Casino Gaming. com is an online poker site. It’s columnist, Maryann Guberma has  an archive is posted containing her 2000 and 2001 columns. In  her columns, Guberman advises readers on how to effectively secure themselves during online poker sessions.

Guberman, in one of her columns, discussed the rampant online poker cheats . To secure one online poker venue from scammers would be a difficult task for the online venues and the players themselves. So Guberman advises readers to immediately contact technical support of the Web sites or online poker venues the moment you detect or suspect that hackers or cheats exist in one room or poker game table.

The danger of hacking online is that it is victimizing online poker players involving emails. This  online poker cheats can be easily detected if you are not that gullible. Just like in any email virus, opening a virus-infected email file can expose your personal online poker directory to others.

Online poker cheats are also experts in ‘hex-editing.’  This means that  a hacker can open an online poker client’s profile and personal programs. Hackers have adopted the technique or technology that online operators had formerly used to edit or modify interesting profiles, including banned names or aliases that are not decent enough and often, really funny and disgusting.

Aside from the two hacking techniques by some online poker cheats, hacking is not that rampant throughout the Internet. Most, if not all, of online poker rooms or operators are equipped with software or programs that will halt any attempt by online poker cheats to hack their systems or their clients’ accounts.

Online poker cheats will find that online poker rooms have security measures encrypted on the player’s screen and decrypted on the operating server’s side. Therefore, experts assert, hacking is just a myth in online poker.

When you play online poker, your goal is to make money, isn’t it? Nobody in the poker room will say that he’s playing for relaxation or pleasure. This is the basic underlying intention why some fraud or deceits are also rampant in the Internet.

Beware therefore of some online commercials or ads that you may receive in your inbox. An example is this:

From: technical_support@onlinepartypoker. com
Subject: URGENT  Modify Account Info

Dear client,

This is regarding your cash out. Online Party Poker urgently needs to check and verify your account information because we are currently upgrading our systems. Failure to provide information will prevent you from cash outs. Click here to provide information.

Regards,
Online Party Poker Technical Support Team

Now, you know how to protect yourself from scams and frauds.