Top 10 Scams For 2006
Consumer Affairs has come out with their top 10 scams of 2006. While most people will see through these fairly easily, they each ensnare thousands a year and can be devestating for those affected. Many of these scams occur online, so if you see one on the list, go to the article about it. They are safe sites, I promise.
- Fake Lottery Scam
- Phishing-Vishing Scams
- Phony Job Scam
- Negative Option Scams
- Nigerian 419 Scams
- Pump & Dump Scam
- Bogus Fuel Saving Devices
- Grandparents Scam
- Oprah Ticket Scam
- craigslist Scam
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Damn the scams and spams!
Well #5 played out in the Mary Winkler alledged murder of her husband. They were victims of the Nigerian scam.
R
Don’t forget Aruba’s “One Happy Island” scam
and
ALE’s ” We really are seriously investigating Natalee’s case” scam
Watch the “PayPal” scams.
You will be sent an e-mail requesting info. Don’t offer any!
Forward the fake e-mail to PayPal as a complaint.
Since I went thru something very similar to this I would say this is one sickening scam ….
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13924727/
Faking Cancer -
“Imagine if your best friend tells you she’s dying of cancer. She is a 29-year-old mother of five young boys and she has only nine months to live. You would probably react the same way two women I interviewed for Friday’s Dateline did. They say they rallied to help their friend, offered to care for her boys, searched the Internet for the best cancer treatments and attended and organized fundraisers to help pay medical bills. They say they cried and prayed and cried some more.”
Click on the link and read on …