9 Biggest Online Scams You Might Fall Victim To

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Fake ransomware

A Machiavellian variation of ransomware attack is the fake ransomware. Scammers appeal to the users’ sense of security and privacy and claim they hacked the webcam and have footage of users in intimate situations, most often when watching porn.

The endgame? Receive bitcoin or credit card payments in exchange to not sending the footage to all your contacts. 80% of the times, such ransomware claims are fake.

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