An Australian woman has been operating for 3-4 years selling items she doesn’t own to other moms online. Concert tickets, baby supplies, baby furniture, and more have all been reported to have been paid for but never delivered. Police are investigating right now.
Here is yet another scam that centers around the payment being sent to a foreign bank account, this one involving fake stock investments. The scammers will groom potential victims with promises of ground floor investments that are not available to the general public yet. They’ll provide them with all the fake paperwork and websites to show that it is a real opportunity. The eye opening red flag that should make everyone aware that it is a scam is when they ask for the payment to be sent to a foreign bank account.
Be very wary of any transaction where the person selling you the goods or services requires payment sent to a foreign bank account. Most legitimate businesses have no problem establishing bank accounts in countries that they do business in. Don’t let scammers separate you from your money.
There is a scam going on right now where a fraudulent company gets ahold of debit card numbers, issues a pending charge of $1 to verify that the number is good and in use, and then chargest anywhere from $400 to $800 under the name ID Theft or Identity Protect. If this happens to you, dispute the charge so the bank will refund the money and then see what other steps your bank will take to protect your account. Don’t let scammers get your money.
Australian Robert Kobis allegedly scammed over 1,000 people out of their hard earned money with the promised sale of holiday vacations. The transactions took place over Internet auction house eBay who has become involved in the investigation and in a rare step is also offering to reimburse everyone who was scammed by this criminal. The investigation is not complete, but appears to have been primarily targeted at Australian and New Zealand residents. Another reason to double check any online transaction you choose to make. Don’t let an online scammer separate you from your money.
Nigeria, home to many wonderful things, and unfortunately what seems to be the home country of a large percentage of online scams. Well, from this area of the world comes the latest online scam, detailed here, that targeted residents of The Cayman Islands. Basically, a job opening would appear in the classified section of the newspaper. When responded to, the “job” would be cashing counterfeit traveler’s checks and money orders, keeping 10% of the money and sending the rest to the “employer” located in, you guessed it… Nigeria.
If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.
There is a newer phone scam going on where the elderly are targeted by scammers using the identity of a family member. The caller informs “grandma” that they are in some kind of trouble (bus ticket, car repairs, etc) and on their way home to see them but need financial assistance in the form of money wired to them to help. Of course, once the money is wired then no visit takes place as this wasn’t the family member in the first place. Don’t fall victim to a scammer’s attempt to get your money. Always double check these situations out first. Remain skeptical until it is verified.
Many students from both Kentucky and Ohio claim they paid a man over a year ago for vacations in The Bahamas that were never delivered to them. It is now over a year later and they still have not received refunds. Scams like these take place every day online, always do your due diligence and research the parties you are buying anything from… don’t let scammers take your money because you didn’t do your research.
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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.
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• 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.