Nigeria

The vicious Home Rental Scam – don’t get conned.

Posted January 5, 2009 - 11:17 by Paul Michael

Real Estate and Housing, Consumer Affairs

House Trap

It seems like new variations of the Nigerian 419 scam pop up every week. The one that caught my attention recently involved renting a home, and it’s a nasty trick that could take anyone by surprise. But if you know what to look for, you can avoid it.

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419 baiting – keeping online scammers running in circles

Posted March 3, 2008 - 12:35 by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

Hooked

How many of you have received an email telling you that you’ve one a lottery that you never even entered? Or, that a rich widow wants help distributing millions of dollars to the poor? Or, that YOU, and only you, can help free a fortune from a corrupt nation? Well, after years of deleting these cruddy emails I’ve discovered that there is a way to use them against the scammers.

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Pet lovers beware - there's a new scam in town.

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Personal Finance

big eyed pup

If you thought those Nigerian scammers could not sink any lower, think again. It was reported today by WTAE.TV that there's a new scam making the rounds, and this time the scammers are praying on the good nature of pet lovers.

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