9 Biggest Online Scams You Might Fall Victim To

Celebrity/Influencer impersonators

Another form of phishing consists in cyber thieves impersonating celebrities and influencers on various social media accounts such as Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. With the mass adoption of social media, the scam is successfully gaining momentum.

Wanting to obtain some easy money from their victims, scammers usually pretend to be celebrities or popular influencers in dire need of financial help for different reasons. So, if Selena Gomez is asking you for some money, redirect her to Justin Bieber, will you?

Ransomware attack

Moving on to another level of scam, we give you the ransomware attack. This cunning online scam is a type of malware installed by hackers onto computers to block users from accessing their files.  In return for providing access to your computer, a certain payment is requested via cryptocurrency or credit card.

A very famous ransomware attack took place in 2018, in Atlanta. Schools, hospitals and other public institutions were targeted, and the city ended up paying over $2.6 million for the whole thing.