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The world's premier anti internet scam, anti fraud information blog
Are you Angry? Feeling Helpless? These are normal emotions experienced when a loved one is being scammed. Your feelings may be even stronger where the person is in denial. Here are a few suggestions how you can help a relative or friend who is in the clutches of a Scammer. First, you need to confirm […]
It’s a popular belief that only stupid and greedy idiots fall for scams or get scammed. Unfortunately, that’s just not the case in the real world! We regularly receive contacts from professors, doctors and lawyers and other ‘smart’ occupations asking for help or guidance. Being good at one thing doesn’t mean you’re good at everything, […]
Could true love have finally come your way? Just when you thought you have found the love of your life, something happens to send shivers up your spine, or at the very least, cause you to think twice. Could you be a victim or target of one of the many online dating scams on the […]
Do Scammers have any Morals or Scruples? The Scammer listened intently to his phone as Mr Smith spoke. His hoarse voice betrayed his advancing years and poor health. “Once I’ve sent your fee, you will send me my millions, won’t you? I can’t afford to lose this money, you know. It’s all I have”. The […]
Keeping your Personal Information Safe. Scammers have to send hundreds, even thousands of emails in order to hook just one prospective victim. Most recipients recognize the scam email for what it is and delete it, reply with abuse (not recommended), or even report it to the Scammer’s ISP. Very occasionally though, a recipient will take […]
Discover the Truth about Seasonal Scams How do you enjoy the snow this time of the year with getting snowed and falling victim to one of the seasonal scams that seem to perpetuate during holiday times? By using the same care and clear thinking that you do all year long you should have no trouble […]
Small businesses employ tens of millions of people around the world. However this big employing body is also one of the most at risk from scammers. Avoid common business scams. Firstly, small business financial reserves are lower, so missing money hurts hard. Secondly, they aren’t experts in scams, and don’t have in-house counsel to check […]
Convenient International Money Transfer Services or The Scammers’ Friends? Almost all Internet Scammers use MoneyGram & Western Union to receive their ill-gotten gains. So, why is it that these money transfer services are so prevalent in advance fee fraud and what are they really all about? Simply, MoneyGram and Western Union enable anyone to send […]
As with many phenomena, there’s no exact date and time when and where this started. However, as best as can be pieced together, here’s a brief version of what happened: 419 Scam.. The real early days Over 100 years ago, a new swindle popped up in the world. Now known as the “Spanish Prisoner” Letter, […]
High Unemployment Rates See a Surge of Employment Scams that Target Job Seekers Avoid Falling Victim to the Surge of Employment Scams Being out of work can be stressful enough on its own, the last thing you want to is to fall victim to the surge of employment scams that seem to be all around […]