Scams
You’ve Won a Lottery
OH JOY!! I’ve won a lottery I didn’t know I entered … and the lottery is in a country I don’t live in.
The scam? They collect your information and then tell you that 1) they need access to your bank accout or 2) you must pay a fee for them to send your winnings to [...]
Please Represent Us Scams
It doesn’t matter how they got your name (entering a contest?) You will receive an offer to become a “financial representative” of an overseas company. For some reason they they have problems accepting money from US customers and they need you to handle those payments. You will be paid 5 to 20 percent commission per transaction.
They will ask [...]
Estate and Inheritance Scams
Wow, you’ve just inherited a truckload of money from a relative that you didn’t know existed. The scammers will try anything to get your money. What’s going to happen here is they will ask for your bank account numbers and passwords so that they can wire you your money. What will actually happen is … [...]
Employment Offer Scams
If you have posted your resume, with at least some personal data accessible by potential employers, on a legitimate employment site you will likely receive dozens of bogus employment offers. You will receive job offers to become a “financial representative” of an overseas company. The reason they want to hire you is that they have [...]
