Avoiding Scams
Stop Online Scams :(
Keep Away Online Scams!
Online scams trick people in giving their personal information or even sending money. And they always get their way. They defraud millions of people all around the world. Here I'm going to tell you ways into avoiding these horrible online scams.
Tips and Ways to Avoid Online Scams
Some ways and tips in avoiding these online scams are as follows:
- - Know who you're dealing with. Try to find the seller's phone number or even search up the company name and website and look for reviews.
- - Read your monthly statements. Scammers usually take someone's personal information and commits crimes with the information that's not even theirs but yours!
- - Don't send money to someone you don't know. Not an online seller you've never heard of or a love interest who is asking for money.
- - Don't reply to messages asking for personal or financial information. Those people are most likely scammers and are trying to trick you in giving your information to them.
Romance Online Scams
The story of Ellen is very bad. She met a guy online and fell in love. One day the guy told her that he had an inheritance but he couldn't access it because he had debts. He asked for her help and she obviously helped him. She gave him her bank account and he took all her money. Ellen found out the "guy" was a group of men.
Looking For a Job Online?
This person was just fired from their job. They saw this website that said " help wanted " for " processing online ads ". It said that they had to pay $19.95 PayPal so that they can send you a training manual. The person then noticed that the manual was teaching him how to set up an ad to take people's money.
Walmart e-mail Scam
This person received an e-mail from " Walmart " asking her to complete a survey and she'll receive $90 to her Walmart card. She clicked on the various links on the page and they weren't real. They also asked for her credit card info, and she wondered " why would Walmart need my credit card info? " She then reported it as quick as possible.
Reporting Scams
Where to go if scammed?
The Federal Trade Commission helps you with any type of scams. They collect your complaints, businesses practices etc from the scam that you complained about.