Ten most common types of scams
- 1. Advance fee fraud
- 2. Lottery, sweepstakes and competition scams
- 3. Dating and romance scams
- 4. Computer hacking
- 5. Online shopping, classified and auction scams
- 6. Banking, credit card and online account scams
- 7. Small business scams
- 8. Job and employment scams
- 9. Golden opportunity and gambling scams
- 10. Charity and medical scams