Overview
Why are we vulnerable to Internet scam-artists? The numbers of Internet users are increasing dramatically, and this incredible growth attracts all types, including scam-artists. It is imperative that you learn to protect yourself.
It boggles the mind the number of people that are now using the internet. As of January 2007, according to internetworldstats.com, there are over a billion internet world users and over 232 million of them are in North America.
During the last 7 years, the numbers of users has grown by 117.2 in the world. The present numbers of users only make up 18% of the world population.
Can you imagine what lies ahead?
What Are Scam-Artists
With this tremendous internet user growth, of course, summons both the good and the evil. Unfortunately, scam-artists have wormed their way into the internet. You may have even fallen prey to one or more of these perverted predators, selling you their latest "get rich quick" scam.
The dictionary's definition of scam is "a ploy by a shyster to raise money, a fraudulent business scheme, deprive by deceit".
In the Internet world, the word scam-artist to me is best described as one who attempts to intentionally mislead a person or persons into buying a worthless product for the sole purpose of taking their limited supply of money.
Elie Wiesel said, "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest". We must protest against those who deceive us.
How To Protect Your Self From Scam-Artists
To identify a reputable website operated by an honorable owner/merchant, your undivided attention is required.
Remember the old adage - Do not Judge the Book by Its Cover. Well, it applies when you are selecting a merchant. You need to judge the website, judge the company behind the website and listen to your feelings and impressions operating at your subconscious level.
Secrets Of A Reputable Website
To judge the website, you ask yourself does the website look professional. To make this determination, you look for the following: - Does the website format to your screen;
- Does it redirect to another website;
- Does it take to long to load;
- Does it have an intro before the real page;
- Does it have auto play videos without closer;
- Does it consist of only test pages;
- Does it show loading bars;
- Does it show very uninformative text;
- Does it show mostly ads on top;
- Does it include sound without closer;
- Does it contain broken links;
- Does it have spelling and grammatical errors;
- Is it not easy to navigate;
- Does it have unorganized pages;
- It does not state price until ordering;
- The ordering is not quick and efficient.
If the website has, any of the above, then by now your elevated antennae should be resonating.
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