A well-known Internet scam involves the registration of domain names that are deliberate misspellings of well-known corporate names in order to mislead or defraud.

Internet scams include e-mail offers and spurious Web sites promoting investment opportunities in nonexistent companies or products.

The checks were sent to people around the country as part of an Internet scam.

The site was developed and is maintained by a joint federal law enforcement and industry task force and it offers in-depth information on the latest Internet scams.

And in this time of Internet scams and charity dishonesty, Volunteers of America maintains an excellent track record for fund distribution.

To view a common example of Internet financial scams, see Embassy London's YouTube video.

These Internet scams include lotteries, on-line dating or introduction services, and even requests from a "friend" in trouble.

According to Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, Video Professor is an Internet scam.

"Obvious follow-up is talking to the family of the victim at the Skyway, the guy who ran the Internet scam for Katrina relief."

Wang Xiaolei also fell victim to an Internet scam at one time, as he explained in an interview on PBS Frontline.