Anti-Scam Articles

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New York Times Fooled by Mexican Populist Demagogue

In 2006 Mexico averted what would have been a disaster for Mexico, the United States and Latin America. Felipe Calderon of the PAN party narrowly defeated Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador or AMLO of the PRD party in one of the closest and most amazing n

Your Home Business Legal Points

There are several important legal factor groups to consider when getting into running a home business. Like it or not, beyond our control, one of them is the legal field. Did you know that there are also quite a few legalities you will need to k

A Few Useful Tips About Identity Theft Protection

Annually, approximately ten million people have something very important stolen from them. It is not their car, it is not their child, and it is not their money: it's their identity. Identity theft is a crime that is on the rise and costing billions

Identity Theft: New way to rob a bank

Identity Theft: New way to rob a bank

Would You Want This Done To You?

One of the frustrations that every representative of merchant services has is when they spend a great deal of time and effort into providing the best solution and best competitive prices for a merchant, especially when it relates to their credit card

America Frees Women To Fight Back

In the shadow of the war in Iraq, America and her NATO allies continue to wage war against Al-Qaeda and the remaining Taliban in the deserts and mountains of Afghanistan. As with the war in Iraq, the media fails to mention any progress in the region

Four Common Mistakes Made Using Web Templates (revised)

There are templates available for web sites, web page headers and banners, navigation buttons, order buttons, and more. Templates save time and money, and they can greatly improve the look of a web site. However, the improper use of templates can

Invoice Scams

Invoice Scams

An Introduction To Ebay Motors

Even those who don't use the internet have heard of ebay by now; and anyone interested in cars or vehicles of any kind should by now have heard of ebay motors. Just as Ebay made the weekly search of newspaper classified ads and free listings magazine

eBay lookalike phishing email

ebay phishing scam July 2007

Warning: Natwest Online Banking Phishing Emails

Watch out for Natwest Online Banking phishing email. For any email, always place the mouse over and see the actual web address. What you see on the page may not be where they are sending you. Try clicking this link and see where you go: Click here to

How to spot a Job Scam

We have a summary of tips for you to spot a job scam, and we have also added this into the Job Scam category page. We find that this is necessary especially in this time when there are so many people out of work due to the economic crisis. The scammers are always out...

Green Prayer Cloth Miracles?

Green Prayer Cloth Miracles?

Job Scam: Fake Costa Coffee Employment Offer

Job Scam: Fake Costa Coffee Employment Offer

Gold Dust Scam

Gold Dust Scam

Business Ethics: Five Things You Need to Know

You may think that business ethics pertains to OTHER people. You learned good ethics at your mother's knee. Well, what did she tell you about conflicts of interest? As a former Director, Ethics and Compliance for a $1.5B publicly traded organizati

Is this a Scam: Cyberwize

Is this a Scam: Cyberwize

How Spending Five Bucks Can Save you Losing 100 Bucks!

The crime of currency counterfeiting is once again on the rise and poses a potential serious threat not only to the nation's economy but world economy as well. For anybody who handles money in any way shape or form and who doesn't? -- becoming more

Top Countries in Producing Counterfeit U.S. Currency

The United States Secret Service was established in the 19th century at the end of the American Civil War to try to put an end to making counterfeit money when approximately one-third to one-half of all the currency flooding the nation's market was f

Using The Internet To Find Your Niche

The Internet is a wonderful place where users can find a great deal of information. However, many are not aware that the Internet is also where some savvy entrepreneurs can find lucrative business opportunities. Internet niche marketing is just one e

How to protect your elderly folks from Scams

How to protect your elderly folks from Scams

Easy Scams on Ebay You Should Know About!

Easy Scams on Ebay You Should Know About!

Real or Fake Mobile Phone?

Real or Fake Mobile Phone?

Forensic Files Used To Enforce Cyber Law

For every illegal activity that can be associated with a computer, there is a good chance that there are people who have created forensic files used to enforce a Cyber Law that will stop that illegal activity from occurring. Some of the forensic file

Wake Up Democrats (Part 2)

Let's continue with more Democratic "hopefuls" for the 2008 Presidential election. None have announced that they will seek election, but don't be surprised if they do. U.S. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana: He is the Son of former U.S. Senator Birch Bay

Moving Scams

moving house scams

Holiday Club Scam

holiday scam video demo

Publish Your Own Ebook

Why on earth would anyone want to do that? There are only 3 possible reasons: 1) Money 2) Fame/Fortune 3) Self Fulfilment In my case, I publish ebooks for money - the number 1 motivation behind all ebooks on the internet today. But do you even know

Buying votes?

As we know, paying for votes in presidential election is illegal. How about getting paid to promote an article or stories? We won't sell that, but this is what this website is doing for submitters at Digg.com.Community rating and recommendation has b

Anti-Scam Slides

Not quite fun and interesting but nonetheless a fine summary of what we promote here...

How Might the 2008 Market Crash End?

How Might the 2008 Market Crash End?

Findings on Spam and Scam Servers

Findings on Spam and Scam Servers

FBI Seeking To Wire Tap Internet

419 scam,fbi

Doing Business Online Is Not Just A Matter Of Setting Up A Web Site

Today, more web sites focus on direct marketing, selling, and service than on any other type of electronic commerce.Website promotion and marketing has become a thriving industry on the Internet.In any successful marketing campaign, a target product,

Affiliate Marketing – The Biggest Scams Of All Time

Affiliate marketing is probably the biggest business online. Some might say eBay is bigger, but eBay has an affiliate program, so even eBay is a part of affiliate marketing. It seems these days everything under the sun comes with an affiliate progra

The Lure Of The Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

Who does wish they could find a way to get rich quick with little to no investment risk? If you were to stand before a roomful of people and ask them this question, and then ask them to answer by raising their hands, would it surprise you to see the

Is Gold a Good Investment?

Is Gold a Good Investment?

Punctuality In Business

You wanted to have that second cup of coffee from your favorite mug and you will only be a few minutes late. Whats the big deal. It is a big deal to be late by five minutes or an hour. When you are late for work, every minute counts. Each minute miss

Background Check On Anyone Online

Have you ever wanted to find out more about someone's past You probably thought about running an instant background check on them

The Sign Says It All

The Sign Says It All

Filters That Enforce Cyber Law Regulations

There are filters in place that control how you use the internet and many people are not aware that they are there. The filters that enforce Cyber Law regulations may not be regulated by any specific law that is written in stone, but the assumption o

Web Cards Phishing Scam

Spam Mails on egreeting cards

Review of the Waiora Income Opportunity

Review of the Waiora Income Opportunity

Latest Scam Can Steal Your Parents — and Your Inheritance — From You

There's a new scam targeting the elderly that may shock you. If you've got an aging parent, it's imperative that you know how to take precautions. In this scam, the crooks actually take guardianship of your parents. And once this one happens, you los

Decency Wins Over Cultural Decay

I will admit I was getting a little worried about the recently nixed Fox interview with O.J. Simpson as well as Judith Regan's decision to publish his book. The short lived media frenzy regarding the O.J. Simpson book, If I Did It, as well as Judit

Free In America: Fact or Fiction?

The recent debate over illegal immigration in America has generated a lot of talk about freedom. Political pundits have taken center stage on nightly news programs to champion reasons for and against why illegal immigrants should enjoy the same freed

getprofits.biz: Never Pay to Sign-up for Online Job Offers

getprofits.biz - Never Pay to Sign-up for Online Job Offers

Product Review: SpamArrest

Does any of this sound familiar? You get so much spam that you have to keep your finger on the delete button whenever you check your email. Then you inevitably erase the one or two important messages that you really needed to see, so you have to sift

Organ Transplant Scams

Issues with organ transplant in China, Pakistan and India

Greek History Books, Democracy – America, Soon China

The news today may have been historic. As an earlier brilliant light of early America, Emerson noted while he and his friend Thoreau would read and discuss the ideas of the ages, others would shout loudly about another train derailment. Or there was

Maid Gets Made

Kimberly is a businesswoman for a large corporation she deals with some of the companys most important clients. She handles very lucrative contracts and is responsible for sensitive information. The companys ability to keep up with and exceed its com

Do not be scammed by this fake machine!

free mammogram scam

Fake Check and Money Order for Hay Purchase

Fake Check and Money Order for Hay Purchase

A Review of the Warm Spirit Income Opportunity

A Review of the Warm Spirit Income Opportunity

Here’s How to Catch a Cheater! Find Out if Your Boyfriend, Girlfriend or Spouse is a Cheater!

Here's How to Catch a Cheater! Find Out if Your Boyfriend, Girlfriend or Spouse is a Cheater!

419 Scam: Fake Ecobank

This 419 scam uses fake Ecobank name. If you landed on this page... bingo, if you received something like below, it is a scam mail. All Caps, that is a rude, scammer. Woah, its $950k, I am going to pee in my pants... lol ----- AFTER THE OFFICIAL...

Make Your Money Online With An Affiliate Program

There are many good ways to make extra money online, but one way that stands out, at this time in internet history, is affiliate marketing. In affiliate marketing, you search for and join an excellent affiliate program, and essentially help your me

Is this a Scam: EZ Wealth Solution

Is this a Scam - EZ Wealth Solution

A Review of the World Wide Scam Network

If you are getting involved in the world of network marketing, one thing that you know you need is good information Good information is surprisingly hard to come by on the internet and sometimes it s

Help! I have been scammed!

So you have been scammed. Before doing anything, read these facts: 1) First and foremost, scam prevention is more important and effective than “recovery from a scam”. I know you hate this “who-doesn’t-know” statement. But sometimes what...

How And Why You Should Optimize You Website

With an estimated 175 billion users online, and with 90 percent of those being search engine users, website marketing is more crucial to your business than ever before. The main goal is getting those visitors to your website and, once there, getting

You Can Do Internet Business

You may have heard it said, many times, that there is money to be made on the Internet. Indeed, there are millions of men and women who are making good money using the internet business route. Yet, you also know that there are a lot of frauds o

Different Kinds of Internet Scams

Because of the popularity of the internet, scammers have been very clever in using it to easily lure money from many prospect victims. Learn the different kinds of online scams in order to be aware of how they do it and avoid being a victim of any of these scams....

Video Voyeurism and Surveillance Laws in the Workplace

Are you thinking about installing Hidden or Surveillance Cameras in your place of business? Many employers consider video and other surveillance key to keeping an honest and productive workplace. It keeps employees on the straight and narrow - no f

Work At Home Program Precautions

Those looking to work at home are among the people that are most likely to get scammed for a lot of money. This seems contrary to thought, as many prospective home entrepreneurs have little money to invest. However, it is this fact that actually driv

Is this a Scam: FreeAffiliateInsider.Com

Is this a Scam: FreeAffiliateInsider.Com