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As wonderful as the online world is for collaborations it is also home to scams<\/strong> that had been around since before the birth of the Internet<\/a>. Technology is making it easier for the gullible to be cheated and scammed.<\/p>\n

And the only way to protect yourself is to be informed about how these scams work <\/strong>and to take the necessary precautions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This infographic by WhoIsHostingThis.com<\/strong> takes us through 7 common online scams which I\u2019m sure some of you have come across before.<\/p>\n

You will find cases of varying threat levels such as the relatively less-intrusive plugin that claims to show you how many times your Facebook profile has been viewed<\/strong>; the email threat to expose you as a pedophile<\/strong>; and the super-creepy remote access trojan<\/strong> (RAT), which turns on your webcam remotely and starts recording!<\/p>\n

These are the online scams you should learn how to avoid or protect yourself<\/a> against. Check out the tips on how to do so near the end of the infographic.<\/p>\n

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