Archive for the 'Scams' Category

I guess this is proof that direct mail and data mining still works really well in a very sick sort of way.
InfoUSA a merchant of direct response lists has been allegedly selling lists to scam artists who pray on the elderly.
In the wake of the allegations, it turns out that Bill Clinton has been paid […]

I guess now we know where all that United Nations money goes… to people who didn’t ask for it. Or at least that’s the impression you’d get if you believe this spam and scam phishing email.
I hope you won’t believe it! Undoubtedly someone will. I hope they won’t lose too much.
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH […]

Aksimet the spam comment catcher must be down for maintenance.
I guess that because all the spam slime porn scam freak comments are coming through and I’m having to delete them by hand!
I can’t tell you how much I loathe these things because they insert their filth and junk into the viewing of people who come […]

From Entrepreneur.com on MSNBC
They contact you by phone, fax and e-mail. They’re ready with invoices for you to pay, services for you to order and P.O. boxes to collect your money. Modern scammers have thought of everything: The only thing that stands between them and your money is keen awareness on your part.
“They give two […]

Out2.com presented itself as a home business franchise opportunity that would let entrepreneurs sell online advertising to local business from their home office.

In the last few days, several reports have come in stating that the company is no longer in business. As of today, their website is down.
Individuals contacting this blog state that the company […]

USA Today had an article on how easy it is for con artists to steal your home out from under you. I’ll quote one of them here, but it’s worth your time to read the whole article. I’m especially concerned because people who want to make some money “working from home” could easily respond to […]

An informant who worked for a name brand, huge computer discounter told me some of their systems for messing the customers around royally. So beware of this when you’re buying a computer. Is the tech support and warranty really worth a thing?
As a tech support worker this person was required to go through a special […]

The Coca Cola company has a web page that lists various rumors flying around the internet using the Coca Cola name to get people to divulge personal data or void their participation in the Do Not Call Registry. Some of these fly around the internet as job offers, as “paid for a survey” offers, etc.
Here’s […]

By the time you read this, Craigslist will probably have deleted this post offering what sounds like a great work at home opportunity. These people seem to keep coming back again and again, so you may see it on other boards.
What made me very suspicious was that the text is an image, not actual text. […]

As I’ve been scanning the work at home news in 2007, I’ve seen the same old tired articles warning about “Top Work At Home Scams”… you know “envelope stuffing” etc.
I usually write these off as the journalistic equivalent of telling adults who should know better not to put their hand near the flame or to […]