How to Take Action Against Fraudulent Scam Emails

Change your password to regain access to your account if you can and do damage control in as far as you are able to.

Report your scam. Post it on www.scamradar.com or a similar site if you can.

Notify the authorities and Log your complaints:

Your search engines / service providers

Banks – All your banks and ask them to place notification on your accounts.

Online Accounts – Management

Report it to the Police. Politely insist on getting a reference number. Explain your situation at length until someone who has the knowledge is able to quote the relevant act (Electronic Violation Act) and assist in giving you a case number.

Damage Control: Warn Others and restore your online communication (reputation and integrity). This is the best apology and recourse even if you are not responsible. Some people may not display respectful interactions, human understanding, professionalism, knowledge and logic in these matters.

Find someone from each of your circulation lists that you trust and send them an email that notifies recipients of the scam.

Request that they forward the email and notify others on the circulation lists. For an example, read the one cited below.

Furthermore, those that know you, will know how to contact you. Offer them the opportunity to call you, but place no contact details in the mail. Accept text messages, but with a disclosed number and name. Do not give particulars about suspects. The person may actually be on one of their lists or someone that you may have had a conversation with. It could be someone with access to inside information and accounts. It could literally be anyone that is doing the hacking and being hacked.

Change all your Account Passwords

• If all your confidential information has been violated, removed or deleted, you and those you represent have been compromised. The information is a two way process. Most systems are secure, but with all the relevant information, entry will appear legitimate, but may actually be illegal.

• Western Union may be very secure, but it is still possible to steal in a legitimate way. My curriculum vitae and tax forms and so forth had been accessed with all relevant information needed to transfer funds or extort funds from others who know me.

How to Identify Scam Emails

For the convenience of the reader, I have included an article link and site references:

Triond dot com user Time and Space - Read the article on Scam Email. Have you been scammed recently?

Scam Radar (www.scamradar.com ) – This is one of many useful source sites that offers relevant guiding information about identifying scams.

What Everyone Must Know

Scams are a violation of online communication; safety, security, privacy, ethics, values and rights.

Identity Theft and Account Hijacking Scams are a dishonest and a blatant disregard of the person.

Being naive is like dangling an apple in front of the scam artist.

It is never your fault, even if you could have known better. When we know better, we do better. We live in a time of advanced technology. It is therefore important that we become knowledgeable and share what we know to help prevent the continuous online violations that we are all exposed to with varying degrees. Knowledge is Power. Power is Knowledge. Use it Wisely.

Relevant Information

For an information article about the most popular and recent scams, visit Triond dot com user Space and Time. Read The Top Ten Key Crime Facts About Computer and Internet Scams http://socyberty.com/issues/the-top-ten-key-crime-facts-about-computer-and-internet-scams/

Report your own international scam or if you know of anyone who is running a counter scam to a scam and so forth www.scamradar.com

Alternatively to learn about Phishing and another scam methods visit you search engine. We are all promised safe and secure online interaction, we need to ensure that safety and security is maintained.

Author’s Personal Note of Acknowledgement and Thanks

Thank you to those who prayed and were concerned about my well being. I am however, safe in South Africa and not in Spain, Madrid. I wish you all the best for the coming year. May it deliver supportive, prosperous and safe online communications without any electronic violations. Thank you for your professionalism, understanding and patience in respect of this matter.