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Home-Based Business Scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 30th, 2010%

Common home-based business scams and how to avoid them provided by www.alternativeincome4u.com
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Work@Home Scams: They Just Don’t Pay!

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 29th, 2010%

View all these videos on the Internet Archive at www.archive.org DeliveringJustice Work@Home Scams: They Just Don’t Pay! A High Noon Bullet Working at home has become attractive to many stay-at-home moms, college students, and retirees. While some jobs are legitimate, others just don’t deliver on their promises. This free, short film tells the story of a . . . → Read More: Work@Home Scams: They Just Don’t Pay!

Scam Listings For 900+ Internet Home Business Opportunities

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 28th, 2010%

www.makecashnow.biz Home Business Membership Website now offers a list of over 900 online internet home business opportunity and work at home scams, frauds, cons, and rip-offs. Internet Home Business Scam Categories include: Scam Business Owners/Scam Gurus, Email/Domain/Rebate Processing Jobs, Data Entry Typing/Type At Home Programs, Get Paid Taking Surveys Programs, Private Cash Gifting Activity Programs, Auto . . . → Read More: Scam Listings For 900+ Internet Home Business Opportunities

STAY AWAY From (Home Based Business Scams)

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 27th, 2010%

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Lastest Business Scams News

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 26th, 2010%

Web browsing is a risky business: report
Navigating the internet is a risky business with dot-com domain names most vulnerable to scams and cyber criminals, a new report says.
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Richard Short: ‘I wasn’t running scams’
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AG files lawsuit on Beach businessman

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 21st, 2010%

AG files lawsuit on Beach businessman
The state attorney general says a Virginia Beach man broke state law in helping homeowners change the terms of their home loans.

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Scams happening more often in weak economy

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 5th, 2010%

Scams happening more often in weak economy
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Work-at-home job scams thrive on economic trouble

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 1st, 2010%

Work-at-home job scams thrive on economic trouble
Work-at-home opportunities were supposed to help Chester Mazzoni, Susan Reid and Terry Yeast make ends meet. The only one who made money was Mazzoni — and that stopped when a court-appointed receiver shut him down.

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HILLSBOROUGH: Residents say man distracted attention as accomplice burglarized home

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 27th, 2010%

HILLSBOROUGH: Residents say man distracted attention as accomplice burglarized home
Farm Road residents reported that someone stole $1,000 from their house at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday while they were distracted by an accomplice who was pretending to be a Hillsborough Township official.

BBB provides tips to storm damage victims

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 23rd, 2010%

BBB provides tips to storm damage victims
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) offers condolences to the families who suffered fatalities during last week’s storms, and reminds everyone who experienced property damage to take precautions when cleaning up and making repair decisions. Natural disasters can bring out the best in people, as strangers . . . → Read More: BBB provides tips to storm damage victims

Pacific Island Tonga’s Nuclear Dream: Great Idea or Dangerous Scam?

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 21st, 2010%

Pacific Island Tonga’s Nuclear Dream: Great Idea or Dangerous Scam?
Some officials skeptical of plan; nation’s government has fallen for scams in the past

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Feds announce arrests in mortgage fraud crackdown

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 19th, 2010%

Feds announce arrests in mortgage fraud crackdown
LAS VEGAS – Some 500 people have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown on mortgage fraud, and federal officials pointed to Las Vegas as one of the centers of the scams that pumped up home prices until the housing market bubble finally burst.

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Home ‘Flopping’ Schemes Spread

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 11th, 2010%

Home ‘Flopping’ Schemes Spread
The FBI and others have warned that schemes to defraud banks in short sales may be spreading

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Event in Monticello to warn seniors against scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 1st, 2010%

Event in Monticello to warn seniors against scams
MONTICELLO – Learn how to protect yourself against scams or fraud with a Better Business Bureau presentation at The Village on the campus of St. Benedict’s Senior Community – Monticello.

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Police warn about scams in wake of hail storm

By Ripoffs Scams, on May 26th, 2010%

Police warn about scams in wake of hail storm
COMMERCE CITY – In the aftermath of Wednesday’s widespread damage from high winds and hail, roofing company representatives are already out and about in the hardest hit areas. But authorities want to make sure storm victims are not taken in by scams.

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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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