Make Good Money this Holiday?
We all have gotten them. The email telling us that we won the UK lottery, or we could have a great job as an accountant type for a major company overseas. I even got one telling me that a company in France wanted to hire me as a designer because they heard I do great work.
What do all of these emails have in common? They are all scams. Yes even that nice email I got about living in France; I’m a design student I have never done any “real” work, just my friends homes. The problem with these scams is that they show up even more during the holiday season. Scammers know people have saved for Christmas items and know that they have money in their bank accounts or that they want to make more money for shopping. Scammers will pose as anyone they can to get to that money, or to get you to get to that money for them. That is where these accountant type jobs come into play. They send you false checks and have you cash them. Oh and guess what, you go to jail when it’s caught, not them.
Another type of scam to watch out for are the charity scams, they claim there taking money for a charity, you give them your credit card, and then watch all of your money disappear. There is also a bill paying scam going on. This one I was almost hit by. A collection agency called me and informed me that I owed money for a bill that I had just paid 2 weeks ago to another collection agency. They were asking for twice the amount and would only accept a direct transfer from my bank account. They hung up very quickly when I informed them I already paid it and that they were a scam.
Please be careful about what information you give out this holiday. Also be careful about those nice jobs online that you hear about, the one’s that will make you rich with little work. They are all scams. Some may work for a few people, but most of the time they don’t and the people ruining the scam know this. Keep in mind most people only care about themselves, they don’t really want to help you.
Check out this post by someone who is trying to do something about scammers, There are some great tips on there to help you stay away from these scams.
Please Help! What You Can Do To Stop Internet Scammers NOW.
If you have an email and are not sure, here is a site that is posting scam emails.
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