All Posts Tagged With: "scammers"

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Landbankng Scams

Landbanking schemes
Buying a small plot of agricultural land that is guaranteed increase in value after it is developed sounds like an excellent investment opportunity.  This enterprise is known as ‘landbanking’.  However, like any investment opportunity, you must beware of unscrupulous scam operators that are eager to take your money in return for false promises.
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July 28th, 2009 | Tony | 1 comment | Continued
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Online Dating Scams

In general this is how it works. A male scammer contacts another man through an online dating service, posing as an attractive young woman, looking for a serious relationship. It all starts out as a harmless virtual friendship but soon enough the pretty young girl will ask the man for financial help. The excuses for [...]

May 16th, 2009 | Tony | 20 comments | Continued
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Identity Theft

Warning Signs of Identity Theft (more accurately – when someone fraudulently impersonates you in order to obtain credit or steal money).
You noticed one the following things happening:
You go to check your bank balance and money is missing from your account. This can happen if someone impersonates you and persuades the bank to transfer funds, [...]

April 25th, 2009 | Tony | 1 comment | Continued