15 Dumb internet scams that people fall for

11. Gone Phishing

Phishing takes the whole Internet scam thing up a notch. You get an email from your bank, or from Amazon, or Paypal, whatever it may be. It says to click a link to fix what is wrong. If you don’t, then you might have your account suspended. So you click the link, but instead of going where you think you are going you go to a fake version of the website you think you are at. Then by logging in you actually give these scammers all your info, so they can steal your identity, take money from your account and so on. These sites sometimes look pretty professional, but the point is, just don’t do it. Don’t click the link if the email seems to be asking you to do anything out of the norm whatsoever. A good rule of thumb is if it seems odd at all, then it probably is.