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Man found guilty of defrauding elderly Arlington woman of $200K

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 29th, 2011%

A Kansas man has been found guilty after he stole nearly $ 200,000 from an elderly victim in Arlington through a foreign telephone lottery scam, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public Monday.
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Lost & Found: Ripoff Report Back in Google, But Would Your Website Be So Lucky?

By Ripoffs Scams, on August 12th, 2011%

Ripoff Report, a controversial website that makes it easy for anyone to post something negative about companies or individuals, disappeared from Google’s index on Tuesday. Although the site is now back in the index with all of its pages, ques…
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Lost my Card, Found out who stoled it….?

By Ripoffs Scams, on May 11th, 2011%

Question by CheckinYouOut: Lost my Card, Found out who stoled it….?
At the 25th, I found out I lost my credit card which I probably left at “Bank Of America” machine. I live in California. I went to “Bank of America” and I talked to them and they told me someone who stole my credit card went . . . → Read More: Lost my Card, Found out who stoled it….?

Q&A: has anyone found a work at home job that really works and pays good money?”no scams”?

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 13th, 2011%

Question by Edward A: has anyone found a work at home job that really works and pays good money?”no scams”?
I got laid off and have been looking.I would like to find a legit work from home using my internet.There are so many, how do i know which are good companies and pay what they say?I cannot . . . → Read More: Q&A: has anyone found a work at home job that really works and pays good money?”no scams”?

I found an article of popular tv shows that are considered to be “rip-offs” of older shows?

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 26th, 2011%

Question by Ellis: I found an article of popular tv shows that are considered to be “rip-offs” of older shows?
Here is the link: http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/tvs-biggest-ripoff-shows–303/blog_entry

Do you agree with the article and why?

Best answer:

Answer by PaulaI do agree, many popular TV shows take the same premise as another older show and create a “new” series. Nothing is new . . . → Read More: I found an article of popular tv shows that are considered to be “rip-offs” of older shows?

I found someone’s credit card. How should I contact him?

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 20th, 2011%

Question by 苗語: I found someone’s credit card. How should I contact him?
It’s a Visa card. I’m only 17 and I have a lot of things I want in life, but I’m not the type to go through by stealing. I remember my Math teacher last year told me about Visa, and how they can contact . . . → Read More: I found someone’s credit card. How should I contact him?

What home energy saving scams have you found?

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 21st, 2010%

by mattblasi

Question by open4energy: What home energy saving scams have you found?
open4energy has published a list of home energy scams to help energy conscientious home owners avoid being taken advantage of. They range from down loadable plans to build a magnetic generator, a solar panel or a windmill, to energy saving plug in gadgets, to . . . → Read More: What home energy saving scams have you found?

Fraud, forgery arrests in case of man, woman, found buried in neighbor’s yard in South Daytona

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 17th, 2010%

Fraud, forgery arrests in case of man, woman, found buried in neighbor’s yard in South Daytona
Goldie Robinson, 78, and Arthur Sheldon, 67, went missing after getting involved with a caretaker and her family, police say. A Volusia County woman, her son and his wife have been implicated in a forgery and fraud case involving the exploitation . . . → Read More: Fraud, forgery arrests in case of man, woman, found buried in neighbor’s yard in South Daytona

Nigerian Scams Found To Have Israeli Origins

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 5th, 2010%

Nigerian email lottery scams created and executed by young Israelis have been conning elderly Americans out of millions of dollars for several years. The Jerusalem District Court ruled that seven Israelis suspected of scamming tens of millions of dollars from US pensioners in these so-called “Nigerian scams” can be extradited to the United States to face . . . → Read More: Nigerian Scams Found To Have Israeli Origins

Robbery suspects allegedly found victim online

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 5th, 2010%

Robbery suspects allegedly found victim online
Two men arrested in the armed robbery of a 22-year-old man at his home made initial contact with him online, officials said Wednesday.

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Found a Great Auto Insurance Site With Free Quotes

By Ripoffs Scams, on September 26th, 2010%

www.AutoInsuranceQuotesForFree.com – My son turned 16 and I called my auto insurance company. I about had a heart attack at how high they were, even though I’d been with them for years. So I began researching. I read articles. I read Consumer Reports. I called agent after agent and visited site after site. Then I found . . . → Read More: Found a Great Auto Insurance Site With Free Quotes

Hidden credit card skimmer found in local gas pump

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 9th, 2010%

Hidden credit card skimmer found in local gas pump
An alert technician this week found a device on a gas pump apparently designed to capture credit card information.

Read more on The . . . → Read More: Hidden credit card skimmer found in local gas pump

Investment firm owner who shut down benefits fund found dead in Mandarin park

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 30th, 2010%

Investment firm owner who shut down benefits fund found dead in Mandarin park
Investors in a Jacksonville-based advisory firm, whose clients included high-ranking federal law enforcement officials, received a hint of trouble last Friday in an e-mail from the company’s CEO. Wayne McLeod told clients he was terminating the “FEBG Fund,” a private investment tool that had . . . → Read More: Investment firm owner who shut down benefits fund found dead in Mandarin park

Sarah Palin email hacker found guilty

By Ripoffs Scams, on May 4th, 2010%

Sarah Palin email hacker found guilty
One of the more memorable stories (at least to us tech types) to come out of the 2008 presidential campaign was the compromise of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email account.

Read more on Christopher Null via . . . → Read More: Sarah Palin email hacker found guilty

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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