How often do you really encounter fraudulent websites?

tim1 · 03-03-2007

The title really much says it:

There is so much talk about fraudulent websites but ho often do you really open one and don't see directly that they are not legit?

swapnil90 · 03-04-2007

I encounter fraudlent websites...say...once in two days...most of them are due to spelling mistakes !!

maddie · 03-15-2007

Fortunately, I've never encountered them by actually surfing. I get the phishing emails with them in there however. I did get one of those typo squatter search portals for my bank one time which was kind of unnerving.

david · 03-19-2007

i got a mail "Check yahoo classics" and with a link. Mostly i wont check mail from stranger but out of curiosity i did open and found a yahoo look like page with some old theme.and it prompted me to relogin . As i was about to do it , i noticed there was something wrong with url
some ip address / filename.asp

and realized it as phishing

Now i use to check yahoo signin seal b4 login

**louj** · 03-21-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by david

i got a mail "Check yahoo classics" and with a link. Mostly i wont check mail from stranger but out of curiosity i did open and found a yahoo look like page with some old theme.and it prompted me to relogin . As i was about to do it , i noticed there was something wrong with url
some ip address / filename.asp

and realized it as phishing

Now i use to check yahoo signin seal b4 login

Is the yahoo seal that you are referring to the new security measure they put in when you login to your account in yahoo? If that is the case, now I know what is the purpose of that picture/icon yahoo prompts you to put.

chandni_aqua · 03-23-2007

i dont come across much of the fraud websites,, maybe coz of the secure server i use.. but still they r there at times.. would like to know more abt others' experience.

dasha101 · 03-25-2007

Before, I often encounter fraudulent websites. This happened because before I am fond on clicking all the freebies and promo links sent to me. I reformatted my computer and change my email address.

Now, I seldom encounter them. I guess only once in a week.

**onlineexperts** · 03-27-2007

Most phishing activities or scamming sites are sent through e-mails. There are also some sites that are fraudulent, but you usually won't notice them. I for instance don't encounter them that often when I just surf.

Mastermanandy · 03-27-2007

Hmm, I dont encounter them regularly, maybe once a week? I'm pretty wary online, dont go any place or click on any link that i think might be dodgy.

gayatri.engineer · 03-28-2007

" You are the lucky one" & "Claim your prize" things should never be clicked, they r mere fraud. i got my computer infectd of trojan many times because i keep visiting this junk..

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