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With today’s economy a lot of us are looking online for ways to make some extra cash. Some of us harbor hopes of finding an opportunity that allows us to work from home and rake in piles of money for very little effort

The upcoming income tax season is another prime opportunity for scam artists to ply their trade. In Canada scammers are sending out emails purporting to be from Canada Revenue Agency, and good news: You have a refund!

The recent economic downturn has meant very hard times for a lot of people. With so many people out of work and/or out of money, the stage has been set for a proliferation of fraudulent Internet schemes.

Phishing involves a criminal sending out legitimate-looking e-mails to try to get the recipients to hand over personal and financial information. It usually involves the victim clicking on a link that takes them to a bogus website which looks very much like the legitimate site.

Cyber criminals have been busy using eBay and PayPal to scam companies out of big bucks. Two Vietnamese exchange students have been arrested so far. They made more than $1.2 million using eBay to sell products bought with stolen credit card numbers.

If you have been communicating online with anybody and they need you to wire them money, alarms should go off in your head. Stop and think. A scammer will always ask for money to be wired. Scammers are becoming very slick and sophisticated.

Every one of us has to be aware and cautious about our privacy and security on the Internet. Just one mistake can lead us into a costly and time-consuming quagmire. Read this article for information about online scams.

Phishing is when criminals try to get information from your computer by masquerading as a trusted friend or business using email or instant messaging.

Viruses every year kill or damage million of computers and destroy billions of computer files. It’s getting more and more difficult to avoid them, so the wisest solution is to protect your computer files by making a backup.