handling fees. After you have done so, they disappear.

• advance-Fee Fraud

• pharming

• breadcrumbing

• phishing

The act or an instance of ending a relationship by not responding to attempts to communicate by the other party.

• breadcrumbing

• ghosting

• pharming

• catfishing

Sending emails or texts with a link that downloads malware on your device or directs you to a spoofed website

• phishing

• catfishing

• pharming

• ghosting

Hackers redirect the traffic from a genuine website to another, such as a fake ecommerce or banking site.

• ghosting

• pharming

• catfishing

• advance-fee fraud