JHooper

VOCABULARY
identify anonymous-ide personal screen name gender register( verb) social network administrator password respect (verb) cookies-small programs that collect information from your computer third party-someone other than you and the website owner who has access to your personal information privacy options- choices you make about how your information is used by a website

online scams hacked email you send messages you didnt send. tell your parents your passwords. only tell your parents. spam scam artists will trick you into paying them money with a credit card.

Tech Support Scam
Tech Support Scam are when people claim to be computer techs. They say that they have detected viruses or other malware on your computer.They try to trick you into giving them remote access or paying for software you don’t need.They do this to get money.

Text Message Spam
A text message spam is when a person offers you a present and if you take it you have to give a lot of personal

information

Phishing
Phishing is when internet fraudsters impersonate a business to trick you into giving out personal information.

avoiding online scams
Try to find a seller’s physical address (not just a P.O. Box) and phone number. spammers could use your account and info and commit crimes in your name. dishonest merchants could bill you monthly or other good themes with out you information. in the aftermath of a disaster given to established charities.

work at home scams
you get to stay at home and and work but when you get paid or anything people can take it by your social security and can take all your money

mystery shopper scams
the scam is giving out a check that's not a true check.

Money transfer scams
Money transfers can be useful if you want to send money to someone you know and trust. Don’t wire money to a stranger or someone you haven’t met in person.anyone who insists on wire transfers for payment

an online love interest who asks for money

someone advertising an apartment or vacation rental online

a potential employer or someone who is hiring you to be a mystery shopper

someone who claims to be a relative or friend in need.

miracle cures

Messages often claim that a product is a "miracle cure" that is a quick and effective cure for a wide variety of ailments or diseases. No product or dietary supplement is available online that can make good on its claims to shrink tumors, cure insomnia, cure impotency, treat Alzheimer's disease, or prevent severe memory loss.

cyberbullying-online bullying -saying mean things about others. bystander-watches bullying and does nothing. upstander-witnesses bullying and does nothing 2 stp it