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Internet Scams?

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 26th, 2009

has anyone fallen for any internet/e-mail scams or know of anyone who has? How can people be so stupid?

4 comments to Internet Scams?

Eddie198

October 26, 2009 at 7:41 am

I tried signing up for some of those internet scams one time just to see what would happen. I was smart about it though. I set up a new email account to use just for that. I set up the account, then went online and signed up for any offer I could find that didn’t require personal information (first name and email address is all I gave out).
After about 20 minutes of signing up for random offers, I went to check the email account. I already had 1500 spam emails in my inbox. 1500 emails in 20 minutes!!!
My favorite example of stupid people is when people ignore common sense because they see a good deal. Just yesterday I got best answer because someone was going to buy a jet ski on craigslist, but the person claimed to be deaf and claimed to have moved and wanted to do the whole transaction with paypal. The person knew it was fishy but the fact that the jet ski was selling for half of its actual value meant she was actually considering falling for the deal.
I also heard of a scam where someone responded to an ad on craigslist. The person gave them a story about getting divorced and all they wanted for their house (worth $300,000) was the $8,000 they needed to get out of their loan. So the sucker paid the $8,000 (cash) and moved into the fully furnished house. A week later the real owners came home from vacation. The idiot was out $8,000 and in legal trouble for trespassing.
Stupid people get even stupider when you offer them something that seems like a good deal.
SmartA$$

October 26, 2009 at 8:10 am

if you do not trust maybe they are too trusting
DAVID J

October 26, 2009 at 8:15 am

some scams are so obvious that many people avoid them
but others are very clever and can sucker you in my advice is if it sounds too good to be true then it is and if they have contacted you with out contact from you to them prior to this then avoid avoid avoid
its the same with mail scams but its just a different form of getting you
pearl_ho

October 26, 2009 at 8:49 am

hellls nah

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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