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Archive for May, 2009

Federal Grant Scams-Wiping out Bank Accounts!

Federal Grant scam is a scam wherein unsuspecting citizens receive a phone call informing them that they are amongst the very few who have been selected for a government grant. Scammers and fraudsters operating such federal grant scams or government grant scams assure the ‘prospective receivers’ that the grant is free and does not need [...]

May 21st, 2009 | Tags: bank account fraud, bank fraud, federal grant scams, fraud, government grant scam, online scam, scam, telephone fraud | Category: Action Against Fraud, Anti-Scams, Fraud Events, Online Scams, Pharming, Phishing Scams, Prevent Scams | Comments Off

Rental Scams-Red Flags

Recession and economic slowdown has resulted in numerous scams and fraud taking place. Almost anything and everything involving money has been targeted by scammers and fraudsters. Rental scams and real estate fraud is specially prospering due to the fact that more and more people tend to move from their native places in search of jobs [...]

May 20th, 2009 | Tags: Anti-Scams, avoid rental scams, property fraud, real estate fraud, real estate scam, red flags for rental scams, rental-scams, scammers | Category: Action Against Fraud, Anti-Scams, Fraud Events, Online Scams, Prevent Scams, Real estate Scams | Comments Off

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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. - Samuel Johnson

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