Archive for August, 2009
Another scam has hit the scene in a big way lately, leaving believers of this scam disappointed and out of money. This scam, which is in no way affiliated with Google itself, has posted job openings in various forms all over the Internet. In fact, the company has even used pictures of so-called “workers” who [...]
August 30th, 2009 | Posted in Work At Home | No Comments
Buying a diamond, no matter for what occasion is likely a large purchase that means a lot to the person in pursuit. Therefore, it is important to carefully weight your options before buying a diamond and do your research ahead of time, so as to avoid being scammed.
Jewelers generally know what people are looking [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Consumer Protection | No Comments
Many people are looking to get rid of their old cars in hopes of finding a shiny, new more fuel efficient model. However, those not careful could be targeted by scammers using a typical scam to incur large payoffs.
The scam unfolds as a pleasant business exchange between two honest people both hoping to benefit. Yet, [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Consumer Protection | No Comments
Internet scammers are all over people these days, but the blog has come around to compound that problem. The Acai Berry Scam is often in conjunction with this scam as well, along with colon cleanse scams.
Many blogs are posting outrageously untrue photos of people who have lost a great amount of weight due to the [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Diets | No Comments
Ebay is a new hot spot to swindle consumers out of cash. With so many people turning to Ebay in order to get great deals on electronics such as iPods, scammers have taken note and pounced on the money maker.
Be careful when searching for your new iPod on eBay or even Craigslist, as Matrix scams, [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Consumer Protection | No Comments
Everyone is looking for easy money and with the promise of cash for just filling out a survey, it seems like a great deal. While some survey companies do in fact represent legitimate companies, many of these survey deals are scams.
Survey scammers will charge fees or make the person hoping to make money pay for [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Work At Home | No Comments
This semi new pyramid scam is on the rise and currently being sued for scamming numerous investors out of their money. Similar to several pyramid scams from Canada, such as Business in Motion, this scam claims to sell cheap travel deals.
The way this scam works is by recruiting sellers to invest money in hopes of [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Travel | No Comments
Lots of people are looking to delve into investments in order to gain great returns. However, some scams will leave you high and dry without a penny to your name if you aren’t careful. From elaborate scams to downright liars, investment scams can be very dangerous.
Like most scams, scammers will take on a different identity [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in Insurance, Investments | No Comments
Many colleges are raising their tuition and fees more and more each year with large promises of huge, profitable careers that can only be achieved through four years of painstaking studying. However, especially with the economy the way it is, more and more college graduates are finding that the promise of a career is nothing [...]
August 28th, 2009 | Posted in College | No Comments
As if there wasn’t enough to worry about on the internet, now there are phishing scams that will take hold of your cell phone. This means that cell phone users need to be careful not to give out personal information via text or be skeptical of any text that might seem a little out of [...]
August 27th, 2009 | Posted in Consumer Protection | No Comments