15 Dumb internet scams that people fall for

14. The Natural Disaster

This one is uncool. I mean none of them are cool actually, but this one is about as lame as you can get. The whole gist of this one is preying on peoples’ desire to help others. The scam artist often creates a fake website, but the less industrious often just send fake emails. Basically they pretend that they are representing victims of a natural disaster and are asking for funds to help them. The thing is though, in reality the only place your funds are going to go toward is to buy the scam artist a new PlayStation. It truly stinks that you have to be careful with people asking for money to help others, but hey…you do. The Internet is filled with fakes, so never give up your money unless you know for sure the charity is legit.