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SITE SEARCH: Topics Scams and Frauds Here are some of the latest Scams, Frauds, and Consumer Abuse items in the news. Cars Computers Education Employment ... And more... Cars Inspecting A Used Car Whether you buy from a dealer or private party, always inspect the vehicle thoroughly before bringing it to a mechanic for a final inspection. You can learn a great deal just by using your eyes, ears, and nose. Read more... Computers and Technology Web Site Masquerades as Consumer Agency The Better Business Bureau (BBB) system issued an international alert to advise consumers not to be misled by a web site that is masquerading as a consumer protection agency. The site, www.consumerprotectionagency.us , offers for a fee to file a consumer's complaint with the BBB and various government agencies. In truth, the site is a business, and it is not affiliated with the BBB. The site includes a form to file a complaint and pay $4.95 by credit card. "There is no need for consumers to use third parties or to pay a fee in order to file a complaint with the BBB," said Ken Hunter, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. In addition to the BBB, the consumerprotectionagency.us site indicates it will file complaints with the State Attorney General's office, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs (a government office that was closed several years ago). Any complaints about consumerprotectionagency.us may be reported to the BBB using the online complaint form at www.bbb.org

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The more you know about the various scams, the easier it is to protect yourself. Here are some tips that may help you identify and avoid telephone fraud. Voicemail Users Beware The Facts About The 809 Area Code Scam Revealing your calling-card-number Cramming and Slamming ... Call Forwarding Scam The Facts About The 809 Area Code Scam The 809 area code scam first surfaced five years ago and continues to victimize consumers on occasion, although much less frequently than in the past. And there have been far more inquiries recently than consumers actually being victimized. How the Scam Works: In most cases a message is left on an answering machine or pager requesting the recipient call a number immediately for one of several reasons. The most common involves calling for information about a relative who has died, been arrested or injured. When consumers fall prey and call the number, the scam artist attempts to keep the caller on the line for as long as possible to increase the caller’s long distance calling charges. The bogus e-mail claims the 809 area code sends calls to the British Virgin Islands, when in fact 809 is the country code for the Dominican Republic.

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Education Associates, Inc. A Non-Profit Corporation SPAM-FREE SITE Death to Spammers! Mr. Adkisson's Testimony Before US Senate Finance Committee: "Taxpayer Beware: Schemes, Scams, and Cons" Taped video of the US Senate Finance Committee, 5 April 2001 (in .ram format). Download RealPlayer first if you don't already have it on your system. Mr. Adkisson's written statement in .pdf format. Articles About Quatloos.com "The amateur web is a noisy place with a lot of static and some gems. In the gem category falls Jay Adkisson's www.quatloos.com" ~ "Build Your Own Soapbox" by Seth Lubove, Forbes Best of the Web, September 11, 2000, at p. 31.

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Home About Us Privacy Policy Contact Us ... Media Resources Public Site Audio Information About Sentinel RAM TEXT What's New! CFTC Settles Fraud Actions, Three Indiana Defendants to Pay More Than $11 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties. Kansas AG Investigating Magnetic Mattress Pads FTC Busts Up Online Work-At-Home Scheme See how law enforcement all over the world work together to fight fraud, using Consumer Sentinel, an innovative, international law enforcement fraud-fighting program. Use this site to: get the facts on consumer frauds from Internet cons, prize promotions, work-at-home schemes, and telemarketing scams to identity theft. report your fraud complaints so they can be shared with law enforcement officials across the U.S. and around the world. learn how U.S., Canadian, and Australian law enforcers work together with private sector companies and consumer organizations to combat fraud. see trends and the types of complaints consumers file.

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Home Previous Page Internet Fraud: How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams The Internet serves as an excellent tool for investors, allowing them to easily and inexpensively research investment opportunities. But the Internet is also an excellent tool for fraudsters. That's why you should always think twice before you invest your money in any opportunity you learn about through the Internet. This alert tells you how to spot different types of Internet fraud, what the SEC is doing to fight Internet investment scams, and how to use the Internet to invest wisely. Navigating the Frontier: Where the Frauds Are The Internet allows individuals or companies to communicate with a large audience without spending a lot of time, effort, or money. Anyone can reach tens of thousands of people by building an Internet web site, posting a message on an online bulletin board, entering a discussion in a live "chat" room, or sending mass e-mails. It's easy for fraudsters to make their messages look real and credible. But it's nearly impossible for investors to tell the difference between fact and fiction. Online Investment Newsletters Hundreds of online investment newsletters have appeared on the Internet in recent years. Many offer investors seemingly unbiased information free of charge about featured companies or recommending "stock picks of the month." While legitimate online newsletters can help investors gather valuable information, some online newsletters are tools for fraud.

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Home Previous Page Internet Fraud: How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams The Internet serves as an excellent tool for investors, allowing them to easily and inexpensively research investment opportunities. But the Internet is also an excellent tool for fraudsters. That's why you should always think twice before you invest your money in any opportunity you learn about through the Internet. This alert tells you how to spot different types of Internet fraud, what the SEC is doing to fight Internet investment scams, and how to use the Internet to invest wisely. Navigating the Frontier: Where the Frauds Are The Internet allows individuals or companies to communicate with a large audience without spending a lot of time, effort, or money. Anyone can reach tens of thousands of people by building an Internet web site, posting a message on an online bulletin board, entering a discussion in a live "chat" room, or sending mass e-mails. It's easy for fraudsters to make their messages look real and credible. But it's nearly impossible for investors to tell the difference between fact and fiction. Online Investment Newsletters Hundreds of online investment newsletters have appeared on the Internet in recent years. Many offer investors seemingly unbiased information free of charge about featured companies or recommending "stock picks of the month." While legitimate online newsletters can help investors gather valuable information, some online newsletters are tools for fraud.

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Scholarship Scams If you have to pay money to get money, it's probably a scam. Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. The victims of these scams lose more than $100 million annually. Scam operations often imitate legitimate government agencies, grant-giving foundations, education lenders and scholarship matching services, using official-sounding names containing words like "National," "Federal," "Foundation," or "Administration." This section provides advice on how to identify such scholarship scams, how to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent organizations, how to protect yourself from scholarship scams; and what to do if you are scammed. In general, be wary of scholarships with an application fee, scholarship matching services who guarantee success, advance-fee loan scams and sales pitches disguised as financial aid "seminars". Common Scholarship Scams Protecting Yourself from Scholarship Scams Evaluating Scholarship Matching Services Evaluating Financial Aid Consultants ... About FinAid Mark Kantrowitz, Publisher www.FinAid.org

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Internet ScamBusters TM Scam Check Station Resources and Current Scams/Legends Home Search Subscribe Current Issue ... Contact Us Visit Our NEW Site: Famous-Quotes-And- Quotations.com Find great quotes in our 'Top 10' Lists of Favorites: Inspirational Quotes Famous People Quotes Funny Quotes Love Quotes ... Internet ScamBusters Please enter your email address below. Name is optional. Name EMail (please use full email address - j.123@aol.com) Scam Resources : Use these "preventive" resources to protect yourself from being taken in by the latest scams (if it's too late, these same resources will help you get justice). If you want to know if a company is a scam then check these resources. Minimizing Credit Card Fraud : Find out how others are avoiding this much more prevalent - and much less publicized - aspect of credit card fraud. Urban Legends : If someone sends you an urgent "pass this on" email - don't - it just might not be true. Check it out first on our Legends page before forwarding it on. Real Viruses : Most of the emails on deadly viruses and worms aren't true - but there are a few that are real.Watch out for these!

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Home Identity Theft Credit I.D. Theft Laws Directory of Web Links We've scoured the internet to find the best web sites for each of these topics: Identity Theft Internet Security Privacy Credit Share Web Links Add a New Link - Find a cool site we haven't included? Tell us about it. Tell a Friend - Share these links with a friend who might need them. Link to Fight Identity Theft - Place a link to Fight Identity Theft on your web site. Go to top Identity Theft Links Top Sites Federal Trade Commission - Main U.S. government web site on identity theft. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse - Excellent resource on identity theft, privacy, and fraud. Identity Theft Resource Center - Comprehensive non-profit organization that provides victim assistance. Identity Theft.org

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Schemes, Scams, Frauds. Search Functions www.crimes-of-persuasion.com Site Directory Crimes of Persuasion: Schemes, Scams, Frauds Explains How Con Artists Will Steal Your Savings and Inheritance Through Telemarketing Fraud, Investment Schemes and Consumer Scams In-depth fraud coverage of computer crimes such as pyramid schemes make this crime library of internet crimes the cyber crime location for the schemes and scams that con artists perpetrate. White collar crimes such as prime bank fraud, pyramid scams, internet fraud, phone scams, chain letters, modeling agency and Nigerian scams, computer fraud as well as telemarketing fraud are fully explained. This crime report on organized crime topics include credit card fraud, check kiting, tax fraud, money laundering, mail fraud, counterfeit money orders, check fraud and other who's who true crimes of persuasion. Our Mission To inform the public, along with law enforcement personnel, justice officials and victim support groups on the workings and scope of telemarketing and investment fraud so that efforts can effectively be taken to minimize the impact on its victims and ensure that adequate penalties are in place to deter the perpetrators. Although funded by myself as a public service, without

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Schemes, Scams, Frauds. Search Functions www.crimes-of-persuasion.com Site Directory West African Fraud / Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud in Internet Fraud and Email Scams From earlier sections you might have picked up the impression that only seniors are deceived by offers of instant wealth. Nothing could be further from the truth. While it is true that seniors are targeted for sweepstakes offers the mechanics of telemarketing and investment fraud are simply enhanced and modified for attacking various targets of opportunity. This particular scam targets middle class, middle age, business and professional men who would never be as easily deceived by a lottery scam. Estimates put the losses from these "Nigerian Advance Fee" operations at over $1 million "every single day" in the U.S. alone. The multi-stage fraud starts when you receive a fax, e-mail or letter such as these examples: Lagos, Nigeria. Attention: The President/CEO Dear Sir, Confidential Business Proposal Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank.

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