Look for these 7 red flags to identify a dating scammer online.
Summary:The scammers, who are predominantly located in African nations such as Nigeria and Benin, create fake online dating profiles and Facebook accounts with stolen photographs of real people. These scammers...
Recognizing and avoiding computer repair and tech support scammers
Summary: Tech Support scams happen when a scammer promises to provide someone with added security, support, or aid in correcting a problem related to their computer hardware, software, or other...
Money-flip scams on social media exposed!
Summary: The scammers claim that they can take your money and make you up to x10 times. They create an email, Instagram, and other social media accounts making claims about flipping...
Recognizing and Avoiding Employment Scams
Summary:Employment scammers create fake employment opportunities in order to gain your personal information. The interview is usually conducted via google hangouts. Scammers will send a fake bank check and require...
Have you been offered a grant for a fee? It’s a total scam!
Summary: A grant scam is a promise that you have been awarded a grant worth thousands of dollars and that to receive the money you must make a small upfront...
Debt Collector Scammers: How to Tell the Difference from Real Debt Collectors
General Information Summary: You receive a phone call and the person at the other end identifies as a debt collector or a representative from an impressive-sounding law firm. They demand...
The reshipping scam is the most dangerous scam for its victims
Summary: The re-shipping scam is a work-from-home scheme that requires victims to inspect and reship packages. You’ll not only lose the money you could actually go to jail. The re-shipping...
Did you get a check in the mail? It’s probably fake!
Summary: The fake check scam has been around a long time and shows up in many variations. What typically happens is someone receives a check from the scammer for a...
The Inheritance Scam Exposed
Summary: The inheritance scammers promise that you are entitled to a sizable amount of money or property from someone recently deceased who has named you an heir to their estate...
Pet Scams Exposed: A Comprehensive Investigation
Summary:Pet scam ads appear in newspapers, online classifieds, Craigslist, Facebook ads, or via email promising the purchase of pets for little or no cost. Pet scammers will insist that the...
The advance fee loan scam: How to spot it and how to recover from it
Summary:An Advance Fee Loan Scam is when the victim pays money directly to someone after receiving a loan approval and in advance of receiving the money for the loan amount....
How scams can lead to identity theft
The link between a scam and identity theft Even if you haven’t given the scammers your personal information, the key thing to remember is that if they have targeted you,...
How to recover your money if you’ve been scammed
Summary: Whether you can get your money back from scammers depends on the method of payment and how quickly you act: Check payment – call your bank to put a...
How the social security scam has emerged as the #1 fraud in the country
Summary: A scam that first showed up in 2013 is using phone calls, emails, and direct mail to attempt to defraud Americans with the claim that they represent the Social...