The economy is bad and you are already hesitant to go away on vacation, yet you know the hazards of not taking that much needed time off. You book your trip, pay your deposit, hop on a flight, and your nightmare begins! According to the Department of Health and Human Services, consumers are defrauded out of millions of dollars every…
Tag: Scams
How To Weed Out Online Business Opportunity Scams
It’s unfortunate that the Internet, which seems to be the source of endless opportunity, is also the source of an even double (or triple) number of scams. Why? It’s much easier to formulate a scam that is “supposed” to give you some amazing benefit, but ends up stripping people of money and in fact giving the victim the complete opposite…
Credit Card The Scams That Will Make You Lose Your Wits
In almost all aspects of life, there have been scams which develop in no time at all. There are these individuals who happen to have the least concern for the rest of the citizens that they take pleasure from creating scams. The newspapers and the television news tell us about the daily occurrences of these scams. It is just too…
Attention Do Not Fail For Dating Scams
In our days, dating frauds are becoming more common. That’s why it is better to know from the beginning how to protect yourself from fraud when using Internet personals and dating agencies. Many people try online dating in order to find a partner, but many of them don’t know that online dating has also risks, such as dating scams. It…
Watch Out For Ebay Automobile And Computer Scams
There aren’t that many scammers on eBay – but the ones there are tend to be greedy. This means that they will always try to pull their scams on high-value items like cars and computers, so that they can make a lot of money quickly. Since buyers generally buy these items very rarely, they may not know about the various…
Afraid Of Costly Home Loan Loan Refinance And Scams
Borrowers are wising up to mortgage refinance loans and are detecting scams a mile away. They are those who have done their homework before knocking on a creditor’s door. If you are thinking of getting another loan, watch out or you find yourself in the lair of the spider. Never-ending stories of scams and wrong choices In times like these,…
If It Looks Too Good To Be True It Probably Is
In today’s virtual society, online fraudsters continue to devise new ways to reach unsuspecting consumers. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, online fraud is on the rise–up 67 percent in 2004. Awareness is the best protection against these cyber criminals. “The best approach to combat Internet fraud is to stay one step ahead of criminals,” said Marcel Legrand, Senior…
Ebay Scams Steps To Take If You Have Been
Defrauded eBay is a relatively safe marketplace. Unfortunately, like most online marketplaces, it is vulnerable to scams. eBay tries to keep instances of scams occurring, but with more than 100 million members, and approximately $40 million moving through the site on a daily basis, this can be a little difficult. Sometimes, scams occur. If you have been scammed, there are…
Diamond Scams
When it comes to diamonds, there are numerous scams to avoid. Most scams are minor, but there are some major ones that come up from time to time concerning the buying and selling of diamonds. Scams occur simply because most people who buy diamonds – for whatever reasons – don’t know that much about diamonds. Therefore, they are easily fooled.…
How I Dodged The Scams To Finally Start An Online Business
I was always a very positive person. I took pride in having been successful in business and I took that position for granted. Then I retired. From that moment on it was as if I had swallowed ‘stupid pills’, I seemed to become less interesting to other people, as if I no longer had anything of value to say. After…