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Have you ever wondered if there was a quick simple way to eliminate over 90% of scams/failures?
Did you know you can tell a failure/scam within 30 seconds in most cases right from the email?
Warning: Never click links!
Well. you can and I am here to show you!
1. Email/Website says matrix or doubler
1A. Also on the FTC's shut down list are anything you have to get people to join to get paid, powerlines, downline clubs, etc
2. Any program where you have to be put on a list to be paid out or it relies on people
3. Any program FTC deems illegal www.ftc.gov
4. It boasts of high percentages, quick payouts or unrealistic income
5. The info you got was not requested by you (spam-offers) are 99%-scams
6. Any program who requests personal, sensitive info, financial institutions
7. Any company run by admin who has failed more then 2 times
8. Any admin using a failed formula whom says they tweaked it
9. Any admin who hides his info, will not verify himself or wont let you contact him/her
10. If it sounds too good to be true
11. Emails/Websites claiming your account has been suspended or asks your password or personal info. Real companies will call you by phone
12. Sales initiated via messenger services or chatrooms, even if you have known them online for a long time and they have called you before, don't give out personal information to anyone!
13. Offers to help transfer money or want you to transfer for them
14. Sad stories about death/pain/kid napping claims asking you to help
15. Dating Sites/Love Interests/Online People who say they are away on business
16. Criminals are getting cell phones from USA, always trying to buy mine for sale, so the phone number looks like it is from America, but it is really someone sitting at a Nigerian cafe, so don't buy their stories!
17. Chairties, Lotteries (ETC) even if it looks like it came from Yahoo or a major known company it IS NOT them it is a scam
18. Emails/Websites asking you to click on links for any reason that you did not request
19. Emails/Websites with downloads/attachments (even txt attachments and pictures can be dangerous)
20. Contact email is from a free-email account or bounces when you write it.
21. Make money just by signing up IS a known scam
22. Pay this person, move this person up "chainletter or chainletter website" IS a scam and illegal! 99% of the time the persons email is on the list in all the spots!
23. Sign this many people up
24. We will pay you to sign up IS a scam and illegal
25. Any email or website where you have to pay an upper or lower person to sign up IS a scam
26. Just spend or buy and we will do the work
27. We will send you so many buying customers or sign ups is a failed formula that wont work, but is still being peddled, don't fall for it
28. Distribution Catalogs-Usually from foreign countries IS a scam
29. Any site hosted on free webspace that charges you to join IS 90% chance of being a scam!
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Note: It is illegal to guarantee income, fake testimonials and contact people you have not previously done business with or who have requested to be removed from your list.
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So what and who can you trust?
1. Stick with people you have met in person
2. Deal Locally ONLY! If you can't drive to the place to do business, then don't do it!
FACT: The number one way of getting personal info is social hacking. 100% of people have been socially hacked!
3. Don't give out the name of your financial institution ever!
All it takes is a simple "What are you up to today?" conversation to lead to giving out too much information. (I.E. You: What are you doing today? Scammer: Ahh just paying bills" and that is how it starts...
Bottom Line:
Deal Locally
Get-Cash. All paper forms of payments including cashiers checks and money orders can be faked!
No wire transfers, because with just your number they can funnel money in and out and in most banks you are responsible for it!
Don't tell anyone personal, sensitive or financial info..
Don't share the name of your financial institution
Don't share passwords and usernames of any kind, not even simple ones that you dont think matter!
If someone starts talking about bills, banks or financial things of any kind, just tell them you dont talk about that stuff. Even if you think you are talking to your friend you know in real life, because hackers are incredible actors and many people thought they were talking to their friend and ends up it was an email or IM of a hacker who stole their account, studied their sent folders and are now talking to you! Not to mention, keyloggers and such can collect the information even if it is a real friend, so it is just best to never talk anything to do with financial or personal info online!
One HUGE scam- is a love interest acting jealous and asking for you to prove something to them by giving your username and password to email, dating site, etc. You think it's harmless, but since you use the same password or username in multiple places over time through social hacking he can get all he needs!
---------------------Don't be fooled! Use Common Sense!------------------
