Scam Alert

I received this scam email the other day and wanted to share it with you. The gist of the email is that the countries of the U.N. are upset by the Nigerian scams and are compensating victims with $50,000. According to this email, a Nigerian…

I received this email the other day for a "par time job offer". Aside from the obvious typo in the subject line, this job offer has other red flags. 1) Companies don't bulk mail potential employees. They post jobs on job sites or…

I hate these emails because people get duped into these scams all the time. You need to know that there are no jobs (or businesses) as email processors. These scams are on online version of envelope stuffing. Essentially you pay $25 to…

Here is a scam email I received the other day. According to this email, a U.S. military officer found some money in a cave in Afghanistan and wants my help in bringing it to the U.S. for which I'll be compensated (how nice of him!). This…

At the Federal Trade Commissions urging, a federal court entered a $3.6 million judgment against Your Money Access, LLC and its subsidiary, YMA Company, LLC for allegedly debiting consumers' bank accounts on behalf of deceptive…

Scams are bad enough, but when a scam suggests it's helping motherless children or is "Christian" in its mission is even worse. Here's a fake check scam I got in my email the other day. You'll notice many errors although some differences…

I received this email about a part-time job offer yesterday. This scam is not only costing its victims thousands of dollars, but also putting them at risk for going to jail! This is another fake check scam in which the victim is sent a…

I received this email the other day from a "Mrs. Kahn" who wants my help in collecting delinquent debts. She reports wanting my help and counsel, but the email is sent to undisclosed recipients and isn't even addressed to me (Dear…

I received an email wanting a refund on a product called "The Work At Home Success Kit". This is not the first time I've been asked to refund money on a product I don't sell. But not only do I not produce, sell or any way affiliate with the…

"A U.S. district court judge has ordered a halt to the illegal practices of an Internet services company that crammed unauthorized charges onto the telephone bills of thousands of consumers and small businesses for services they never…