The early internet, no, but scammers soon came and still use the internet heavily. Ever heard of email spam and phishing? Still enormous. We have filters tha

The early internet, no, but scammers soon came and still use the internet heavily. Ever heard of email spam and phishing? Still enormous. We have filters that help a lot, but it's still a huge problem. eBay came into existence to try and allow people to buy and sell over the internet without getting scammed. I still got scammed by an eBay seller in the early days. Everyone did. But eventually their reputation system worked and buying and selling on eBay is pretty safe. Just a couple of examples, but if you think just a little you can remember various frauds and scams, ponzi schemes, personal information harvesting, etc., etc., that all make heavy use of the internet