Hello guys,

I am sure I can Google something, which I recently did, click the link and get to a scam site.

How would you face that?

hundred views and nobody says anything

Remember, this site is peopled by volunteers. It may take a while before someone who feels competent to comment does so. I don't feel competent, but I shall do so anyway.

Your best defense is good sense. Keep abreast of news about scams and scammers, such as this news story; If you haven't heard of a site before, take care to vet it carefully; if it looks too good to be true, it probably is; if they want cash up front, run and don't look back.

Here are some links you might find helpful (Psychology Today bloggers write about this stuff a lot because it's right up their alley).

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...ieve-fake-news

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...ion-goes-viral

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...n-so-appealing

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I'm sure you meant to say "For me, this is still happening from time to time, may I politely ask for some input?"

BTW, the LQ rules clearly state that you should not bump without additional info. And it is common practice that you should wait at least 24h before doing so.

There's a clear question.
Answer:
I don't.
I use duckduckgo.com. Highly recommended.
I disallow cookies, javascript and 3rd party requests for sites I do not trust - that is, by default, all unknown sites.

But, as frankbell pointed out, "scam" is more likely a psychological/mental attack than a technical one.
Maybe you would like to define "scam" more clearly.

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So far, all the scams I've met have been recognisable ones. But I suppose there's always a first time...

...and...
What do you want anyone to tell you??? Is there something Linux related you'd like to know about these scam sites?? Is there an actual problem/concern to address?

You've been a member here for quite a long time. Seems to be a pattern with your posts:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...1/#post6086594
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...er-4175668827/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...rt-4175640882/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ce-4175638146/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...hp-4175625202/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...i2-4175625546/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...se-4175625122/

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TB0ne i think it is a security question.

Did I paraphrase correctly?
If so,
How would YOU [OP] face that?

*I* would troll on Reddit (or ?CHAN), rather than annoy LQ.

Or did you mean: 'how would a beginner, safely browse the web?'

I would use Wikipedia for that.

I hope these redirects help you. Best wishes with basic life skills. Bye.

Edit append: Or did you mean: 'Google bad'?
I'd use DuckDuckGo.com, if I felt that way.


Or did you mean: 'the internet may harm my computer!'

I'd use virtualbox and refresh my .vdi
Or live pen drive distro, maybe write protected.

I just start over fresh, and don't worry about bad things. The famous Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. Thot(=God)&'creates'ALL.

GentleThotSeaMonkey do not forget that there is lot of scam on the web. I have lost 300GBP for that, and also I have given 200GBP to support someone in these difficult times. Money that right now I need. I did not want to troll anyone. And I have never used Redit. Do you like the services that you are provided by todays Giants?

Great; so then post your ACTUAL QUESTION. Because as written it solves itself, because:

• If you recognize it as a scam site.
• *LEAVE THE SITE*

Anything else we can suggest?
Again, how is this Linux related??? That's like saying "Gee, there are actual CRIMINALS in the world!!!"...no kidding. Scam websites work on people who don't take proper precautions (as GentleThotSeaMonkey pointed out how to do/research), or who don't know any better. They work on Linux, Windows, Mac, and any other OS that supports a browser.

Again, as with many of your previous threads, this lacks a clear question and lacks anything that would indicate you've done any research on your own. Past that, post #2 definitely is fairly rude, because if you expect people to fall over themselves trying to answer your question, you need to pay for support. We are volunteers, and NO ONE HERE is obligated to answer you just because you feel like someone should.

@OP: if I were you, I would stop using the internet. Problem solved. No need to learn that basic life skill.

Face the FACT: You ARE accidentally trolling others, who could be helping me and others, with their great and valuable expertise.

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Google (and every other search engine) returns sites that match your search terms. That's their job. They do not closely investigate every site on the internet, and should not be expected to. If scam websites match your search terms, then you might consider using better search terms. The internet is a dangerous place, and one needs to use judgement when in dangerous places. None of the internet giants are in the business of protecting naive users.

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I have noticed though that firefox warns of sites which might contain malevolent scriptware.

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One might run the browser app WEB OF TRUST or AVAST (or some other browser app that attempts to advise you on the safety level of the sites you visit).

Of one might just avoid bad sites and leave them at once if you stumble upon one.

That would not seem to be a solution that would require years of experience to consider.

It does, and so does Chrome, and perhaps other browsers, although I haven't tried any others lately. But I don't think you can depend entirely on the browser knowing about all malware, and certainly not scams, which are a different thing, and which the OP complained of. I was once shocked, shocked I tell you, to discover that there are sites on the internet which seek to part fools from their money, but now I just expect it.