Shaw Capital Management Scam Info: Scam Alert News: Phishing, Email & Other Internet Scams – September 21, 2010

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Finding A Scam Report Is Getting Easier And Easier

Finding a scam report these days is much easier than it was 10 years ago.  While the advent of the internet has brought upon a whole new slew of scams, the internet has also made it easier for consumers to spot scams with just a little bit of research.  Sites like ours are making it tougher and tougher for scammers to get away with their deceitful tactics to swindle you out of your hard earned money.

Bank Email Scams   Online Banking Scams   Banking Scams   Online Banking Fraud

There are so many Bank Email Scams going on these days, it almost seems like an up and coming sport.  These online banking scams send out emails to phish for your account information by sending you a link to a site that looks like your bank’s website in hopes that you’ll enter your login information on their dummy site.  Once they have that they can log in to your account and start sending money to various off-shore banks and slowly rob you of your entire account.  Online banking fraud is becoming so common these days that the banks are scrambling to create new ways to combat these banking scams with additional verification techniques to ensure that you really are suppose to be able to access your own account.  The only problem is that it’s impossible for them to combat these scammers 100%.

Pay Pal Scam   Pay Pal Email Scam   Pay Pal Fraud

The Pay Pal Scam works very similarly to the online banking scams and the craigslist account scammers.  The victim will get an email from what looks to be Pay Pal; when in fact it is not Pay Pal at all.  The email will even have the Pay Pal logo within the email (remember, scammers aren’t worried about copyright infringement laws).  The Pay Pal email scam will usually ask the potential scam victim to log in their Pay Pal account (using the link provided within the email) to either “update” or “verify” the user’s account information.  Once the victim has done so, the scammer now has access to use the victim’s account for various purposes.  Pay Pal fraud has become a rampant epidemic and all Pay Pal users should be very wary when they receive emails from what they think is Pay Pal.  Be careful and you should be able to avoid these mishaps.  This isn’t Pay Pals fault and they are still regarded as a safe means to make internet transactions.

Nigerian Romance Scam   Nigeria Dating Scam   Scams From Nigeria

Scams from Nigeria seem to constantly be on the rise.  Whoever is orchestrating everything seems to know exactly what to do to get one over on unsuspecting victims.  Lately they have been working the infamous Nigerian Romance Scam to the hilt; it’s akin to the rampage that the Nigerian Inheritance scam did.  Rather than promising you millions of inheritance dollars, they lure their victims with love and either ask for financial help to get them out of a bind, or they ask for your account numbers so they can have a check deposited into your account (because, of course, their account isn’t working properly and they really need the money asap).  The Nigerian Dating Scam is just another of the creative” help me” scams from Nigeria that seem to have a surprising amount of success for the scammers.

Google Scam   Google Cash Scam

The infamous Get Rich Quick With Google Scam is a nefarious scam that feeds on the hopes and dreams of people who are aching to make some extra cash at home.  And when they believe they are doing business with Google, it’s hard for them to think that they are really just falling victim to the Google Cash Scam.  The Google Cash Scam leads you to believe that they have proven methods that will help you get rich with their system by circumventing normal Google rules.  A secret they claim they will share for a small fee.  The double-scam in all of this is that once you pay that “small” fee, they usually have fine print within their website that hooks you into automated billing practices and bilks your credit card for monthly charges with other affiliates that the Google scammer is involved with.  If you can’t find it on Google’s Business Solutions page, then it isn’t a business solution directly from Google.

Report Phishing Scams   Phishing Emails   Fraud Emails   Email Scams   Internet Email Scams

People need to report phishing scams, phishing emails, fraud emails and email scams more often.  Report internet email scams here and to the authorities.  The more they are reported, the more likely the scammers will get caught.  It’s imperative that you share these emails and phishing attempts with the authorities.  The authorities can’t catch these fraudsters if they aren’t aware of them.

Where To Report Scams   Scam Reporting   Scam Alert

If you want to know where to report scams, you’ve already found the answer.  Here!  Report scams here on our website so that we can share them with for the world to see.  These scammers need to be thwarted, and the best means to do this is scam awareness.  Scam reporting starts with you, the potential victim.  We’re doing our part by allowing you a platform to share your scam alert on our website.  We don’t remove posts, no matter how much scammers may try and bribe us.  We don’t tolerate it.  Our site is protected by the United States Government and cannot be forced to be taken down through extortion or legal threats, so your Scam Alert will be here for as long as the internet is.

Scam reporting is fast, free and easy on Find The Scams.  Simply click the link in the menu bar titled “Scam Alert Submission” or click on the link below to be taken to our home page where you can post a scam alert.  Your email is required, though it will not be shared with anyone.  We only keep your email, so that you can be notified by our website when a comment is made to your post (just in case you feel the need to respond to the comment regarding the Scam Alert you’ve posted)

Shaw Capital Management Scam Info: Warning to renters against Internet scams to snaffle your cash

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/8863844.Warning_to_renters_against_Internet_scams_to_snaffle_your_cash/

By Rhianne Pope

HOUSE-hunters were last night warned about Internet scams claiming to offer cheap rental deals in Oxford.

A number of adverts have appeared on rental websites such as Gumtree offering cheap flats in and around the city.

But when contacted, the so-called landlords claim they need up to £800 in advance as a deposit before the viewing.

Oxfordshire Trading Standards spokesman Ian Marriott said: “Our advice would always be that if someone is asking for money before letting you view a property, then walk away. It’s probably a scam. No reputable landlord would ask for that.”

Mr Marriott said although officers were aware of the scam, they had not heard of anyone falling victim to it recently, although the Oxford Mail experienced a case recently (see below).

He said: “The problem with scams like this is that people might fall for it, but just put it down to experience because they are too embarrassed to come forward.”

Mr Marriott said people would definitely be falling for the scam, or else the fraudsters would not keep doing it.

He also warned that fraudsters could also get people’s personal details if they asked for ‘proof of identity’ to be faxed.

In 2008, the Oxford Mail reported how a dozen people had been swindled out of £800 each after sending deposits for accommodation advertised online to rent.

At the time, fraud officer Pc Claire Beach said she believed it could have been just the tip of the iceberg.

Police spokesman Chris Kearney said there had been no new incidents of victims coming forward to police since then.

He said: “But if this scam is rearing its head again, we would warn people to be cautious of what they are paying for.”

Gumtree spokesman Gillian Stark said: “This is an issue that we take very seriously, and as such we have advice across the site to warn people against using money transfer services when dealing with people they don’t know. We also actively encourage anyone who is suspicious of an ad to report it to us through the ‘report’ button on every listing. Our dedicated safety team will then investigate the ad and take action such as blocking the offender from the site, or work with the police to help secure prosecutions.”

Tips from Gumtree.com on how to rent safely:

Always view the property first before paying any money

Don’t use money transfer services – this is a scam

Steer clear of payment or protection schemes claiming to be from Gumtree – they are fake

Never provide your bank or passport details before you meet a landlord or agent

Rhianne’s experience

I am currently searching for a new house or flat in Oxford and, like hundreds of other people, have spent hours trawling websites like Gumtree. But a few on Gumtree stand out as being too good to be true. One advertises a brand new flat in Oxford for £300 a month, all bills included.

As any house-hunter here knows, I’m pretty sure a flat that nice for so little doesn’t exist, so I emailed the landlord.

I get an email back an hour later, written in broken English but.

The ‘landlord’ wrote: “It is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me.

“I have travelled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my flat because that’s where I work.”

I am then asked to send £800 via Western Union to show that I am ‘committed’ to renting it.

But when I refuse, there is no

Shaw Capital Management Scam Info: Justin Bieber shot and killed

Shaw Capital Management Scam Info: Justin Bieber shot and killed

No sooner had he shot twice at the police, his chest was riddled with bullets and drenched in blood. The teen collapsed on the road, dead …

...in the CSI world at least.

Sorry to cut the Bieber-haters' celebration short but the bloody shootout scene ending with a dead Justin Bieber just took place in the set of CSI where the pop singer guested as a punk who plays with bombs. Real explosive bombs.

His first appearance consists of a bland acting alongside CSI mainstay George Eads (Nick Stokes). Really bad performance for a newbie in acting. You can sense nothing in his delivery at all. But his fans love him just the same and seemed to glomp him even more.

In his second guesting in the crime-series, Bieber's character, Jason McCann, met his demise in a confrontation with police squads. He's a suspected accomplice in a couple of bombing incidents that killed two and injured many. Met with the police force several times and played dumb to lead them off. And after being chased by the authorities' full force (there are helicopters!), he faced the officers and opened fire. Bad move.

Nothing’s really special in his appearances on the series. Though I bet his hordes of fangirls contributed largely to the certain episodes’ ratings. I have nothing against him anyway, just that his voice and his songs annoy me to no end. I could never understand why someone like him would become such a huge hit globally.

And yet there’s a part of me who agrees with everybody else that it would have been sweet if he change his hairstyle for once.