4 Ways to Avoid Internet Scams and 10 Ways to Protect Your Computer. One thing for sure is that scamming, swindling, and scheming people have been around since who knows when and probably since forever. Because of the internet, these criminals have an easier way to fraud people and take money from victims, and these fraudsters don’t have to meet their victims face to face. In fact, more scams and schemes are out there now than there were before. Consumers have to take matters into their own hands because there seems to be an endless variety of scams and schemes that include identity thieves, con artists, e-mail fraud and phishing, and Ponzi schemes. In today’s world these criminals will stop at nothing to scam people out of their hard earned money. Some will use insurance scams that target senior citizens and collect for false charities. Be aware of phone calls, or in person, someone who can help you with your finances, reduce your debt, tell you you’ve won a contest, or you are entitled to an inheritance. Also be aware of work at home scams. There are a ton of these and one reason is they are extremely tempting, I mean after all, who wouldn’t want to make good money working from home? This is a FREE PDF article that can be read on any computer. Reply with the e-mail address you would like the article sent to and it will be on the way in 24 hours and there’s absolutely no obligation.