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The Internet can be an awesome tool that can help you find a job, find love, do your banking, play games, catch up the latest celebrity gossip, and pretty much whatever else you would like to do. However, with the different scam types that are popping up all the time, it is advised to be […]
Boy meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Boy scams girl. Not your typical love story, is it? This day and age, romance scams are something that every single person who is dating needs to be on the lookout for. People think it can’t happen to them…but it can. And it is not just the boys […]
“You know I am a fraudstar (sic)…..I want to be a big man” – Trunk Box Scam Trunk Box Scam artist Dr Perry Patrick speaks calmly and slowly. He listens carefully whilst I ask him about his Trunk Box Scam. A 419 advance fee fraud Scammer in Accra, Ghana, he has already bought himself a […]
The advert normally reads something like this “Au Pair Job in the U.S.A for the Jones Family” or something similar to that. Becoming an Au Pair is seen as something exciting as well as a chance to visit foreign lands and explore different cultures. It is however a situation that scammers love to take advantage […]
Just twelve hours after the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion spammers are already up to no good. Spam emails containing links to phishing or malware are common. We’re used to seeing our spam folder fill up with subject lines using celebrity names or news stories to try to entice us. Last night (4/17/2013) there was a […]
Internet scam artists often use fake documents to promote their scams. The use of fake identification, certificates, and other documents lends credibility to their story and helps to convince you that they are telling the truth. When you believe the scammer’s story, you are more likely to become a paying victim. Many types of fake […]
While Craigslist can be a great place to pick up a used couch or buy some second-hand sports equipment, it can also be a place to get conned with more Craigslist scams popping up all the time. It is important to recognize the signs of a Craigslist scam so you don’t become the latest victim […]
A romance scammer using the name of “Travis John” was reported to us at ScamWarners.com. In part one of this article, I introduced this scammer, who corresponded with me about his scamming. Please read the following with interest, but know that his answers to my questions may or may not be accurate, as the words […]
In my role of scam warner I’ve had many occasions to correspond with internet scammers. They lie, (a lot!) and never reveal their true information. That said, one scammer from South Africa actually admitted he was a scammer and answered some questions I asked. This is a two part article with exact quotes of the […]