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Online fraudster warning as ripoff cost grows

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 8th, 2012%

The amount of money lost through online fraud in Australia and New Zealand's not-for-profit sector is at an all-time high, a report claims.
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Phone and internet love scams more prevalent in S’pore

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 8th, 2012%

More Singaporeans were duped by internet love scams and lottery or kidnap phone scams last year, according to the police.
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Tech-savvy Singapore sees spike in online scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 7th, 2012%

Internet scams have increased in Singapore as consumers in the tech-savvy city-state increasingly turn to online shopping, but the overall crime rate fell to a 20-year low, police said Tuesday.
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Police warn of lottery scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 7th, 2012%

“You can’t win if you don’t play” is often used to get lottery hopefuls to drop a dollar with the hope and dream of winning millions.
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Warning against overseas scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 6th, 2012%

Police are urging people to be careful with their money and personal details due to a number of overseas scams.
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Town police, state comptroller warn of lottery scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 6th, 2012%

Town of Poughkeepsie police and New York officials are warning people about lottery scams involving phony notifications that residents have won lottery money.
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Free Email Providers Launch DMARC.org To Prevent Phishing Scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 5th, 2012%

Leading free email providers like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are teaming up in an effort to prevent "phishing" scams.
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Apple Pulls Ripoff Apps from its Walled Garden

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 4th, 2012%

Some consumers get confused and shell out money thinking they're getting the real app, when they're actually buying a counterfeit.
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Lottery Scams Forge Comptroller’s Signature – Beware!

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 4th, 2012%

New York State – Watch out for a lottery scam with fake checks that look like they were issued by New York State.
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Thwarting scams, frauds takes vigilance

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 2nd, 2012%

Tammy Miller is the director of the Consumer Protection Unit of the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General.
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What Are the Most Common Scholarship Scams?

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 2nd, 2012%

As one college counselor put it, "I actually hate this question because I want to believe that good people are doing good work?" However, the sad reality is that college scholarship scams are real. This week, Samantha Davis of Queens, N.Y., asks:
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Tech giants team up to combat email scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 31st, 2012%

Tech giants team up to combat email scams ASSOCIATED PRESS Copyright 2012 ASSOCIATED PRESS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 02:08 p.m., Monday, January 30, 2012 [...] scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending emails that look as if they come . . . → Read More: Tech giants team up to combat email scams

Tech companies team up to combat email scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 31st, 2012%

Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing.
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Don’t get taken in by top scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 30th, 2012%

The Better Business Bureau has released its list of top scams of 2011 — and warns to beware of them in 2012.
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Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs
1.Scams and Rip-Offs} Acai Supplements and Other “Free” Trial Offers – Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai anti-aging pills and other miracle supplements blanket the Internet, including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by Oprah, Rachel Ray and Doctor Oz. Thousands of consumers complained to BBB that the free trial actually cost them as much as hundreds of dollars, month after month.

2.Scams and Rip-Offs} Stimulus/Government Grant Scams – Even before President Obama announced the stimulus plan in February, scammers had already set up schemes for misleading consumers and small business owners into thinking they could get a piece of the pie. Offers for worthless assistance and advice on how to get government grants bombarded consumers online, over the phone and via mail and e-mail.

3.Scams and Rip-Offs} Robocalls – Owning a cell phone or having their phone number on the do-not-call list did not help thousands of people across the US put a stop to harassing automated telemarketing calls in 2009. The robocalls often claimed that their auto warranty was about to expire—which wasn’t true—or offered help in reducing their interest rate on their credit card. The prevalence of robocalls violating federal telemarketing laws prompted the FTC to increase restrictions on the practice in 2009.

4.Scams and Rip-Offs} Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam – The victim receives a letter in the mail pretending to be from Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearing House or a phony foreign lottery claiming that he or she has won millions. The letter comes with a check that represents only a portion of the total winnings. In order to get the rest, the victim has to deposit the check and then wire hundreds of dollars back to the scammers supposedly to cover taxes or some other bogus fee. The victim wires the money, but the prize never arrives.

5.Scams and Rip-Offs} Job Hunter Scams –Scams targeting job hunters vary and include attempts to gain access to personal information such as bank account or social security numbers and requirements to pay a fee in order to even be considered for the job. Another common scam was reported to BBB by job hunters who were told by a prospective employer that they had to check their credit report before being considered for a job. The job offer is actually a marketing ploy for online credit monitoring that costs the victim every month until they cancel.

6.Scams and Rip-Offs} Google Work from Home Scam – Countless Web sites cropped up in 2009 that claimed you could learn how to make money from home using Google or Twitter and offered a free trial of learning materials. The Web sites often included the Google or Twitter moniker and logo. As a result, many people who complained to BBB thought they were getting a job with Google or Twitter when in, fact, they were being lured into another misleading free-trial offer and were billed every month for the materials and other mystery charges that added up to hundreds of dollars.

7.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue/Debt Assistance – Many families are struggling in the current economy and hucksters are offering to help them save their house from foreclosure or help them get out of credit card debt. Unfortunately, victims are paying hundreds of dollars up front for the assistance they desperately need but ultimately never receive.

8.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mystery Shopping – Consumers across the country thought that they could make some extra money by becoming a secret shopper and evaluating the customer service of various stores. The victim is asked to evaluate their shopping experience at a few stores as well as a money wiring service such as Western Union or MoneyGram by wiring money back to the scammers. A seemingly real looking check is supposed to cover the costs, but ends up being a fake. The victim is out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

9.Scams and Rip-Offs} Over-Payment Scams – Over-payment scams typically target small business owners, landlords or individuals with rooms to rent and sellers on classifieds or sites like Craigslist. Typically the scammer pretends to be a customer, possible renter or interested buyer, respectively. The victim receives a check for more than the amount requested. The scammers then ask the victim to deposit the check and wire the extra amount elsewhere, such as to a shipping company. Ultimately though, the check is fake and the victim is really wiring money back to the scammers.

10.Scams and Rip-Offs} Phishing e-mails/H1N1 spam – A perennial problem, phishing e-mails pop up in inboxes and can take various forms such as appearing to be from a business, a government agency or official or even a friend. Whatever the setup, the goal of any phishing e-mail is the same: to trick victims into divulging sensitive financial information or to infect the victim’s computer with viruses and malware. In addition to phishing e-mails, spam e-mail selling wares to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus were particularly rampant in 2009.

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