Computers & the InternetWeb Scams
Microsites
- OnGuard Online
Provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
Facts for Consumers
- Auction Guides: Not So Hot Properties
[PDF]
Warns about ads for auction guides that promise vehicles for as little as $500 or foreclosed homes from $5,000, with no money down. How to avoid shelling out your hard-earned dollars for fraudulently marketed auction guides. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Dot Con [PDF]
Warns consumers that con artists have gone high-tech, using the Internet to defraud consumers. Lists the top 10 dot cons facing consumers who surf the Internet, as well as many of the fraudsters behind them. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Internet Auctions: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers
[PDF] [en español]
Booklet for consumers on how to buy and sell products and services on Internet auctions safely and securely. 3.75"x 8.5", 32 pages, color.
- Minimizing the Effects of Malware on Your Computer [PDF]
Urges consumers to protect their computers against malware and offers tips on how to reclaim their computer and electronic information if malware is already on their computer. 8.5 x 11, 4 pages.
- Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities?
[PDF]
Cautions consumers about web-based business opportunities that promise more than they can possibly deliver, and what you can do to protect yourself. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- OnGuard Online: Stop. Think. Click. [PDF] [en español]
Tips to help computer users be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information. 4"x9", 16 pages, color
Consumer Alerts
- Bank Failures, Mergers and Takeovers: A “Phish-erman’s Special” [PDF] [en español]
- Check Overpayment Scams: Seller Beware [PDF] [en español]
- Cost of "Free" Adult Content Adds Up [PDF]
- "Free Security Scan" Could Cost Time and Money [PDF]
- How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam [PDF] [en español]
- Rental Listings May Be Red Herrings [PDF]
- Trapped in the Tangled Web: Web Scheme Diverts Consumers from Their Intended Sites [PDF]
- Stop.Think.Click: 7 Practices for Safer Computing
[PDF]
Promotional Items
- OnGuard Online Bookmark [PDF][en español]
Provides tips to help computer users be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information. 2.5"x7", 2 pages, color.
- OnGuard Online Poster [PDF]
Provides tips to help computer users be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information. 2.5"x7", 2 pages, color.