Backgroundcheck.org recently created this new infographic to help detect and avoid seventeen of the most common internet scams.  The number of people who have been duped by these scams is staggering.  Even if you think you are too smart and internet savvy to be taken by one of these scams, don’t count yourself untouchable.  Many of the people taken thought the same thing.  The scams are not limited to Nigerian emails and surprise lottery winnings.  Many scammers develop strong websites which promote trust among its victims and the majority of them are in America with English speaking criminals behind the plot.  These scams will keep evolving in an effort to bamboozle the one who think they are too smart to be caught.  Always be skeptical!