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Woman Uses Craigslist To Launch Rental Scam | Planet Antares Scam Solutions
Planet Antares Scam Solutions – A woman being evicted from her rental home used Craigslist to “rent” the home to three different unsuspecting tenants. Police in North Lauderdale Florida say a woman who owed nearly $5,000 to her landlord placed an advertisement on Craigslist offering the home for rent.
Three different prospective tenants responded to the ad and gave the woman deposits of various amounts totaling $3,100. One of the woman’s victims was a co-worker who lost about $1,000 in the deal. The new tenants each tried to move into the home on different occasions but could not since the power to the home had been turned off. Read the rest of this entry »
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Florida Police Warning Of Fake Criminal Scam | Planet Antares Scam Solutions
Planet Antares Scam Solutions – Police in Florida say a Boynton Beach woman is the latest victim of a “first-time offender” scam. The woman lost $6,000 after wiring it to scam artists in the Dominican Republic who falsely claimed that the woman had been implicated in a drug scam in that country.
Police say the victim received a telephone call from a person posing as an investigator for the US Drug Enforcement Agency. The scammer told the woman that the agency had intercepted nearly 10,000 pills that were addressed to her en route to the Dominican Republic. The scammer told her that if she wired $2,500 to the Dominican Republic, her name would be removed from the court filing against her in that country.
After wiring the money, she received a second call informing her that the “judge” in the case did not accept the payment and wanted an additional $3,500 to clear her name. The woman wired more money and then became suspicious of the story and went to her local police department. Read the rest of this entry »
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Planet Antares Scam Solutions – Online Dating Scams Sting Singles
Planet Antares Scam Solutions – Scam artists are using the search for love and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to lure victims into sending them money. Posing as deployed military personnel, scammers use phony pictures in an attempt to woo victims. After establishing an online relationship (usually via email), the scammer often asks for money to help with expenses for a sick child or some other financial disaster. Once the victim is on the hook, the scammer continues to milk the situation or disappears altogether. Read the rest of this entry »
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Research Can Help Avoid Consignment Scams | Planet Antares Scam Solutions
Since the recession began, planet antares scam solutions has found that consignment shops have been doing a brisk business. Unlike second-hand stores, consignment shops display merchandise that belongs to individuals without actually owning the goods for sale. Once an item is sold, the consignment shop gets a portion of the proceeds and the rest goes back to the item’s owner. Furniture, expensive clothing, antiques and household goods are often found in consignment shops. Read the rest of this entry »
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Planet Antares Scam Solutions | Towing Scams Could Cost You Your Car!
Consumers nationwide are being advised to look out for towing scams that could end up costing them their cars. To address predatory towing practices in Illinois, in 2008 that state passed a “truth in towing” law that established new standards to protect the public from predatory tow truck operators. Planet Antares Scam Solutions has read as of 2010, five Illinois counties have also opted to have the state’s Commerce Commission regulate the removal of vehicles from private property. This move requires towing companies to have additional insurance for liability and property damage, and to notify local law enforcement within one hour that a car has been removed from a property. Read the rest of this entry »
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Planet Antares Scam Solutions | Avoiding Health Insurance Scams
Since the passage of the new Affordable Health Care Act, the Federal Trade Commission is asking consumers to be vigilant about scams involving health insurance. One such pitch in particular – the medical discount plan – has the FTC concerned.
Medical discount plans are sometimes offered as health insurance, but the FTC is warning consumers that there’s a big difference between medical discount plans and genuine health insurance. Vendors advertise these medical discount plans as “affordable health care plans” with no deductibles or co-pays. They also claim to have thousands of PPOs in the vendor’s network that will provide medical services at a 50%-60% discount. Planet antares scam solutions provides information on health insurance scams. Read the rest of this entry »