Thursday, November 23, 2006

what are email scams?

email scams are scams (confidence games) perpetrated over email... it's where someone sends you an email that tries to convince you to give them your money (or something else of value), whether for a pyramid scheme or a 419 scam or some other kind of hustle...

because they fool you into doing something you wouldn't otherwise do, email scams (and scams in general) qualify as a form of social engineering...

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