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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Scam' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Scam 1. Movie Scams - By: Michael Russell Scams are attempts to mislead someone with the intent being a gain. This gain can be many things, but it is usually financial. Scams are also great subjects for movies and television shows. The Rainmaker was made in 1956 and tells the story of a woman that falls for a man that runs scam... 2. Identifying And Reporting Phishing Scams - By: Michael Russell What is a phishing scam? Phishing is a type of internet criminal activity where a target receives an email supposedly from his or her bank or other trustworthy business or person. Believing the email to be legitimate, targets may follow the links contained in the email that eventually leads to givin... Featured ArticleScam Artists And Low Lifes On The Internet The Internet is a wonderful invention. To me its the greatest technology that mankind has ever produced. Its changing the culture of the world as well as the world economy. The tasks it allows us to accomplish are mind boggling. I can talk and collaborate with a friend halfway across the globe using my computer microphone. I can look up and get detailed information and how tos on anything I want, instantly. A world of useful and relevant information is at my fingertips.Un ...
Read full story 3. The Paypal Scam Explained - By: Michael Russell Ever since I became a Powerseller on eBay I receive dozens of PayPal phishing emails a week, sometimes dozens of them a day. I also frequent the discussion boards on eBay, as I find it satisfying to help other new eBay sellers with various difficulties surrounding setting up shop on eBay. The PayPal... 4. Who Hasnt Heard Of The Nigerian Scam? - By: Michael Russell I was checking the latest posts on my favorite newsgroups and there was a message from one of the regular group members about how he was thinking about taking advantage of some opportunity that he heard about on one of his other newsgroups. Being that Id known this person for quite a while (at least... 5. Whats The Lottery Scam? - By: Michael Russell A lottery scam is a type of advance fee fraud. Typically, a person is notified that he or she has won a lottery. In order to receive the prize money or item, the target is told that they must pay some sort of administration fee or some similar bogus fee. Of course once this amount of money is paid, ... 6. Legitimate Business Names Used In Email Scam - By: Michael Russell There are a lot of legitimate companies that are used by scam artists to perpetrate an email scam. Washington Mutual was used in an email scam that used spoof email links to a spoof webpage where a victim was prompted to enter their details believing the site was genuine. The details tha... 7. Ebay Scams: The Description Scam And Phishing - By: Michael Russell Everyone and their grandma has an eBay account these days, and as such eBay is a choice avenue for would be scammers to perpetrate their filthy crimes. There are two main ways in which you may be scammed during your eBay escapades. Learn to avoid phishing and the dread eBay description scam, and you... 8. Wow, The Rich Jerk Ebook Is Putting Money In My Pocket! Definately Not A Scam! Review - By: Harry Bates Refer to www.ThanksYouRichJerk.com LUCKY TO BE HERE!! STOP spinning your wheels for a moment and check out how I stopped WASTING my money and time on all those SCAMS out there and started MAKING money instead! Don't listen to those LOSERS whining at you to join th... 9. Would You Too Fall For $3500 Weekly Scam? - By: Fazly Mohamed Did you notice the scam going on that promise you $3500 weekly? Yes, you can easily say it's a scam because the way I have presented it. But their website designing and the word power will catch you, even if you are the most 'cautious' online buyer. They'll show you pictures of c... 10. Work From Home Plans: System Or Scam? - By: Matthew C. Keegan More than likely you have seen them cropping up all over the internet: work from home schemes promising participants vast sums of money for selling a product, stuffing envelopments, clicking ads, making phone calls, etc. The plans are as varied as they are innovative. Unfortunately, many are sca... 11. Why My Aunt Thinks We Are Mlm Gangsters In A Pyramid Scam! - By: Signe Nichols Anyone who has been in network marketing for any amount of time eventually figures out that network marketing is not for everyone. Of course shortly after and even more importantly we also become very aware that EVERYONE is not for network marketing! The realization that some... 12. Wholesale/drop Ship Scam Revealed - By: Kevin Nobleman If you want to acquire products to drop ship or wholesale, where do you look? There are all kinds of wholesale and drop ship list for sale on eBay. There's bound to be lots of decent companies right? Not so, according to Chris Malta, the Product Sourcing Editor for eBay Radio: When yo... 13. When Will We Ever Learn - Another Ebay Scam - By: George W. Cannata It seems no matter how much publicity is given to fraud on bay there are still plenty of unwitting victims I think eBay is wonderful and I use it all the time, but it is a haven for thieves. I'm an experienced buyer, considered a "Hard Case" but early on I personally was a vi... 14. When Is A Scam Not A Scam? - By: Donovan Baldwin When I started in my first network marketing business in the early 90's, I was sure that I had picked a good, honest company with a valid, useable service. I was ready to take my message out into the world. I was confident that not only would I be able to convince people that my new bu... 15. What Is Internet Scam Reporting? - By: Joe Cooper Internet Scam Reporting may be the best internet home based business opportunity youve never heard of. You can register to be a scam reporter and enjoy the benefits of getting paid to share your experiences of getting ripped off by con artists selling home business opportunity scams. This is the bes... 16. What Is A Scam? - By: John Olson We all see the word, "Scam" all over the place. Some of us even use it ourselves. But do we really know what it is? I spent sometime looking it up. Here are some definitions of the word Scam: From Cambridge International Dictionary of English: br... 17. What Do You Think, Shouldnt This Practice Be Identified As Being Another Scam? - By: Robert M. Ziegler Many companies offering an Affiliate program are deriving much of their income from the sale of products or information being sold to their own Affiliates. They are told they can earn higher commissions by purchasing these products. More recently, these programs have taken a new twist people are al... 18. Wells Fargo Report Phishing Scam - By: Kevin A. Lloyd First off I should explain what phishing is. Phishing is basically the act of tricking a victim into divulging information. It involves the receiving of an email message with a link to a website where the victim would enter personal information. In this particular scam, you get an ema... 19. Wells Fargo Phishing Scam - By: Kevin A. Lloyd First off I should explain what phishing is. Phishing is basically the act of tricking a victim into divulging information. It involves the receiving of an email message with a link to a website where the victim would enter personal information. In this particular scam, you get an email from "Person... 20. Wealthy Affiliate Review - Scam Or Genuine Money Making Opportunity - By: Tony Roberts The Wealthy Affiliate is a membership site that has a recurring cost of $29.00 a month, which equates to a $360 a year product, so it is going to have to deliver impressively for people to remain members. So what exactly does it have to offer for its $29? One of the biggest mi... 21. Watch Out For That Scam - By: James Junior The IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center) received over 200,000 complaint submissions for 2004, an increase of 66.6% from 2003. The total dollar loss from all referred cases exceeded 68 million dollars, an average loss of $894 per complaint. There are many types of internet frauds that ... 22. Warning! New Ad Scam Alerts - By: Lance Groom A lot of classified ads promote quick and easy weight-loss products and programs. They cannot deliver what they promise. Another hot area in the classifieds Ads are "business opportunities." Work at home schemes, such as making arts and crafts or stuffing envelopes, have been replaced by... 23. Voice Phishing - A New Type Of E-mail Scam - By: Debbie Jacobsen Be on the lookout for an interesting new type of Phishing scam that involves the use of telephone numbers as opposed to email hyperlinks that take you to a bogus website. Two big incidents involving spam emails urging people to call a phone number to verify account information... 24. Vacation Giveaway Scam - By: Tiffany Thomas Congratulations! You have won a 3 day, 2 nights all inclusive vacation for two in Las Vegas, Nevada. Does this sound familiar? Have you seen the name of a major hotel chain listed in big bold red letters on the advertisement? You've probably received a voice recorded phone call or postcard in the ma... 25. Used Car Sellers - Watch Out For The African Buyer Scam - By: Al Hearn These new-age scammers. They prey on unsuspecting folks who are trying to sell used cars (or other items) through Internet classified ads or an "autotrader" web site. Even though this scam has been around for a few years and has been publicized in many news stories, there are ... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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