Posts Tagged ‘scammers’
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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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Planet Antares Scam Solutions | How to Avoid Mystery Shopper Scams
You’ve seen the ads for “mystery shoppers.” They advertise the opportunity to shop anonymously and rate the shopping experience. The ads promise good pay for the undercover information the mystery shopper provides. It sounds like a quick way to make cash and get some excellent products at the same time.
Mystery shoppers shop on the company’s dime and write up a research report that detail’s his or her experience with the company being studied. Consumer businesses don’t usually run their own mystery shopper programs. Instead, they work with a mystery shopper company that provides shoppers and helps collect and report data. Read the rest of this entry »
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Planet Antares Scam Solutions | Tips To Avoid Forex Trading Scams
Foreign exchange currencies represent a type of highly risky investment that often leaves investors in a worse position than they were when they started. The premise of foreign exchange trading (Forex) is that the exchange values of currencies change at different rates. For example, you may exchange a certain amount of your local currency for a foreign currency. If the value of the foreign currency goes up while you’re holding it, you can re-convert it back to your original currency at a profit.Forex trading enables the investor to put down a relatively small amount of money and gain control of a much larger amount of currency, compliments of the investment house. If the value of the currency being traded rises, the investor gets a small portion of the profit he earned using the investment firm’s money. On the other hand, if the value of the currency drops, the investor may lose his entire investment (and more) because s/he will be required to repay the loss on the currency borrowed from the investment firm. Read the rest of this entry »
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Planet Antares Scam Solutions | Avoiding Facebook “Dislike” Scam
Planet Antares Scam Solutions: Facebook "Dislike" Scam
One of the most popular features of Facebook is its “Like” button, where users can show support for comments, Web sites, products and posted materials. Facebook users have also asked for a “Dislike” button, but to date the service has not yet provided one. The social networking giant is now concerned that users may fall for a new scam that offers users a downloadable “Dislike” button. The only problem with that is the “Dislike” button is a scam.
Users who download the malware application, described as “the official Facebook ‘Dislike’ button” find that their accounts are used to send spam to their colleagues, friends and people in their Facebook community. Anyone can write a Facebook application and no special permission is needed to distribute one. Facebook says it has policies in place to deal quickly with malware applications, but in the mean time, users may find their accounts being used to distribute spam. Read the rest of this entry »
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Planet Antares Scam | Investment Scams Revealed
The second quarter of 2010 wasn’t very good for most peoples’ retirement and investment funds. Negative 2nd quarter earnings sent many investors – fearful of a double-dip recession – scurrying to find safer, higher-yield funds. Those fears mean that scammers will be tuning up to take advantage of unsuspecting victims.Detecting fraudulent investments can sometimes be difficult and investors don’t always check an investment thoroughly before putting their money in harm’s way. Here are a few tips to help avoid investment scams. Read the rest of this entry »
