If you hear any of these lines, your fraud alarm should start buzzing.

If you hear any of these lines, your fraud alarm should start buzzing.

Many scam artists employ time tested techniques. Here are common pitches to watch out for.

"Just wire the money" Wire transfer is the most common way con artists get cash from their victims, according to the National Consumers League. Unlike with credit cards, you have no way to stop payment or recover funds. So the perp is sure to get his money.More from Money Magazine

"Cash this check" Cons often win trust by sending you what looks like a real check. They may ask you to cash it and return all or a portion of it to them to cover fees or an overpayment. The check will invariably bounce, and you'll be on the hook for the money.

"I'm contacting you from [insert foreign country name here]" Anytime a stranger offers you an easy money proposition, be suspicious - but be especially so if the stranger is overseas. Scammers like to operate outside the U.S., where it's harder for authorities to prosecute them.

"You're guaranteed a 10% return every month" To get high returns, you have to take high risk. As a benchmark: The stock market's long-term return is 10% a year. Any deal that "guarantees" that or more is a scam.

"Don't tell anyone else about this opportunity" Con artists often discourage you from talking about an opportunity with anyone who could talk you out of it or who could really check it out.

"Only a few lucky investors can get in, so you must act right away" Scammers like to give the impression that the deal has a deadline, in hopes you'll hand over your money before doing any due diligence.

Resist the pressure. Get all the information before making a decision.

Rental Scammers

Rental scammers. How to aviod them

Today I wanna tell you a little bit about Rental Scamers & how to unmask them. First of all, how do they work?

This scam works just how it sounds. A scam artist rents a property so they can show it to other prospective renters. They’ll collect first and last month’s rent, security deposits and any fees or charges they can squeeze out of their victims before skipping town with the loot. There have been reports of a single property being leased or rented to dozens of people before the crook vanished with their money.

Now watch this video, it will help to unmask Rental Scamers and to avoid the deception!

If Ebay Was Truthful

If Ebay Was Truthful
What would these listings look like if by some magic everyone was forced into full disclosure and absolute honesty?

I doubt of course that it can happen one day, but still - another Internet fraudsters in their unique way... They do not lie to us, they just do not tell the truth....

So see, remember, and beware!!!

How to Avoid Sports Handicapping Scams

When gamblers are trying to nail down a pick for a certain game or just want to change their betting fortunes, they all turn to a common source – sports handicapping services. Quite a few of these gamblers will look for free picks on the Internet, but others will pay money to get picks. The second group mentioned is putting a lot of trust in these handicapping services to deliver since they're willing to pay money to see the picks. Unfortunately, they don't always get good advice and, worse yet, they could get scammed in the process. Here are the things you need to look out for to avoid getting one pulled over on you by a phony handicapping service. 

Forum Tricks

Since the Internet is becoming a bigger part of people’s lives these days, forums have increased in popularity by leaps and bounds. Sports betting forums are no different in this regard, and so lots of handicappers like to hang out on these to try and attract new customers to their service. The majority of these people are legitimate, but there are plenty of so-called handicappers that aren’t. 

 

The way these con-artists operate is through the usage of delayed game picks and multiple forum accounts. The reason for the delayed game picks is because these people want others to believe that their fake service is picking winners all of the time. So they simply wait until the game is over, make an official-looking set of game picks, and do their best to convince forum members that their handicapping service did indeed make these picks. 

 

Multiple e-mail accounts serve to create the illusion that everyone likes their service and has won lots of money through them. By simply signing up for several forum names, the assumed handicapper can create multiple posts commending the handicapping service from what looks like a neutral source. 

Playing Both Sides

In the past, handicappers frequently scammed people by playing both sides of the fence in a game. This risky and immoral practice involves two methods:

 

- To pull off the first method, a person needs to own at least two different handicapping services. With one service, they will offer a pick on one team in the game. Then, using the other service, they’ll pick the other side to win the game which ensures at least half of the people are happy.   

 

- The second way to play both sides is to split your customer base into two halves. After this is done, you simply give one pick to one half of the people and the other pick to the other half.

 

Luckily, the advent of the aforementioned forums has cut down on this practice since people can talk about their picks with each other and expose this fraud. But this practice still must be watched out for since the threat does exist. 

E-mail Scams

E-mail fraud is becoming more and more common as criminals can make major money by fooling people with deceptive e-mails. Gambling is definitely one industry which has been severely affected by these e-mail scams since many criminals have posed as sports handicappers in order to get people's cash. 

 

The most popular method fake handicappers use to fool gamblers through e-mail is by using a combination of free accounts and forums. The perpetrator will post a personal pick in a forum, then wait for the results. If the game is a success, they will send out e-mails to people bragging about the win, while at the same time advertising their phony service and picks. Even if the game loses, they can just go sign up for another e-mail account and repeat the process all over again.

The Most Dangerous Health Scams

Today i decided to share with you some well-known aids that are not the ones they claim to be

So look, remember and beware

Ephedra

While marginally effective, this popular diet aid didn't result in nearly as much weight loss as its ads claimed, and it had the nasty side effect of raising blood pressure enough to cause strokes, heart problems and dizziness. This wasn't entirely unexpected, given that the active ingredient in ephedra is almost identical to synthetic ephedrine, which the FDA has carefully regulated for years.

Q-Ray Magnetic Bracelet

A magnetic bracelet marketed for relief of musculoskeletal pain, sciatica, headaches, tendinitis and injuries, the Q-Ray was reportedly ionized by a secret process that conferred pain-relieving abilities. The marketers, Que Te Park and Jung Joo Park, also offered a 30-day money-back guarantee that was frequently unavailable when customers requested a refund.

A panel of experts, including Richard Cleland, assistant director for the division of advertising practices at the Federal Trade Commission; Dr. Robert Baratz, MD, DDS, PhD, president of the National Council Against Health Fraud; and Andrea Giancoli, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, found these to be the most scientifically inaccurate, physically and fiscally damaging health scams over the past five years.

Other notable health scams have included false cures for AIDS, diabetes and cancer, offering treatments such as malariotherapy, ozone therapy, Cancell and the 7-Day Miracle Cleanse.

These sorts of nostrums, critics contend, are dangerous because they prey on people who are afraid and sick, convincing them to forgo traditional therapies like chemotherapy, sometimes for so long that their diseases progress and are no longer curable.

Such was the case in the mid-'90s with New Yorker Julianne Charell, a woman in her sixties who was so mired in controversial Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez's suspect cancer regimen--which included repeated coffee enemas and up to 150 vitamin pills a day--that she went blind before she realized her cancer had spread.

So... BEWARE, people!!! And tell me what do you think about this...

Charity Scams

The Set-Up

A charity presents you with a need.

The Hook

You respond generously, without checking the charity's or collector's credentials.

The Sting

There was no charity, your money is gone, and the people in need get nothing.

 You are presented with an opportunity to be generous, and you respond. Unfortunately the charity turns out to be fake or a scammer pretending to be a real charity. You lose your money.

Natural disasters are often the trigger for fake charity scams. Scammers were asking for money immediately after the 2004 tsunami.

Other charity scammers will play on your emotions by presenting you with images and stories about sick children or homeless animals.

Variations:

Charity Lottery Scams

Scammers can set up lotteries and sell tickets promoting the idea that the proceeds will be going to charity. If you check the terms and conditions of the lottery, though (which you should always do) you may discover that only a tiny fraction of the money raised goes to charity.

Stay Safe

If you are contacted by a charity you have never heard of before, do some research before saying 'yes' to any appeal.

If you are approached face-to-face by someone representing a charity, look for official identification. Even if they have ID, check for signs that the ID may be faked.

Do not be pressured or intimidated or made to feel guilty. Genuine charities would regard such tactics as bad for their reputations.

Ask for full details of the charity, such as name, address, phone number and charity registration details. If the collector is reluctant to give out this information, find another way to contribute.

Help Keep Others Safe

Pay attention to photos!!!

There are many beautiful ladies which are possible to meet at dating sites. Certainly, your first attention is attracted by a lady’s main photo. But be careful! Often it is better to look through ALL photos in her album!! Because you can be very surprised! Just take a look and compare:

I have noth to add here.... Maybe you do? Comments are welcome