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The world of shopping has turned, over the last two decades or so, to the Internet. It used to be that everyone had a brick and mortar store. As the web came online and grew in popularity, some of these stores developed websites. Others, thinking that this new technology would not catch on, did not. They were quickly left behind. Now, almost every single advertisement that you see has a URL connected to it, a place where consumers can go to explore the goods and services that are being offered. Rare is the company that does not have a website.

Where there are people, there are also con-artists seeking to separate people from their money. Scams and other cons have moved into the online social networking world like on Linked In, as well as other social media sites. While this list is not complete, it does cover many of the common areas of concern: