The beauty of seeing things posted online and on sale has caught up with online shoppers to the extent of getting the opposite of what you ordered to being ripped of by scammers.
Online shopping saves time and money but at a cost of finding yourself with unwanted goods that you purchased but this is old news as new online shopping scams have exceeded to buying and not getting the package especially if you purchase goods from a stranger online who sell goods that you have not seen with your eyes.
The most common way scammers use is being told to pay a certain amount on an online shopping web and be given an invalid number as a trace number or even worse not getting anything after making purchase.
Online shoppers need to start being aware by following all the necessary process to review an online shopping web before making full disclosure of their personal details online including banking details.
The are a lot of cybercrimes that happen on the internet and only 1% of the perpetrators are caught on the acts. The increase in cybercrime law enforcement is still on the look out to stop the perpetrators.
Cybercrime does not only mean online shopping but also online dating which is part believed to be part on the Nigerian online scammers where people get money out of love. The dating scam also known as Nigerian scam is one of the biggest syndicates of scamming old and young individuals that ever existed on the internet.
The finally is free give aways such as lottery numbers, iPhone give aways and free coupons given on sites. They expect one to give you away your email details that may be the link to your banking information and other personal information. Do not give in to such.