spamming
Advance-fee scam – Type of fraud where the victim unknowingly engages in one way trade with the perpetrator (Nigerian spam) Identity theft – Deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage confidence trick – Attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence Junk mail – Distribution of advertising by direct mail or letterbox drop List of spammers
Malware – Portmanteau for malicious software Phishing – Act of attempting to acquire sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity Social spam – Unwanted spam content appearing on social networking services SpamCop – Email spam reporting service Sporgery – Posting a flood of articles to a Usenet group, with falsified headers. Voice phishing, also known as Vishing – Use of social engineering over voice telephony by criminals to convince victims to divulge sensitive information History