A scam is a fraudulent
or deceptive act
or operation designed to trick individuals into providing personal information
or spending their time and money for little
or no return.
An Internet scam is simply a scam using the internet.
Internet scams are becoming a serious problem
and have created financial and legal problem
and have created financial and legal problems for thousands of people.
Almost all of the scams are initiated by a mass mailing to unsuspecting individuals