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Police Warn of Growing Rental Scams on Foreclosed Properties

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 27th, 2011%

Metro police say rental scams are on the rise and what makes it difficult to stop is that the fraud can come from many different directions. Inside, links to help you avoid getting caught in a rental scam.
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FTC says impostor scams are growing fast

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 13th, 2011%

Such scams are perpetuated by people who pose as someone you know to get you to send money or go to a website that will install malware on your computer. What’s the nation’s biggest consumer complaint?
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Avoiding the Ever Growing Online Scam Websites

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 19th, 2011%

by comedy_nose

Avoiding the Ever Growing Online Scam Websites

Online scam. Everywhere you look today in the Internet, you see offers and ads from websites that claim will make you rich. They are everywhere, it almost seems to be a plague. If their numbers are that great, than it can only mean that the number of victims . . . → Read More: Avoiding the Ever Growing Online Scam Websites

Q&A: What have states done to reduce the growing crime of identity theft?

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 14th, 2011%

by The Pageman

Question by slydog: What have states done to reduce the growing crime of identity theft?
What have states done to reduce the growing crime of identity theft?

Best answer:

Answer by curious115not much, between state and hospital records, it’s just a matter of time. on this it’s every man for himself.

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Phishing Scams, A Growing Identity Theft Menace

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 23rd, 2010%

by smith

Phishing Scams, A Growing Identity Theft Menace

There is no doubt that identity theft is a growing problem and we should all try to educate ourselves to avoid being a victim of this often devastating crime. It seems that criminals are using increasingly ingenious methods to gain access to our private and valuable personal information . . . → Read More: Phishing Scams, A Growing Identity Theft Menace

Growing Identity Theft Incidents

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 22nd, 2010%

by jericho1ne

Growing Identity Theft Incidents

Identity theft is a severe crime that we all need to be conscious of. In this article we look at a number of figures representing this crime in order to provide you with a better idea of this offense and how important it’s to protect yourself against it.

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Growing Thought Control in Israel

By Ripoffs Scams, on September 11th, 2010%

Growing Thought Control in Israel
Since its 1948 establishment, IDF military censor authority banned or sanitized material potentially damaging to Israel’s security. Thereafter, voluntary media/government agreements prevailed, all domestic and foreign news organizations abiding by censorship rulings.

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Florida seniors a growing target for scam artists

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 3rd, 2010%

Florida seniors a growing target for scam artists
Telemarketing and lottery operations are known scams for seniors. * An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the Seniors Vs. Crime project started under Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The program started under former Attorney General Bob Butterworth.

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Rx drug abuse a growing problem for doctors, officials

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 2nd, 2010%

Rx drug abuse a growing problem for doctors, officials
It was a scene close to what Dr. Marc Breen remembered from hospitals in Chicago. Last December, Breen found himself swamped with new patients over the course of his 12-hour shifts at the emergency room of Community Hospital: three to four people per shift who weren’t dying, but . . . → Read More: Rx drug abuse a growing problem for doctors, officials

Fake antivirus software is ‘growing threat’ to computer users, warns Google

By Ripoffs Scams, on April 30th, 2010%

Fake antivirus software is ‘growing threat’ to computer users, warns Google
Millions of computer users are being duped in to installing software they think will protect them online but actually leaves their computer vulnerable to hackers, a study found.

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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.

Ripoffs scams online internet scams

Police Warn of Growing Rental Scams on Foreclosed Properties

FTC says impostor scams are growing fast

Avoiding the Ever Growing Online Scam Websites

Q&A: What have states done to reduce the growing crime of identity theft?

Phishing Scams, A Growing Identity Theft Menace

Growing Identity Theft Incidents

Growing Thought Control in Israel

Florida seniors a growing target for scam artists

Rx drug abuse a growing problem for doctors, officials

Fake antivirus software is ‘growing threat’ to computer users, warns Google

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