Types of Scams

Advance fee scam

An advance fee scam involves promising a person a significant share of a large sum of money or goods in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum or goods. If a victim makes the payment, the fraudster either invents a series of further fees for the victim or simply disappears.

Buying or Selling

Online shopping scams involve scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers, either with fake shopping websites or social media pages on facebook,instagram, twitter etc.

Fake Auctions

Scammers pretend to be auction officers representing large industries or The Nigerian customs service claiming to “clear” products or seized cars or other merchandize at extremely low prices.

Fake Charities

Scammers take advantage of the generosity and open heart of philantropic people to make them victims of fake charity scams.

Identity Theft

Identity theft is a form of crime in which an imposter obtains someone’s vital personal information such as Identity cards, financial details etc. in order to impersonate them to commit a crime, gain illegal financial advantage or some other benefits.

Investment

Investment scams are schemes cleverly designed by scammers to trick people out of their money by promising very high returns on an investment or a questionable business venture.

Job & Employment Scam

These job scammers will ask you to send money to them in form of job acceptance fees before you can be given the job.

Some scams will ask you to pay for a background check or credit check as a condition of employment.