Internet fraud is basically any sort of dishonest scheme that makes use of one or more Internet Service Providers or online services to pitch their plan to any prospective victims. Their hope is that these victims will want to purchase the scheme, and many do. Then, the deception is continued with sham transactions, and the transmission of the money earned from the fraud to either banks or others who are connected to the scheme. Internet fraud can be a purchase scam, money transfers fraud, dating scams, click fraud, PayPal fraud, manipulating the stock market, investment schemes, phishing, email spoofing, marketing SEO fraud, and more. Internet fraud can take place no matter where on the internet a person is located, even in a chat room or on a web site.