I work from home and spend probably 20 hrs. or more online. Being the curious type I developed a bad habit of clicking on anything that looked remotely interesting. This is very bad as I came to find out. Imagine my surprise when I checked my email and found an avalanche of new mail. Some of the mail sounded very enterprising so guess what, I opened several. Boom! the cycle began.
Grant you I was new to the Internet and friends had warned me to be careful, but what the heck I wasn't going to buy anything so what the worst that could happen? I know what you're thinking, Idiot, Moron. Hey this was 2002 and I had just purchased my first computer, after all not everybody was born in the computer age. About then it dawned on me I had the greatest research tool ever invented right at my fingertips, why not use it.
So I did and found that there are articles on how to avoid scams. Many watchdog sites are dedicated to helping people just like me, and since many government sites have went online you can report fraudulent claims right on line. Here are two sites you can use http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org.php/ and http://www.onguardonline.gov/ not to mention the usuall Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission and the FBI local office. You're already online why not use it?
I sincerely hope this helps some newcomer like myself.
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