Scammers infest Virtual worlds: SecondLife pyramid schemes and EVE Online investment scams

Over the years, I have written on various internet scams, including advance fee fraud, classified ads forged cheques, winning the lottery, and more. It is sad to see a lot of people fall victims to them, either out of ignorance, desperation and/or greed.

Just like the real world, virtual worlds are now the targets of scammers. Players of both EVE Online and SecondLife have suffered from scammers. This includes several investment scams on EVE Online, and a more recent SecondLife pyramid scheme.

Criminals will try all avenues to make money from unsuspecting people, and if there is money in the virtual worlds, they will go after it.

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