Most frequent consumer frauds

dino · 03-22-2007

Frauds are around everywhere. Hereunder are the categories of frauds mostly complained by consumers:

1. Identity theft
2. Internet Auctions
3. Foreign Money Offers
4. Work at home plans and business opportunities
5. Freebies, lotteries & prizes
6. Advance-Fee Loans and Credit Protection
7. Job placement fees

Precautionary measures should be taken for businesses above. If you know something to add on this list, kindly post it here.

qaswer · 03-25-2007

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4. Work at home plans and business opportunities
5. Freebies, lotteries & prizes

These are most common but almost newbies are being infected by these .
I have seen many friends who are going to believe fully on these and going to send their details but found nothing else than some massive mails in their account .

**onlineexperts** · 03-28-2007

Well I guess that the only way that you may help your friends is explaining to them and tell them that these are fraudulent sites and they shouldn't even bother to visit let along join. I think that Identity thefts are also rampant and can be devastating if left unnoticed. These scams can use your info for their own benefit without you knowing it; if you ain't careful.

ltjman22 · 04-18-2007

Thanks for the list, bookmarked for reference. The list is actually pretty accurate in a way, is there any order to the list, or is it just random?

qaswer · 04-22-2007

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Originally Posted by onlineexperts

Well I guess that the only way that you may help your friends is explaining to them and tell them that these are fraudulent sites and they shouldn't even bother to visit let along join. I think that Identity thefts are also rampant and can be devastating if left unnoticed. These scams can use your info for their own benefit without you knowing it; if you ain't careful.

Yes that is a good way to protect friends but i shall say "It is difficult to convince them " .It is a human nature and many of us are being scamed from frauds which we know .

aspire · 06-20-2007

Agreed. The most dangerous of all is identity theft because it can also lead people to criminal proceeding apart from financial losses

03-22-2007	#1 (permalink)
dino Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Most frequent consumer frauds Frauds are around everywhere. Hereunder are the categories of frauds mostly complained by consumers: 1. Identity theft 2. Internet Auctions 3. Foreign Money Offers 4. Work at home plans and business opportunities 5. Freebies, lotteries & prizes 6. Advance-Fee Loans and Credit Protection 7. Job placement fees Precautionary measures should be taken for businesses above. If you know something to add on this list, kindly post it here.

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ltjman22 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 409 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the list, bookmarked for reference. The list is actually pretty accurate in a way, is there any order to the list, or is it just random? __________________ Myfishsite Fishing Forums!

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onlineexperts Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	Well I guess that the only way that you may help your friends is explaining to them and tell them that these are fraudulent sites and they shouldn't even bother to visit let along join. I think that Identity thefts are also rampant and can be devastating if left unnoticed. These scams can use your info for their own benefit without you knowing it; if you ain't careful.

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