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FTC targets bogus job offer scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 21st, 2010%

FTC targets bogus job offer scams
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it is cracking down on con artists who target unemployed people with bogus job placement and work-at-home scams. The consumer protection agency said it has asked federal courts to shut down seven entities charged with peddling such schemes and to freeze their . . . → Read More: FTC targets bogus job offer scams

Struggle with bank drags on past a year

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 7th, 2010%

Struggle with bank drags on past a year
Joe and Dee Setzer, embroiled in a long battle with their lender to modify their mortgage, also narrowly avoided spending thousands with what state prosecutors say appear to be illegal foreclosure assistance firms.

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Jacksonville Police Department On Lookout For Sound System Scammer

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 30th, 2010%

Jacksonville Police Department On Lookout For Sound System Scammer
Jacksonville Police Department officials are warning local business owners of a sales scam that has been taking place in the area.

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By Ripoffs Scams, on January 24th, 2010%

Everybody wants to work from home.We are all aware of the benefits of working from home. Work at your leisure, do what you enjoy and earn money in the bargain. Who would not like this luxury. But with the mad rush for people to work from home, scamsters seem to be making a quick buck and . . . → Read More: Home Business Scams

Guidesto Avoiding Home Business Scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 22nd, 2010%

How many times have you heard about a great home business opportunity? Probably more than you care to remember. But to go along with this, how many of these opportunities ended up being a scam? Again, probably quite a few. Hopefully, you were never the victim of any of these scams. But unfortunately there are others . . . → Read More: Guidesto Avoiding Home Business Scams

Tea scams brewing in city’s largest marketplace

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 20th, 2010%

Tea scams brewing in city’s largest marketplace
Vendors at Maliandao, the largest tea market in north China, are reaping huge profits by selling substandard tea, according to claims from a non-governmental organization.

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Can Home Business Scams Be Avoided?

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 18th, 2010%

Now maybe the reason you’re interested in setting up a home business is because you’ve seen an ad somewhere, or you’ve been approached by someone. It was all about a great work-from-home money-making opportunity, and you’re excited. Finally, you can quit your job! Finally you say, Soon its bye bye Bossy Boy.

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Avoid Those Home Business Scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 16th, 2010%

We’ve all received the e-mail solicitations and ads promising that we will make thousands of dollars a week with little or no effort. These outrageous claims generally come through some once in a lifetime, make sure you get it before it’s too late, home based internet business opportunity. Anyone with a thread of common sense knows . . . → Read More: Avoid Those Home Business Scams

Beware of scams with fraudulent charities

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 14th, 2010%

Beware of scams with fraudulent charities
Beware of scams with fraudulent charities

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BBB Names Top 10 Scams of 2009

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 12th, 2010%

BBB Names Top 10 Scams of 2009
The Better Business Bureau released a list of the top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2009.

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Save Your Money by Avoiding Home Business Scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 10th, 2010%

How many times have you heard about or received an offer for an apparent great home business opportunity? You know, lots of claims of income and then at the bottom of the website or sales page or infomercial picture, on your television, they have a disclaimer that their scheme will not work for everyone or even . . . → Read More: Save Your Money by Avoiding Home Business Scams

Avoiding Home Business Scams & Make Money Online

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 6th, 2010%

Making the assumption that you wish to Break the Control that your Job has over you. I have found that the best way to do this in this technological day and age is to use the internet. Always be on the lookout for resources to enable you to take your learnings to the next level, and . . . → Read More: Avoiding Home Business Scams & Make Money Online

Work at Home Scams – How To Avoid Home Business Scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 4th, 2010%

Working at home is the smart choice but always be careful as there are lots of scams out there nowadays.

If you need to make money at home, you’ve no doubt starting looking for work at home opportunities. Every woman who wants to become a Wahm has traveled down the same path. Unfortunately, that path is littered . . . → Read More: Work at Home Scams – How To Avoid Home Business Scams

Home-repair swindles among Top 10 hoodwinks of the year

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 2nd, 2010%

Home-repair swindles among Top 10 hoodwinks of the year
Storm-chasing home-repair contractors, supplement resellers and providers of mortgage-debt assistance were among the Better Business Bureau’s rankings of the Top 10 scams in 2009.

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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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Jacksonville Police Department On Lookout For Sound System Scammer