How to avoid getting disastrously dot-conned online.

Written by Josey Teby


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But withrepparttar Internet, these scam artists are now using emails to trap unsuspecting people, especially those with email addresses and websites...

... People doing their businesses onrepparttar 108787 Internet are more at danger of falling for these scams. These con artists do not target a single company or individual, but rather send out mass mailings, e-mails or faxes to as many people as possible.

Even Nigerians receive dozens of such emails on a daily basis... many still fall forrepparttar 108788 tricks.

The goal ofrepparttar 108789 scammer is to deluderepparttar 108790 target into thinking he or she is being included in a very lucrative, although questionable, arrangement.

************Some Characteristics ofrepparttar 108791 Scam************** . An urgent email from an alleged Nigerian government official offers to transfer millions of dollars in "over- invoiced contract funds" intorepparttar 108792 victim's bank account. . The victim is asked to provide blank company letterhead, bank account information, and telephone and fax numbers. . The confidentiality ofrepparttar 108793 transactions is emphasized. . Numerous documents with official looking stamps, seals, and logos appear to suggestrepparttar 108794 authenticity ofrepparttar 108795 proposal. . Up-front or advance fees are requested for various taxes, attorney fees, transaction fees, or bribes. . Travel to overseas locations is encouraged to completerepparttar 108796 transaction. . Imposters posing as real occupants or officials may use offices in legitimate government buildings in Nigeria to meet withrepparttar 108797 potential victims. . A problem withrepparttar 108798 transaction is staged, andrepparttar 108799 victim is urged to provide a large sum of money to saverepparttar 108800 venture.

It is easy to fall victim to this scam. Sometimes, it is impossible to tell a legitimate deal from an outright scam, especially if you do not seek outside help.

****************How to protect yourself***************** . Learn how to avoidrepparttar 108801 bad deals by educating yourself and following some basic, common sense principles as outlined in ebooks like http://www.nigerianscambuster.com

. Always keep your private information private. Do not give your financial account numbers to strangers or companies with which you are not familiar. A scam artist can use this information to steal money from you just as easily as mugging you at gunpoint or in a darkened alley.

. Avoid beingrepparttar 108802 next victim - if you receive an offer in repparttar 108803 mail or via fax that sounds too good to be true - throw it away!

If you get an email offer - delete it ...

DO NOT RESPOND!

. Don't be ofrepparttar 108804 opinion thatrepparttar 108805 name 'Nigeria' must be mentioned before you are convinced it is a Nigerian Scam. These days,repparttar 108806 sophisticated ones no longer mentionrepparttar 108807 name- Nigeria. Also, other local criminals from other countries are now usingrepparttar 108808 same tactics to dupe their own people. . Learn all you can aboutrepparttar 108809 scam so as to avoid falling forrepparttar 108810 newer variations and twists ofrepparttar 108811 scams.

Better still, visit http://www.nigerianscambuster.com so that you will be entitled torepparttar 108812 bi-monthly newsletter which will keep you continually updated onrepparttar 108813 latest moves and tricks of these Nigerian scammers in particular and other Internet related scams in general.

Remember, it is a wild wild west out there... scammers are having a field day at YOUR expense.

Don't let them!

*******************About The Author*********************** Josey Teby is an expert on the Nigerian scams in paritcular and other Internet scams in general. To learn more about the Nigerian scam and other Internet scams, download his ebook and 7 bonuses in his website: www.nigerianscambuster.com The ebook also shows ordinary Internet users as well as webmasters how to avoid credit card fraud and chargebacks. ***********************************************************


Link Myths

Written by Scott J. Patterson


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Takingrepparttar Ethnic Jewelry example from above, your link title would look like this:

Ethnic Jewelry Store: Here we sell evil eye jewelry and Turkish jewelry.

Myth 4 - Only link to sites with a high Google Page Rank

In my opinion,repparttar 108786 biggest “Catch-22” for webmasters is that many sites will not link to an Internet business unless it has a certain “Google Page Rank”. But at some point, every site has started out with a low page ranking. So how did they get a high ranking if no one would link to them inrepparttar 108787 first place?

Instead of focusing on a page rank, many successful websites look instead atrepparttar 108788 quality ofrepparttar 108789 Internet business. If it is evident thatrepparttar 108790 webmaster has takenrepparttar 108791 time to create a quality site, then you can assured that a high ranking will eventually happen! By linking to a well designed website, you can be ensured thatrepparttar 108792 value of your link will increase asrepparttar 108793 website gains a high ranking.

Myth 5: Put allrepparttar 108794 links on one page in no particular order

Whenrepparttar 108795 Internet first gained popularity, webmasters used links as a way to help their visitors. Initially, they placed links as way to complementrepparttar 108796 content ofrepparttar 108797 website. Asrepparttar 108798 important of links increased,repparttar 108799 focus shifted from helpingrepparttar 108800 visitor to helpingrepparttar 108801 webmaster.

Instead of dumping your links onto a single page, you can help both your partners and visitors by creating a directory. Here, you place each link partner into a specific category. This will help visitors (and search engines) navigate your site with ease.

Myth 6: I should avoid all types of “automatic” link programs

Many Internet marketers recommend avoiding automatic link exchange software. They feel that using these programs will actually hurt your rankings rather then help. But, there are a lot of great link exchange websites that automaterepparttar 108802 process of finding links hurting your search engine rankings.

For instance, http://www.linkmarket.net and http://www.gotop.com are two excellent sites that allow you to shop for link partners. When you find sites that are complementary, you add them to your “basket” andrepparttar 108803 link exchange websites sends out an automatic email requestingrepparttar 108804 link. These two sites allow you to save time, while avoidingrepparttar 108805 “black hat” techniques that are prevalent among many automatic-linking services.

While exchanging links can be a time-consuming process, it is well worthrepparttar 108806 effort. By taking time to properly link to complementary websites, you will find that your rankings in important keywords will improve.

Scott Patterson brought his online store: http://www.mizambar.com to the top of the Google search engine by exchanging links. To find out how he did this and other techniques with NO computer experience, check out his site: http://www.buildingastore.com


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