You could be one of those who don't like to play brick-and-mortar poker games not just because casinos seem too far, but for you they are dominated by Mafias, drug cartels, and other bad guys in the world. If you don't belong to them, you are going to be losing a lot of money in the end.

So you settle for the good old Internet, because you think that it's a lot safer. With no intention of breaking your bubble, there are already a lot of online poker scams in the World Wide Web. If you aren't too careful, you will not only end up losing your own cash but even your own identity.

One of the best ways to make sure that you don't fall into them is to know what they are. Here are some of the classic examples:

1. You are on a phishing site. What is this? This looks like a legitimate website, but the only thing is that it's not real. It is mainly displayed to mislead you into thinking that... Read More »