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  2. Internet prostitution - Wikipedia

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    Mobile devices such as smartphones have further increased the use of the Internet both generally and for prostitution websites. [11] In the Netherlands, the Internet had grown in importance by the mid 2010s as a platform for recruiting prostitutes' clients, with escort workers advertising their mobile telephone numbers online. [12]

  3. Scam Interceptors - Wikipedia

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    Scam Interceptors is a British factual television programme about Internet fraud.Inspired by a 2020 episode of Panorama featuring ethical hacker Jim Browning, the programme shows a television team (including presenters Rav Wilding and Nick Stapleton, Browning and others) as they monitor and intervene in scams in progress.

  4. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    Email scams posing as the Internal Revenue Service were also used to steal sensitive data from U.S. taxpayers. [58] Social networking sites are a prime target of phishing, since the personal details in such sites can be used in identity theft ; [ 59 ] In 2007, 3.6 million adults lost US$3.2 billion due to phishing attacks. [ 60 ]

  5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  6. Charity fraud - Wikipedia

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    Charity fraud is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.

  7. 419eater.com - Wikipedia

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    419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud.The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code.

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