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Fictitious entries on maps may be called phantom settlements, trap streets, [14] paper towns, cartographer's follies, or other names. They are intended to help reveal copyright infringements. [15] They are not to be confused with paper streets, which are streets which are planned but as of the printing of the map have not yet been built.
The scam may extend to the creation of Web sites for the bogus brand, which usually sounds similar to that of a respected loudspeaker company. They will often place an ad for the speakers in the "For sale" Classifieds of the local newspaper, at the exorbitant price, and then show the mark a copy of this ad to "verify" their worth. [citation needed]
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
If you do believe that a website is fake or a scam, report it to the Federal Trade Commission. FAQ Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding scam websites.
• Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.
The U.S. Army Cyber Command says that thousands of fake websites are created every day to steal people’s money or information or to download malware to their device. It cites these examples of ...
Scams and fraud can come in the forms of phone calls, online links, door-to-door sales and mail. Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams:
An example of an IDN homograph attack; the Latin letters "e" and "a" are replaced with the Cyrillic letters "е" and "а".The internationalized domain name (IDN) homoglyph attack (often written as homograph attack) is a method used by malicious parties to deceive computer users about what remote system they are communicating with, by exploiting the fact that many different characters look ...