Be cautious of latest online fraud

The feds say more than one thousand individuals registered complaints about identification fraud last year 2011 — many of them, falling sufferer on the internet. Here is a look at some of the newest high-tech frauds and how to keep them at bay.

Scammers win by appearing legit

“You get a call from someone that is supposedly from Dell or Microsoft caution you that their security system has slightly recognized a problem with your computer,” says Jeff Blyskal, senior editor with Consumer Reviews. “Can they help you eliminate the virus?”Blyskal says they’ll then install a phony spyware-finder on your PC, and charge you, of course.

Then, there are below-cost iPads and other equipment to bid on. Hand over your number, like his staffer.

“That deal triggered her to be decided upon this bidding service for $9.99/month that was charged to her mobile bill,” he says.

That’s called ‘cramming.’ In addition, there's Facebook or myspace ‘click-jacking’ — posts that attract with guarantees of free lattes or disclosing that is verifying your information in exchange for submitting a study or visiting a link that causes a computer infection. It's known as Facebook scam.

“You should hang up on anyone who tries to offer, give, or help you with anything,” Blyskal alerts. “And hang up significance whether they come to you via written text, e-mail, phone, or at your home.” The Oct 2012 problem of Customer Reviews journal information more Internet-based frauds, and how to keep from getting used.

Music fans fall victim to fake Coldplay ticket scams

In the LOS ANGELES some music fans paid top dollar to see the band Coldplay ended up getting the cold shoulder instead. Fans who found a some tickets on Craigslist, Stubhub, eBay, and other Internet sites and paid in the $200-$400 range for each seat for Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl were stunned and disappointed to find that the tickets were phonies.

The Coldplay shows were sell outs at the Bowl, and Hollywood Bowl COO Arvinv Manocha conceded it was a very inopportune condition. Manocha said that there was nothing we could do for these unlucky people who were bilked. But it was a sellout; there were no other valid tickets to be sold to them.

Stick with the safety of Ticketmaster, and don't be drawn into ‘too good to be true’ ticket finds on other websites on the Internet. By avoiding 3rd-party ticket vendors, fans must be able to keep away from the cold reality of fake Coldplay tickets, and fraudulent scams for other shows as well.