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Glen Carbon man loses $10,000 in eBay scam

Ripoffs Scams — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:45:19 +0000

Glen Carbon man loses $10,000 in eBay scam Three months after a Glen Carbon man lost nearly $10,000 in an Internet scam, he is warning others to be cautious when buying on the auction website eBay.

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World Cup Fans Warned Over Ticket Scammers

Ripoffs Scams — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:43:31 +0000

World Cup Fans Warned Over Ticket Scammers The estimated 25,000 England fans heading for the World Cup in South Africa have been warned against online ticket scams.

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World Cup: Fans could pay penalty over ticket scams

Ripoffs Scams — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:50:38 +0000

World Cup: Fans could pay penalty over ticket scams World Cup heartache may be a familiar feeling for England fans – but this year it is internet ticket scams rather than fluffed penalties which pose the greatest threat of shat

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Paypal Paid Surveys – How to Take Surveys Online for the Biggest Paypal Payments

Ripoffs Scams — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:52:17 +0000

Paypal is the worldâs biggest online payment processor; it provides a fast, convenient and easy to use service and it can be great if you are getting regular payment through it. There are a few market research sites both in the UK and abroad that will pay you using Paypal payments, the big problem is actually finding the ones that do.

If you do a quick search online it may be possible to find a survey site or directory that will provide you with a short list of market research sites that will pay you with Paypal, unfortunately though these are few and far between. The other option would be to find market research sites and then either sign straight up to see which payment method they use or have a look in their terms and conditions, this method can be quite time consuming. The first method is the easiest but either way to find Paypal paid surveys you will have to be prepared to do a little research.

The biggest mistake that some people make when searching for Paypal surveys is too pay a fee to sign up with a huge database of âsurvey sites.â This is definitely not the way to do it, if a market research site is legitimate it will never ask you to pay any kind of fee to join. Also many survey databases are just scams looking to either sell all your personal information to other companies or simply scam you out of money with false promises. If it sounds too good to be true then 9 times out of 10 it probably is.

Once you have found a decent list of survey sites that will pay you via Paypal simply register with each and wait for your extra cash to start rolling in. The sites that do pay for your opinion via Paypal will either pay you straight after you have completed an online survey or will add it too your account and let you cash out in a low minimum payment. Either way getting paid via Paypal for taking surveys has many advantages over cash or cheque payments and you should find that you will earn lots more money in a much shorter time.

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Are Paid Surveys a Scam?

Ripoffs Scams — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:49:52 +0000

This question cannot be answered in one sentence. The fact is there are dozens of legitimatate companies that act as a third party to collect information for large companies and corporation by administering surveys.

You can sign up for these companies absolutley free and typically you can make anywhere from $10-30 a week and you will get paid by check or through a paypal account. Though, you must join at least twenty or thirty survey sites.

There are, of course, a few catches.

You need to provide information about yourself and the paid survey companies try to match you with appropriate surveys that best fit your personal profile.

Most people do not like to give out excessive amounts of personal information over the internet. But the only way to qualify for a substantial amount of surveys is by giving these third party survey companies a lot of personal information. These paid survey sites want information like products you currently own, how many bank accounts you have, and your shopping habits.

Although I managed to earn over $2,000 in a little over a year taking these surveys, I must admit it was a frustrating experience.

Since you must be “qualified” to be eligable to take each survey, you will spend time answering questions and then find you didnt qualify. In addition, women are eligible to take many more surveys due the fact there are more products targeted to women. There is nothing wrong with this, just know that if you are a guy, you are at a disadvantage.

Also, if you live outside the USA or Canada, you will not qualify for most, so don’t even bother.

Many people will end up spending time answering questions and give up after not qualifiying for a few surveys and call it a scam.

The real paid survey scam lies in the fact people have created paid membership sites that do nothing more than give you all the links to the free paid survey sites.

In fact, you do a google search for paid surveys, these are the sites you will encounter first. The people that created and market these membership sites are looking for people completely new to
making money online and have no idea you can find this information for free.

If you really would like to give paid surveys a try, when you do your google search, ignore the sites that want you to pay money to join. Just keep looking and you will eventually find a free list (you will probably find five or ten) where people have generously posted the links to the paid survey sites completely free.

Adam Raley has been marketing online since late 2006. If you would like to find out more about home based businesses or ways to make money online please visit: Six Figure Yearly or you can also visit his website: Income Generation Online

Beware of HYIP Scams

Ripoffs Scams — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:47:19 +0000

Are you looking to make some extra income? Or are you looking for a secretive investment with phenomenal returns? Then HYIP’s are not the place for you.

What is a HYIP?
Simple: High Yield Investment Program.

HYIP’s are all over the net. You can see them when ever you search google for investments. They are the one’s that offer you a crazy insane amount of a return. Sometimes even 30 a day. For those who are new to the investment world, those kind of returns just cannot be produced, no matter what.

You might say, “hey, I tried one of those programs and I did receive those returns for several days.” Yes, you’re right, that’s exactly the way they work. They give you the money that fresh blood brings in. This is called a “recycler” program. So you’re talking about several days, several weeks, or if their really good, several months or even a year until they eventually close down and no longer can match the amount of money that needs to flow around to keep the program moving.

Trust me, before you lose you’re money in one of these scams, there are many that have lost their car payments and mortgage payments in these programs. If you don’t believe me you can go to www.talkgold.com or www.scams.com and go to the forums and search invex or ingenious packages, two popular almost legendary programs in the HYIP arena. You see will a list of complaints and stories of how people lost their life savings.

Even though that this is true, they are many people who still choose to invest in these programs while understanding the program is run illegitimately. They consider it pretty much betting or playing a game. Some of these websites are even referred to as games to take away the heat that it would receive if it was named an investment opportunity. The trick is to invest within the first couple of weeks and then run. Many people utilize this tactic because most HYIP’s do not last over a month or two and because with the insane interest rate you can profit within a couple of days.

Even if you have never heard of HYIP’s, trust me they are around and plentiful. Several of these websites open up every day and lure innocent individuals like yourself looking to make some extra income. The amount of these websites are staggering to say the least. You can check out a HYIP monitoring site like www.hyipmonitor.com and see the amount of websites there are and how many are being added on a daily basis. It’s unbelievable to know that these website keep popping up and nobody regulates them.

So You Say How Do I Know It’s A HYIP Program?
Well, it’s never easy to say, but there are few guideline you should follow:

1) Egold
Be careful of programs that require you to send money through this service because egold transactions are permanent and cannot be reversed or stopped unlike Paypal or using a credit card. This is perfect for someone who doesn’t want to provide refunds and just run away with your money.

2) Guarantees
No investment program can provide guarantees or should, mainly because the government will keep their eyes on programs like these and so should you. So when ever you see a guaranteed, “10 return in one week”, run!! Investment markets are volatile and fluctuate from second to second, so the only thing you should except is a chart of the programs history, but even that doesn’t guarantee future success.

3) High Returns
Astronomical returns are a sure sign a company is a scam, 20% to 30% a month should be a red flag for anyone looking for a good investment program. Stocks usually average about 5-7% return a year and the high performing ones may only go as high as 30% percent within one year.

Whenever you do invest. Just make sure you do your Due Diligence on the company or group your investing with. Such as: – Company History – Licenses – Complaints with any bureaus – Complaints on any forum boards – Performance History and etc.

Investing should not be looked as a get rich over night scheme but a way to help your income to grow steadily and continuously.

Article provided by Workat-home.net. A website dedicated to work at home business opportunities and resources

Ebay Feedback Scam

Ripoffs Scams — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:44:14 +0000

EBay traders rely on their feedback reputation as much as they rely on their goods. Feedback amounts to the comments that both buyers and sellers leave on the transaction. The better your feedback reputation the more people will trust you as a buyer and seller. Straightforward enough, you say. But some unscrupulous sellers manipulate their feedback to gain their buyer’s trust. Once they have that trust, they start ripping off buyers.

How Do They Do It?

Feedback Fraud -

A seller sets up multiple EBay accounts. He then buys and sells items between his identities, making sure to leave positive feedback to make himself look trustworthy.

Purchasing Feedback -

EBay has cracked down on this. However, a simple search shows that it still goes on. A buyer purchases a low price item, say under £1, in return for positive feedback to build up their rating. These £1 friends help schew the true feedback status.

Stealing Feedback -

An unscrupulous dealer may hijack an account. After he does so, he can use its good reputation to scam unsuspecting buyers. This usually occurs after someone has been tricked into entering their password at a counterfeit EBay site. The link to the phony EBay
site usually arrives in a phishing e-mail.

How To Avoid Being Scammed -

An important thing to in any EBay transaction is to check the other party’s feedback. Try and avoid a seller who has a large negative, or even neutral, feedback rating. Be especially careful if your purchase is an expensive item.

Things to Look Out For -

* Check the IDs leaving feedback. If there are many from the same ID, alarm bells should ring that the seller might be purchasing feedback.

* What items are the feedback for? A hard sell of Very low-priced items and a sudden change to the seller promoting expensive laptops, you should be suspicious. Check by clicking on the item link – it will show you the auction and winning bid prices within the last couple of months. Pay attention to both.

* Is the feedback for buying or selling? If it’s all been for buying items and suddenly the person is selling, be careful. Watch out for novice sellers and treat them as a seller with zero feedback.

* Look for the Buy Safe seal. It means that the seller has been vetted and approved by an independent company called Buy Safe. But some legitimate sellers even don’t use this.

What To Do If You’re Scammed -

You should report the incident to EBay, and also to Paypal, if need be. This offers you some recourse, and means you can file an insurance claim through them. Online auctions are like car boot sales. It’s a case of caveat emptor, buyer beware.

EBay suspends accounts where feedback manipulation is obvious. They have stated, however, that it’s a grey area. SquareTrade is a mediation service that tries to resolve buyer/seller problems. But if it’s a scam that has caused the problem, they may not be able to assist.

EBay states that only 0.01% of the transactions on its site are scams. They do their best to police them. And certainly, the vast majority of people experience no problems.

Remember to do your homework before bidding on an item, especially an expensive one.

Emily Banks/Freelance Writer. Why not visit Buzzed Up?

Emily Banks is a freelance writer.

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Tips to Identify and Avoid Online Dating Scams

Ripoffs Scams — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:43:33 +0000

Online dating can be a very satisfying and rewarding experience. The majority of people who use dating websites encounter only minor irritations, most of which could easily occur within any dating scenario offline aswell as online.

In this article I want to help you identify and avoid the various online dating scams that have sprung up to not only deprive you of your money, but also your happiness. After all, being scammed or taken for a ride is a pretty miserable experience.

Scammers can sign up to most dating websites for free, and because of the anonymity of the internet they can post the perfect profile with no-one asking questions or becoming suspicious.

The first thing that you should watch out for is people asking for money. This usually takes the form of women asking men for money, but in any case how do you know that “she” isn’t really a “he” or vice versa? They have a picture with their profile that could have been “borrowed” from anywhere, a profile that could have been written by anyone man, women or trained monkey. You communicate by email because “she” says that the phone isn’t working, or “she” gives you a phone number that “she” never answers. “She” is reluctant to give you her address, or gives you a post office address where “she” can be contacted.

They talk a lot about themselves and never answer your questions, probably because they are sending a standard email to dozens of people. They never ask for money straight away. They will form a “relationship” with you first and then ask to “meet” you but they don’t have the money to travel, or they have a serious medical condition but don’t have the money to pay for treatment.

If you have met someone online and want to make sure that the address you have been given is valid, why not send flowers or some other small gift? The initial outlay is small and if it can’t be delivered you have your answer. If it can be delivered, the gift will be well-received by your potential partner and will be money well-spent.

Anyone seeking to part you from your cash will only use an anonymous payment provider such as Paypal or Western Union. They will never share their bank details with you, and under no circumstances should you share your bank details with them.

Another scam to be aware of is someone who immediately asks for your email address. Once you give out your address you are swamped by spam and never hear from that person again. It is very difficult to avoid this scam as email is your initail point of contact, but it might be a good idea to use an anonymous email account, such as Hotmail or go.com, until you are confident that the person with whom you are communicating is genuine.

I have outlined a couple of scams that you should be aware of, but remember that the vast majority of people that you meet online will be genuine and looking for similar things to you.

There will always be a few who spoil things for the rest of us, but this does not mean that we should treat everyone we meet online with suspicion. Caution is all that is required because there are always signs to alert us to danger if we know how to identify them.

This article is free to re-publish.

Ian Basford at www.online-dating-secrets.org has researched and written an ebook to give a boost in the performance of your online dating experience. Please visit his free ebook and software site at www.ebookresource.info and help yourself to whatever you want.

Pc Satellite Tv Scam

Ripoffs Scams — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:25:33 +0000

There are several ways to find out whether the pc satellite tv you want to purchase is a scam or not. I will write deeply on the possible ways to detect whether it’s a scam or not.
They are:
If the website states on his front page that it requires a monthly fee to gain access to their channels, then you know is a rip off. All pc satellite tv doesn’t require any monthly fees, only what you need is to pay their onetime fee and you gain access to their software for life, to use for watching tv on your pc.
Another way is to check with the billing company. The billing company must be a reputable payment processor. If its payment processor is clickbank or paypal, then you know it’s trustworthy, but if it’s egold or ebullion which you know doesn’t offer refunds after payment is made, then you know its is a scam.

Furthermore, to detect pc satellite tv scam, you need to read from people’s testimony and see what they have to say about that pc satellite tv, whether its bad or good. As you know, one of the best ways to get rid of scam is to follow the lessons learnt by people that have already used the product.

Bear in mind that there are basically three types of pc satellite tv software, which are professional, elite and titanium. They have 2000, 3000 and 4000 tv channels respectively depending on its edition. The price for these editions of pc satellite tv ranges from $39.95, $49.95 to $69.95, these are the price for pro, elite and titanium respectively.

Finally, in order not to put you to the hassle of online scams, I have compiled a thorough review of pc satellite tv, what you will expect when you buy the software. You need to see it at http://modospot.com/satv.html

How Critical Thinking Can Help you Avoid Scams

Ripoffs Scams — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:43:13 +0000

Let’s face it. The honest opportunities in online business are becoming harder and harder to find. The Internet is a sea of manipulative advertising that targets the deep-seeded desires that most of us have. We want something for nothing, even if that opportunity really does not exist. We want to make money overnight while sitting on the couch in our pajamas. We want thousands of dollars to appear in our bank account at the touch of a button. Honestly, it just does not happen that way.

Even if people are honest, advertising itself is a form of manipulation that slants our perspective. Scams are everywhere. Perhaps the secret we need most is a way to uncover what is a scam and what is a genuine opportunity. Using critical thinking skills will enable you to evaluate an opportunity and lower your risk of being scammed.

First, let me define what I consider a ‘genuine opportunity.’ I believe that what you get out of life, you must first put in. From experience, nothing comes from doing nothing. You must put in time, planning, strategy and effort and even money if you expect to succeed in your business, whatever it is. So I define a ‘genuine opportunity’ as that which gives you a basic business idea (maybe a product or service) which you can take and apply your time, planning, strategy, effort and money to make money. How much money you make depends on how much time, planning, strategy, effort and money you contribute. It also depends on the value of the product or service offered. If you have a bad product or service that nobody wants or needs, nobody will buy it.

The many scams that are circling the Internet take into account that you want something for nothing, so they advertise their opportunity as such. Many of these business opportunities are simply selling you on false promises. Some do not even have a product or service that you can promote. They lack that essential basic business idea.

Another sign of a scam is what resources and supports that are given or not given. Some of these opportunities offer training on how to use their ‘system.’ The scam opportunity, or source, will provide resources that they are affiliated with and promote them to you so that you can earn the source affiliate revenue. Actually, the honest programs do this as well. However, the difference is the value of the resource. Can these resources actually help you? Are there better ones available that were not offered because the source is not affiliated with them? Does the source offer a broad informative education for you to learn from, or is it simply targeted advertising in disguise?

Another item to check is who is offering the business opportunity. Do a little research on who owns the business. Are they an expert, or a self-proclaimed somebody? If you can find reviews or information on them from another, objective party, then that is a good sign. If all you find is the proclamations of the owner himself on how great his business opportunity is, I would look a little deeper before handing over my money.

When evaluating an opportunity, look at the proof that is offered that shows it is a viable business opportunity and whether that proof is verifiable. Many scams offer rows and rows of ‘testimonials.’ Look closer. Are the testimonials followed by “Mary from Detroit, Michigan” or by “Dick Weaver, www.dickswebsite.com?” Mary from Detroit will never be tracked down. You can easily and quickly go to Dick’s website. If he is legitimate, then you will be able to contact him through email or even a phone call. Given the choice between opportunities, the one that provides verifiable testimonials is the safer choice.

Finally, does the opportunity come with a guarantee and what is the quality of that guarantee? Do you have full access and at least a 30-day unconditional money-back promise? Take the time to check the online Better Business Bureau for more information. Unfortunately, most businesses are not members of the BBB so this is not always a fruitful search. However, if they are listed, you can feel much more confident in doing business with them, provided they have a positive standing. In addition to their guarantee, which I always like to save a copy of for reference, pay using Paypal or a credit card. This just gives you a little more security and can possibly help get your money back in case you need to exercise the money-back guarantee.

When evaluating a new business opportunity, critical thinking skills can help you to evaluate what is presented in more detail. Look for whether the advertising is based on vague and ambiguous claims, or solid, verifiable information. A real opportunity gives you a valuable product or service that you can apply your time, effort and money to promote. How much and how well you promote your business will determine how successful you are.

Ruth Harris is a real entrepreneur who has taught many others how to start and promote a successful online business. Visit http://www.viral-business.com or http://www.iprofit.viral-business.com to learn more about making money online.

Are All Data Entry Opportunities Scam?

Ripoffs Scams — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:34:32 +0000

Even though it is true that there are a lot of online scams involving data entry opportunities, there are however several legit business that teach you how to be successful in a data entry job, how to actually do the job and give you the details about what you need in order to start the job. The worst part of advertising data entry work from home jobs in scams is that people do not trust even the genuine businesses anymore. However you should not get discouraged by the rip-off companies and their scams. It is true that it takes a few buyers to discover that they are scammers, but most of the time these companies’ names appear on forums and other web sites. A simple research of terms like data entry scams, data entry online scams or data entry work at home scams will provide the answers that you need and help you in your decision of joining a company or another.

A good tip in selecting and deciding which company to join is that if their offer is too good to believe and seem impossible to achieve you should stay away from it. If they promise to make you a millionaire just by joining their program, it is most likely a scam. Also never join a company that does not offer refunds. It is true that you can usually make a good income from a data entry work from home position and that you are probably saving extra money in your account by reducing work related expenses, but unless you win the lottery there is no way you can make thousands of dollars a day just by typing a few words.

A good data entry company to join will have step by step guidance, customer support, tutorials, records of your payments and a phone number where they can be reached non stop if possible or at least within their working hours. One way to know if a data entry company is serious is to call their office number before you actually join the program. If you can only get an answering machine no matter what time you are trying to call, consider joining another company. To make sure you are not losing your money or you give out too much information about yourself, I would suggest joining a company where you can pay through a Paypal account or similar.

Paul Ingersole has had 20 years working as a consultant to business and has had success with both his on and offline endeavors. Paul specializes in teaching people how to generate fully automated income streams by using simple but clever methods.

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Work at Home Scams: The 3 Best Scams

Ripoffs Scams — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:34:30 +0000

More than a million people are victims of work at home scams each year. Some, I’m sorry to say, had it coming. They went in with their hearts instead of their heads. Others however couldn’t have dodged the bullet even if they tried the work at home scam was just too sophisticated for the average searcher.

These days con artists don’t just create work at home scams, they create systems that will damage the lives of their victims long after they have pulled out of the scam. Below are some ways con artists take advantage of you.

1. The “send in your resume” scam. This is a difficult scam to detect because it appears to be legitimate. After all, the company is asking for prospects to email them a resume and cover letter. This is something all legit companies do. However, it’s your email address they want.

Once you email them with your resume or to ask for more information, they will attach a malware to their email. This allows the con artist to gain free access of the job seekers computer including passwords and personal email.

Because many people who work online have PayPal accounts hackers can gain access into these accounts and drain them. They also gain access of the victims address book, thus sending the scam to their friends and family or in sever cases death threats.

Another clever tactic used in this “send in your resume” scam is to ask for a lot of personal information such as full name, address, sex, telephone-cell-fax, bank account number, copy of Driver’s License or Passport, and occasionally a Social Security Number.

Once the con artist has obtained this information it is sold to an identity theft ring.

2. The “I love you scam.” This scam doesn’t start out as a work at home scam but is designed as such. It starts with someone, usually in a singles chat room, approaching you to chat. These con artists form bonds with their victims and deceive them into thinking that they love them.

They then pitch a home business idea or tell them that are in are already in business and need their help. Because the victim feels as though they are in love they can’t or don’t say no.

The con artist then requests money to for the business or the victim is made into third party receiver of funds or packages. The packages are always stolen or were bought with fake credit cards. Because the victim “loves” the con artist they continue to send money or packages without questioning why they’re not seeing a dime.

In the case of receiving funds, their bank accounts are drained. Victims are always left heavily in dept and because you are handling stolen goods this scam can get you prospected.

New age work at home scams are far more sophisticated than purchasing a box of junk. They leave heavily the victim in dept; destroy their credit rating as well as your reputation. Fortunately there are more resources today for victims of work at home scams.

Jeff Casmer is an internet marketing consultant and work at home business owner. His “Top Ranked” Work at Home Scams Directory gives you all the information you need to Work at Home in the 21st century.

Web Hosting Year in Review: Spam, Scams and Malware

Ripoffs Scams — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:09:31 +0000

Web Hosting Year in Review: Spam, Scams and Malware
December 31, 2009 — Even though spam levels are down from this same time last year, spammers and bot herders will continue to plague the Internet until those responsible face prosecution for their crimes. For the time being, however, many more institutions are picking up the fight and are actively attempting to counter the botnet threat, in one way or another.

Domain Name Extension Could Boost Cyber-Crime

Ripoffs Scams — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:45:20 +0000

Domain Name Extension Could Boost Cyber-Crime The introduction of Internet addresses in non-Roman scripts could offer fresh opportunities to cyber-criminals, experts have warned.

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Domain name extension ‘could boost cyber-crime’

Ripoffs Scams — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:55:35 +0000

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