Online scams are the order of the day: here’s what are the most common, how to recognize and how to recover the lost money.
There are some general rules to follow to avoid becoming victims of online scams more and more convincing: in general, it is always good not to buy products of dubious origin, or to accept phantom online payments from strangers.
Between most common online scams there are shopping frauds and romance scams. In the event of a purchase scam, the ordered goods do not arrive at their destination or the desired product is totally different from the one delivered.
In the case of romance scamOn the other hand, the scammer establishes a fake sentimental relationship with the victim, asking for ever greater sums of money and leveraging the emotional relationship that has been cleverly created.
E-mails announcing a large one are also particularly frequent lottery winwhich can be received only after the payment of a “release” sum to be deposited on a foreign account.
How to report an online scam or phishing attempt
When we talk about online scams we are talking about phishingi.e. attempts to acquire personal data through reports of registration or security problems, requests for access data to be sent or through links that refer to fake websites where you can enter your data, such as bank data, where phone numbers are requested account and other codes to unlock the disbursement of money.
What to do if you realize you have been the victim of an online scam? You must immediately contact the police post or on 112 which will put us in contact with the office in charge of it. If we have provided the fraudster with important data, we must immediately block our accounts by contacting your bank immediately.
How to recover money lost due to an online scam
Only through reporting will it be possible to try to recover what was lost due to this scam. After complaintin fact, the investigation and the consequent search for whoever organized and carried out the online scam begins.
The stolen money may perhaps be recovered, but it is even more important to avoid further loss of money: when we realize that we have been victims of an online scam, we must block all accounts immediately and change your login details so that scammers can no longer hack into your accounts and steal more money from you.
