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A scam letter is a document, distributed electronically or otherwise, to a recipient misrepresenting the truth with the aim of gaining an advantage in a fraudulent manner. Origin [ edit ] Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date.
Advance-fee scam. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [ 1][ 2] If a victim makes the ...
A PDF file is often a combination of vector graphics, text, and bitmap graphics. The basic types of content in a PDF are: Typeset text stored as content streams (i.e., not encoded in plain text ); Vector graphics for illustrations and designs that consist of shapes and lines;
Step 1: Fake Tech Support. The initial step in this scam involves contact from someone pretending to be a customer service representative or a technician from an established company. This person ...
By Jody Godoy. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines ...
A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...
A fundraising letter for Eric DeValkenaere on behalf of his wife Sarah contains false claims about the death of Cameron Lamb at the former Kansas City police officer’s hands.
A document file format is a text or binary file format for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computers . There currently exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats. Examples of XML -based open standards are DocBook, XHTML, and, more recently, the ISO / IEC standards OpenDocument (ISO 26300:2006) and Office ...