Screenshots Can Be Faked - How Do You Protect Yourself Online?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Rajaie, Dec 5, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hey guys, I just wrote an article over at my blog about how PayPal earnings can be easily faked.

    The point of the article is to remind you to think twice before basing your entire decision on a screenshot.

    For example, check out this image that took me a few minutes to make:

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    I bet none of you would have know it was fake unless I said so.

    Anyways, what are some of the ways you use to protect yourself from being a scam victim?

    Oh yeah, here's the original article that shows you how I made $4,077.90 in one day (ya, right).
     
    Rajaie, Dec 5, 2008 IP
  2. Sensei.Design

    Sensei.Design Prominent Member

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    well check the payment in your own account :D and I would recomend 50% before 50% after which will guarantie you a minimum of secutiry
     
    Sensei.Design, Dec 5, 2008 IP
  3. joebert

    joebert Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Once you learn the value of a dollar, you don't fall for scams like that as often if at all because you know a fairy tale when you see one.
     
    joebert, Dec 5, 2008 IP
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    #4
    always THINKING before you believe.
     
    tonystuck, Dec 5, 2008 IP
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    opsview Banned

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    believe your eyes and brain. that's enough!
     
    opsview, Dec 5, 2008 IP
  6. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    #6
    Agreed.
    This kind of case is too common and it happen everyday.
    And i do suggest you all that take extra step to verified the payment such as contacting the payment sender to ask them whether they got sent the amount of money to the paypal receiver.
     
    mentos, Dec 5, 2008 IP
  7. Rajaie

    Rajaie Active Member

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    Another great way is to ask the seller of the site or eBook (whatever the product/service is) to show you a screencast of him logging into his PayPal account. That would be impossible to cheat.
     
    Rajaie, Dec 6, 2008 IP
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    mr4army Banned

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    what i ask is them to make an video and give them the download link of hypercam trial
     
    mr4army, Dec 14, 2008 IP
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    BannersLab Peon

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    Here is one funny link explains how "valid" could be screenshots. You can easily fake any "proof" if you have basic knowledge of Photoshop. So... nothing is 100% valid in digital world...

    http://googleadsensegenerator.com/
     
    BannersLab, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  10. Rajaie

    Rajaie Active Member

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    ^^ Haha, that site is awesome.

    I just discovered an awesome site that makes remote access extremely easy: www.logmein.com

    You should definitely check it out.
     
    Rajaie, Dec 15, 2008 IP
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    Kracow Peon

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    Making 4k in one day can happen I've done it, although only a fool would think that the method could be for sale though.

    Why would anyone making that kind of money want to endanger his income stream by putting it for sale at a low price.

    Stuff like this always gets me, then again maybe people are just not too bright.
     
    Kracow, Dec 15, 2008 IP
  12. Rajaie

    Rajaie Active Member

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    Well, reports like that can definitely exist, just for a higher (much higher) price.
     
    Rajaie, Dec 18, 2008 IP
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    NetworkTown.Net Well-Known Member

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    LOL nice find
     
    NetworkTown.Net, Dec 18, 2008 IP