Fraud

//**__Fraud__ __by Chris and Will__**// [|Fraud]  definition- > > > > Fraud can be:
 * 1) A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.
 * 2) A piece of trickery; a trick.
 * sending [|hoax]  emails
 * posing as somebody else on the internet
 * using [|spyware]  to get information about other people

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How to avoid computer fraud   <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;">1) Do not give personal information to anyone or to any company you’ve never heard of before. This includes your full name, your address, your <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;">[|phone]  <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">number, <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[|credit card] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">number, social security numbers, or information about the people in your household.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;">2) Do not pay attention to get rich quick schemes. If they seem too good to be true, they absolutely are.

3) Do not open emails from strangers. Install anti-viral software and spam blocking programs on your computer and your email program.

4) Don’t download attachments from people you don’t know.

5) Teach your children about safe communication on the Internet to protect them from Internet predators.

6) Don’t keep passwords on your computer, and do not use common passwords like the names of your kids, birthdays, or other guessable words. Never give your password to someone else.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;">created by chris and will