A slideshow which shows you how you can make money online by working from your home. Learn how you can use the different websites and methods for working online, and making a good career. Visit http://virtual-lexicon.blogspot.com for more info!

1. WORKING ONLINE
AND THE RISKS
INVOLVED
Nipun Parikh
virtual-
lexicon.blogspot.com

2. INDEX
1. Internet as a work medium
2. Types of online jobs
3. Scams, Phishing schemes, and
Frauds
4. Protecting ourselves from online
frauds

3. PART 1
INTERNET
AS A WORK
MEDIUM

4. INTERNET AS A WORK
MEDIUM
•Internet, a gift to
mankind.
•Made our lives
easy, indeed very
easy.
•Internet now a
core part of
Communications,
Banking,
Shopping, E-

5. EARNING ONLINE
•Internet enables us to earn
online.
•Various types of jobs
available.
•Gives the freedom of
working anywhere.
•Any person with basic
computer know-how can
work online.

6. PART 2
TYPES OF
ONLINE
JOBS

7. WRITING JOBS
•Writing jobs
include content
writing for blogs,
websites etc.
•Translation jobs
•Proofreading jobs
•Data entry jobs
•Freelance
blogging, ghost
blogging

8. TECHNICAL JOBS
•These kind of jobs include
software developers, game
developers, mobile app
developers, etc.
•Online technical support
(eg. TeamViewer)
•SEO (Search Engine
Optimization) jobs
•Online marketing

9. ONLINE JOB PROVIDERS
- BLOGS
 Blogger/Blogspot

10. WordPress

11. tumblr.

12. HubPages

13. ONLINE JOB PROVIDERS
– WORK PLATFORMS
oDesk

14. Freelancer.com

15. Elance

16. PART 3
SCAMS,
PHISHING
SCHEMES
& FRAUDS

17. SCAMS
• A confidence trick or
other fraudulent scheme,
for making a quick profit
Types of Scams:
•Employment Scams
•Law Enforcement Scams
•Credit Card Security Scam
•Online Auction/Classified Ad
Scam

18. PHISHING SCHEMES
•A fraudulent scheme
involving Identity
Theft by email.
•Sender pretends to
be a legitimate
company or bank.
•Use a website/logo
that looks like the
website/logo of the
legitimate company.

19. PHISHING CYCLE
Victims click on link
in email believing it is
legitimate, entering
personal information
Fraudsters
compile the
stolen data and
sell it online or
use it
themselves.
FraudstersBuild fake site
Send out
thousands of
phishing emails
with link to fake
website.
PHISHIN
G

20. EXAMPLE OF PHISHING

21. ONLINE FRAUDS
•The use of internet services/software
to defraud victims, by stealing personal
information.
•A very common form of internet fraud
is the distribution of rogue security
software.
•Internet fraud can occur in chat rooms,
email, message boards, or on
websites.

22. ONLINE FRAUDS CAN
INCLUDE
•Account takeover
•Advance fee frauds
•Identity frauds
•Online shopping fraud
•Work from home
•Lottery scams
•Click fraud
•Bank card and cheque fraud

23. EXAMPLES OF ONLINE
FRAUDS

24. CONT..

25. PROTECTI
NG
OURSELVE
S FROM
ONLINE
FRAUDS

26. THINGS YOU CAN DO TO
PROTECT YOURSELF
AGAINST FRAUD
•Brush up on common scams and warning
signs.
•Keep personal information confidential.
•Change your passwords and pins.
•Order your credit reports.
•Use HTTPS everywhere
•Watch out for unusual transactions.
•Use Strong, Secure Passwords, and

27. CONT…
•Use an antivirus program.
•Do not download anything from unknown
websites.
•Do not click on any links in suspected spam
emails.
•Do not attempt to “unsubscribe” from spam.
•Do not fall for any seemingly very attractive
offers, particularly if they promise easy

28. CONCLUSION
•Frauds will always exist.
•It can be found everywhere across the
spaces of the Internet: in email, on
social networks, and on various
websites.
•Over the years, cybercriminals have
invented new tactics, but the scams are
ultimately the same.
•Only users themselves can guarantee
their own protection in the virtual

29. REFERENCES
•http://www.lavasoft.com/mylavasoft/company/blog/8-things-
you-can-do-to-protect-yourself-against-fraud
•https://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792149/Internet_fra
ud_for_dummies_practical_advice_for_protecting_yourself_ag
ainst_online_scams
•http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/node/298
•http://lifehacker.com/5858197/how-to-protect-yourself-from-
online-fraud

30. THANK
YOU