Internet Scams - they're "popping up" everywhere!

"You could win a new ipod, for FREE*"

Ever see something like that? Yeah, it's all a big lie! Notice the little asterisk? That will lead you to a footnote that tells you what you really have to do to win. This is just one of hundreds of internet scams that are out there.

Ever get an email from someone that is offering to sell you Viagra cheap? Ladies, even you! I'm sure a lot of you get emails everyday offering new software at cheap prices. It's all a lie! Have you ever tried to reply to one of those emails? It will return a "Failed" email notice. Why should they let you reply, they don't want spam! Duh!

Pop-ups and junk mail aren't the only ways people try to get money out of you. I saw a woman asking for people to donate to her because her monitor broke. You see, she was a popular machinima maker, and she couldn't make them without her monitor. How do we know where the money is really going to? People even offered to send her one of their old monitors and she refused! The sad thing is that some people actually donated!

These little scams to get money and/or time out of you are popping up everywhere, and sometimes even the best pop-up blockers or junk mail filters can't keep them out. It's horrible. It's hard to prevent them, but at least don't fall for it! It's all a big lie.