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Scam Email
Get rich quick schemes
These offer opportunities to earn thousands of dollars a week, but when you click on the link it comes up with a program that installs a virus onto your computer.
Deactivated bank account scheme
These tell you that your bank account has been shut down, and that you will have to go to a website, and enter your credit card pin and number.
Prize notifications
These tell you that you have won a prize in a lottery you haven't entered. But you have to pay money to the operators before they will release the money.
Examples of scams in the form of texts and e-mail.
Common scams sent by email
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