Monday, February 24, 2014

Email Fraud: Crimes of the IT Age

These days if you do not have a personal e-mail account you simply do not exist in this world. E-mail is an effective form of communication that saves cost, time, and resources. Setting aside the merits of e-mail communication, you should bear in mind that it is not free from the potential of abuse and exploitation.

We humans have a trustful nature and we tend to trust others who offer something beneficial to us or ask for our assistance. You should contact New York, Texas or Ohio law firms as per your state of residence in case you are victim of any one of the e-mail frauds discussed in the following paragraphs.

Different Kind of E-mail Scams

1.    Phishing: Phishing is an email fraud whereby the criminals obtain your personal information through email to commit identity theft.

2.    African E-mail fraud: In this fraud scheme, person pretending to be of African or Nigerian nationals ask for assistance to deposit huge amount money to your account. Once you give your account to them, they empty your bank account.

3.    Lottery, Prize and Sweepstakes Scams:  In sweepstake e-mail fraud, you are made to believe that you have won a lottery prize. The criminals ask you to pay fee for obtaining prize that is fictional in itself.

4.    Pyramid schemes: This email scam consists of a pyramid or hierarchy of people who join a set of already joined people. Those who have joined earlier receive payment as more people join the pyramid. Pyramid scheme is illegal in most states of U.S. Contact Michigan, Texas, or Ohio law firms who specialize in defending cases relating to this e-mail fraud scheme.

5.    MLM schemes: In MLM or Multilevel marketing, you offered to sign as a distributor of some goods. Not all MLM are illegal. Only those MLM are illegal where you have to recruit new distributors for commission. In case you are the victim of this e-mail scheme, you should immediately contact Texas, Michigan, or Ohio law firms to get compensation for your loss.



Compensation for Email Scam Victims

In the unfortunate event you are the victim of e-mail fraud scheme, it is advisable that you take action and consult an attorney near you. You should contact reputable law firms of your state of residence whether residing in California, New York, Texas, or Michigan. Ohio law firms are also very reputable for dealing with fraud cases. They will legally represent you to get compensation in case of e-mail frauds. In U.S.A., you should also report the email crime to IRS, Internet Crime Reporting Center (IR3), and National Check Fraud Service among others. The New York, Texas, or Ohio law firms will help you in filing compensations with these firms.

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