Editing Internet fraud (section)

==Purchase fraud==
[[File:Nina Kollars - Confessions of an Nespresso Money Mule - DEF CON 27 Conference.webm|thumb|Nina Kollars of the [[Naval War College]] explains an Internet fraud scheme that she stumbled upon while shopping on [[eBay]].]]
A fraudster uses the internet to advertise non-existent goods or services. Payment is sent remotely but the goods or services never arrive. The methods these scammers use are they will give these fake products very low prices, they will want to make payments through electronic funds transfers, and they will want to do it right away. Payments will not be conducted through PayPal or credit cards. These services are too secure and will cause issues for the scammers. All of these methods are also ways to figure out on whether or not these are actually scams. Another way to spot the scam is privacy and contact details, information about delivery, terms and conditions, etc, will not be presented.<ref name="fdacs.gov">{{Cite web|title=Online Shopping Scams / Scams and Fraud / Consumer Resources / Home - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services|url=https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Scams-and-Fraud/Online-Shopping-Scams|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.fdacs.gov}}</ref>

Scammers will operate from fake stores. They will broadcast the presence of these fake stores through social media. This is done primarily because there are a lot of people who use social media and the number keeps growing every day. These stores will not be up for a long period. The will only stay up for a couple of sales, then they will move on and close the site. Usually, a way to spot these fake stores is to look for online reviews, if they do not have any reviews, they are fake.<ref name="fdacs.gov"/>

=== Subscription traps ===
A form of internet fraud in which users, while providing personal and payment details to access a service (such as credit matching), are unknowingly enrolled into a recurring paid subscription.

In Kazakhstan, this model has been used by a number of online platforms presenting themselves as credit brokers. After a bank card is linked, regular charges are made for "informational services," although no actual financial assistance is provided.

According to data from [https://zanimaem.kz/business-type/brokery/ zanimaem.kz], as of 2025, at least 28 websites operated under this model. These practices have led to widespread consumer complaints and criticism from financial experts.