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Volume 7, Issue 4
1 October 1999
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Information Management & Computer Security
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Viewpoint| October 01 1999

Internet‐based business opportunities: buyers beware of scams

Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5805
Print ISSN: 0968-5227
© MCB UP Limited
1999
Information Management & Computer Security (1999) 7 (4): 176–178.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09685229910292682

The online consumer market is growing geometrically. Although online shopping offers convenience and saves time, it has its serious drawbacks as well. The Internet is a fabulous tool for shoppers and investors, as well as a fabulous tool for scam artists. This article gives an overview of some of the deceptive business opportunities in the virtual mall and provides tips for safeguarding against them.

Keywords: Consumer marketing, Online transaction processing, Internet, Fraud, Loss prevention
© MCB UP Limited
1999
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