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Friday talk in Hopkinton to focus on senior safety

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 1st, 2011%

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone , State Rep. Carolyn Dykema, D-Holliston, and representatives from the Hopkinton Police Department, Eagle Bank and Springwell Protective Services will talk to seniors on Friday about protecting themselves from scams and abuse.
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Recognize Scams and Frauds – Internet Safety in the Classroom

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 8th, 2011%

Provides information on how to recognize frauds and scams. Discusses common types of frauds and scams. Provides information on how to report a suspected scam or fraud.
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Safety Tip – Email Scams 2

By Ripoffs Scams, on August 12th, 2011%

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Safety Tips – Email Scams and Spam Messages – Verified-Safe

By Ripoffs Scams, on May 17th, 2011%

About email scams and spam messages safety tips and prevention
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Safety Tip – Lottery Scam

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 8th, 2010%

The City of Douglasville Police Department offers a few tips on email scams and what to avoid.
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Be careful with the COUNTLESS ‘phishing scams’ that you’ll recieve via E-mail. This is a form of identity theft, and usually targets Paypal account holders (and other credit card customers).
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Safety Tips – Door to Door Scam – Verified-Safe

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 31st, 2010%

www.verified-safe.com Safety Tips, Door to Door Scam, Avoid Scam Artist
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Cleveland school parents get Internet safety guide from FTC

By Ripoffs Scams, on September 13th, 2010%

Cleveland school parents get Internet safety guide from FTC
Cleveland school district parents will receive a free guide to the Internet so they can talk to their children about being careful online.

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New Credit Card Safety Measures

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 25th, 2010%

New Credit Card Safety Measures
Companies considering texting or calling customers before transaction clears. Credit card – Business – Financial Services – Merchant Services – Personal Finance

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Minnesota Department of Public Safety: “Jamaica Scams Parts 1 and 2″

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 22nd, 2010%

Scammers from Jamaica are targeting vulnerable people in the United States. WCCO Television in the Twin Cities followed law enforcement officials from Minnesota, the United States and Jamaica as they raided scam operations . . . → Read More: Minnesota Department of Public Safety: “Jamaica Scams Parts 1 and 2″

HPD Enforcing Pedestrian Safety

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 19th, 2010%

HPD Enforcing Pedestrian Safety
Its been a deadly year on Oahu roads. So far 33 people have died, nine of them pedestrians crossing the street. Honolulu police were out in full force this morning with the hope of saving lives.

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2,800 Kids Worldwide Speak Out on Cyber Safety: Not All Fun and Games Online

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 15th, 2010%

2,800 Kids Worldwide Speak Out on Cyber Safety: Not All Fun and Games Online
Kids around the globe are growing up in an online world, learning to navigate not just the Web, but new rules, emotions and unfortunately, some negative experiences.

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Assistant police chief talks about personal safety tips

By Ripoffs Scams, on April 30th, 2010%

Assistant police chief talks about personal safety tips
Solis was the speaker at the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business luncheon on April 21 at First Georgia Banking Company in Jefferson. His speech highlighted how to stay safe both personally and in a business setting.

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Internet Dating Safety Tips

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 2nd, 2010%

Interent Dating, everyone is talking about it. We see the commercials about how wonderful the services are and how easy it is to meet that special someone. But, what we don’t hear about are the horror stories and the scams associated with the small minorty of Internet Dating Services.

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Have You Ever Heard Of A Health & Safety Scam?

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 3rd, 2009%

There is a concern at my office that a relatively new hire may be scamming the company using an existing medical condition to a) avoid work, b) get time off that has not yet been accrued, c) qualify for disability (This has not happened yet) or d) get severance rather than quit a job she . . . → Read More: Have You Ever Heard Of A Health & Safety Scam?

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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