Online fraud

Some fraudsters rely on the internet to commit their crimes. Learn about some different types of internet frauds that and how to protect yourself and get safe online.Online frauds can include:

• Account takeover
• Advance fee frauds
• Bank card and cheque fraud
• Business directory fraud
• Business opportunity fraud
• Charity donation fraud
• Clairvoyant or psychic scams
• Click fraud
• Domain name scams
• Fraud recovery fraud
• Government agency scams
• Health scams
• Holiday fraud
• Identity fraud
• Inheritance fraud
• Internet auction fraud
• Internet dialler scam
• Land banking scams
• Loan scams
• Lottery scams
• Mass marketing fraud
• Miracle health scams
• Money muling
• Online shopping fraud
• Plastic card fraud
• Rental fraud
• Romance scams
• Vehicle matching scams
• West African or 419 scam
• Work from home scams

If fraud has been committed, report it to Action Fraud.