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Advance Fee Fraud, the low down! Many people now recognize advance fee fraud emails. We know enough to steer clear of them, and even warn others about them. A lot of people, however, have misconceptions about how advance fee fraud actually works. Here are 10 Misconceptions about advance fee fraud: 1. Scammers ask for […]
Our advice is that you do not report a scammer’s email address! Seems counter-intuitive, right? You’ve received a scam email in your inbox. Or worse, perhaps you’ve been scammed out of some of your hard-earned money! Of course you’re angry. You want to strike back, so you decide that you can stop the scammer by […]
Advance Fee Fraud: Hardly a day goes by that most people don’t stumble upon a strange email (or several!) in their inbox. Most spam filters do a good job of catching these, but often they slip through. Some are dubious advertisements (like Viagra or ‘guaranteed’ weight loss) — typical spam. Then there are the messages which […]