online fraud
Digital theft scheme
Online fraud is deception conducted over the internet to steal money, information, or other valuables.
It encompasses phishing emails, fake websites, romance scams, fraudulent marketplaces, and identity theft schemes.
The digital medium allows fraudsters to operate at scale and across borders: She lost thousands to an online fraud scheme before realizing the investment site was fake.
- Nigerian princeEmail scam persona
- advance fee scamFraud demanding prepayment for nonexistent rewards
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- personal informationIdentifying details about someone
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
too good to be true · fake website · hacker · credential stuffing · account takeover · data breaches · romance scams · cybercrime · social engineering · ransomware · investment scams · stolen · money laundering · malware · spoofing · dark web · money mule · scam
- fraudscam, swindle, con, deceive, cheat
- financial crimesmoney laundering, Ponzi scheme, insider trading, investment scams, ponzi scheme
- gambling crimesillegal gambling, illegal casino, match fixing, race fixing, point shaving
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- identity theftchild identity theft, account takeover, credential theft, impersonation, forged documents
- Online Scandalscancel culture, doxxing, cyberbullying, viral outrage, trolling
online fraudcybersecurity
Protection of digital systems
fraud prevention · digital security · internet safety · consumer protection · identity protection
online fraudcybersecurity
Protection of digital systems
fraud prevention · online security · identity protection · fraud detection · data protection