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It might be a thumb nail of a picture – a cute pet, interesting garden scene, or some other curiosity.<\/p>\n
It might be in the form of advertisement.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe it is offering a time sensitive, and urgent deal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It might even be a copy of a genuine advertisement or article.<\/p>\n
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What these all have in common is that they will lure you to click on them, and when you do, your screen will open up a very compelling site, something that looks genuine.<\/strong><\/p>\n However, the site will be a fake.\u00a0 It might contain malware, or worse, it might be a fake shop designed to get in front of you to give away your credit card details.<\/p>\n If that seems like a lot of effort on the part of the hacker, remember that cyber crime is big business, with vast sums at play for the hackers.\u00a0 Setting up a fake e-shop is something they can do at scale, and fairly cheaply.\u00a0 Then all they need to do is get it front you by any means – buying space in an advertisement slot, or sponsoring a social media post.\u00a0 \u00a0They only need a few people to click though and fall victim before they are making a profit.<\/p>\nAs always, there are things you can do to reduce your cyber fraud risk.<\/h3>\n
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