| Scam Type | What It Promises | What Actually Happens | |-----------|------------------|------------------------| | | Enter a username, get password | Asks you to complete surveys (earning the scammer money) or steals your info | | Dark web databases | Dumps of millions of accounts | Most are old, fake, or contain malware; many are just repackaged public breach data from unrelated sites | | Hacking software | Crack Instagram’s security | Installs keyloggers, ransomware, or turns your PC into a botnet node | | Phishing pages | “Verify your account” | Captures the username and password you enter , then uses them to hijack your real account |