The Scam Alert Blog

Another online scam becoming popular these days is targeting renters, here is an example. Here’s how it works: a scammer advertises on CraigsList or another free classified source that they own a house and are out of the country (presumably doing missionary work or some other activity), they wish to have someone watching their property so they offer it for rent at far below market value. They then give the address and encourage the victims to drive by and check the property out. Contact is made again if there is interest and the scammer requests first and last months rent and maybe a damage deposit be paid by Western Union and then they’ll FedEx the victim the keys. You guessed it, the keys never arrive as the listing was made by someone who doesn’t own the house. Always double check any online deals, don’t let the scammers take your hard earned money.

A scammer’s operation can come along and inflict devastation on a person’s life. The time a person is most open to being scammed is when they are in desperate need of something that involves a subject they don’t have much awareness about. This can be computer repairs for someone who is computer illiterate, auto repairs for someone who is not mechanically inclined, or legal services for someone who has no training in the law. The fact that scammers target people at their time of need is one more illustration as to the character of these people.

Any person that would be seeking or interested in obtaining a pardon would also qualify as in danger of being scammed. Reliable and trusted sources with information that can help people seeking Canadian pardons are available and worthwhile checking out. The National Pardon Centre is this kind of an organization, trusted and reliable with a track record beyond compare. When you trust your hopes for a pardon to the National Pardon Centre, you are putting your faith in the hands of the proper people.

Some of the services provided by the National Pardon Centre:

• Fingerprinting services and background checks.
• Free educational resources to local community service organizations.
• Free counseling, client case reviews and assessments.
• Canada Pardons which remove criminal records.
• Honest and reliable counsel.
• USA entry waiver services for legal access to the United States.

There are many things in life that a criminal record can get in the way of. Don’t let you or someone you knows life be negatively affected by a criminal record any longer than it has to be. Find a trustworthy source that can help you through the pardons process. Rest assured that if you or someone you know is seeking information on pardons Canada, the National Pardon Centre is the source for you to go to.

Check out this story where a senior citizen was almost conned out of hundreds of dollars by a large established box store. It seems the senior was being told about all the repairs that would be needed to make his computer work properly again when an onlooker who happened to know what he was doing overheard and stepped in. Upon opening the case and discovering a key component was either accidentally or purposefully unplugged by the box store employee, the problem was easily fixed at little or no cost.

Sometimes it is unavoidable, but when you put yourself at the mercy of someone who knows more than you do in any particular field… you open yourself up to be defrauded. For this reason alone it is a good idea to get second and third opinions, or seek out the opinion of someone you trust.

Don’t let scammers (no matter how established they are) separate you from your money.