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With the growing popularity of Canadian Internet Pharmacies (Links: Canadian Internet Pharmacy News, Canadian Internet Pharmacy Directory) with American citizens (because generally, they can buy their prescription drugs from Canada much cheaper than they can from pharmacy companies located within their own country).

A scam/fraud has emerged that you need to be aware of if you plan on doing business with a Canadian Pharmacy  (SEE ALSO: Govt. of Canada Internet Pharmacy warning).

What's been happening is; overseas internet companies (and possibly some companies from within the USA) have been email marketing their pharmacy products to American citizens, and here's the scam: they are pretending to be Canadian Online Internet Pharmacies, when in fact they are not.

The emails will flood your email box or message boards and deliver the most absurd jibberish at times. The email addresses are faux addresses and cannot be responded to directly.

The SCAM WORKS LIKE THIS:

(A) the scam artist sends emails touting his/her online pharmaceuticals.

(B) the email is disguised to make it look like it's originating from a Canadian Web Site.

(C) the scam artist makes it very difficult for the reader to see that the email is not coming from the purported Canadian Web Site.

(D) when the reader clicks on the link to go to the web site... it actually takes them to an overseas web site (so far, most of the one's I've seen point to European web sites).

(E) the scam artist not only makes it very difficult for the reader to see actually where the email is truly originating from... but the scam artist also makes it very difficult for the reader to actually see the true location/ownership of the web site.

That's a quick summary of the main scam you need to be aware of. Of course, the dangers of purchasing product from these phony pharmacies is pretty obvious; you don't know who your really dealing with, and you don't know what your really purchasing.

If these scam artists are willing to fraudulently pose as a Canadian Internet Pharmacy, they probably wouldn't mind shipping you fraudulent products either.

It is very important that you know exactly which company you are purchasing from when purchasing your prescription medication via the internet.

I recommend taking a personal trip to the Pharmacy you intend to do business with, even if that means traveling long distance (just for your initial prescription & purchase).

So, if you ever receive an email that resemble this, and atempt to direct you to another site, rest assured, they are not real pharmacy's.