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Scams
Dot Cons Con artists have gone high-tech, using the Internet to defraud consumers in a variety of
clever ways. Whether they're using the excitement of an Internet auction to entice consumers
into parting with their money. More ... The ATM Machine Scam Although ATMs create convenience for customers, they also allow access to criminals,
who have multiple methods of fraud in their arsenal ? from sophisticated gadgets
that allow them to steal personal information from a card when swiped, to setting up
and operating their own ATMs. More ... Identity theft protection is Your First-line Against Identity Fraud One of the fastest rising crimes in the world today is identity theft. There are
many different ways that you can protect yourself from identity theft. If you get
in the habit of doing them daily, you will reduce your chances of becoming
a victim of identity theft. More ... Five Top Things That Set Off My BS Alarm Thousands and thousands of otherwise normal people are looking for ways to make big
money by doing NOTHING. Still, we persist in thinking there are some legitimate
opportunities on the web. Yes there are. But how do you tell the scams from the real things? More ... Identity Theft : It's Not If - It's When Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, once each year you can receive
a free credit report from each of the credit agencies (Equifax, Experian, and
TransUnion). A good strategy would be to request a report from a different agency
every four months. More ... Seven Ways To Protect Yourself From Getting Scammed On the Internet Get a free custom-designed website for a 30-day trial period, with no obligation to continue!
Sound familiar? It sounds too familiar to many who have been charged on their telephone bills
for offers they never accepted! More ... The Chain Letter Challenge! Have you ever fallen for a clever urban legend or virus hoax? Then immediately passed it
on to your best friends and relatives, or even your clients? Have you later discovered it
was a hoax? Did you want to go back and erase it? More ... Beware of Today's Targeted Scams As a funding agent, I got a call the other day, and this woman was asking of we can do
a certain type of loan - I asked her to explain, and she said she needed a huge sum of
money to build some sort of housing project - in NIGERIA. More ... Tips on Avoiding Scams One thing I think we ALL agree on: There are way too many scams out there. Both online and off.
There`s just so much hype out there, and it`s easy to get "sucked in". More ... The Real Dangers to Kids Online and How to Avoid Them Parents' biggest concern about the Internet used to be pornography, but there is definitely
a greater fear today. You have probably taught your child not to talk to strangers, and in
many situations, they would remember this. But the Internet is different. More ...
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