Recent questions tagged scams

Description : Is Publishers Clearing House a scam operation?

Last Answer : Probably just someone fraudulently identifying themselves as a PCH representative. Like the idiots who call and text people claiming to represent the IRS or Social Security Administration.

Description : How likely is it that a catfisher is posing as your actual boyfriend/girlfriend etc. without them knowing it?

Last Answer : Probably not very likely, and if your boyfriend/girlfriend has even a drop of intelligence, they’re going to figure out within 5 minutes. I’m trying to understand why a person would pose as a bf/gf? What’s in it for them?

Description : Should I be worried?

Last Answer : Let me see if I understand this correctly: you accepted a job hacking (or attempting to hack) into the network of a major financial institution, and now you’re worried that you might have, legally speaking, floated up Shit Creek?

Description : If you've joined Angie's List, did you ever mark a category of interest?

Last Answer : Thank you for the heads-up!!! This is good to know! I have no experience with them and don’t plan on changing my status. Is there any way to update your profile information? You might change your listed phone number to one of the numbers that keep calling you. ;-)

Description : Why do spammers think we will buy their scams, dubious products and services, if they pose them as questions?

Last Answer : They don't care. In fact, in most cases, the spammer is not the merchant. What usually happens is that someone (third party) is paid some small amount - maybe 10 cents per website to post crap like ... the spammer himself is just a piecework drone, and has no stake on whether the item sells or not.

Description : Calling a psychic hotline: what's the catch / consequences?

Last Answer : If you are lonely you can call one just to talk to someone..

Description : What can I do with my Trump University diploma?

Last Answer : You can burn it for warmth.

Description : What kind of phone scam could this be?

Last Answer : I’ve received that call, or variants of it, many times—not as a message but as a bot call when I answer the phone. I don’t know what the scam is, but I know it’s a scam, and I hang up as soon as I recognize the routine.

Description : Are you guys aware of the latest phishing scam going around, with a guy claiming to be from the IRS and you're going to jail tomorrow?

Last Answer : answer:I was getting calls on my cell phone with voicemails saying This is the US Census. Please call us back at _______. Of course I didn't answer the phone and didn't call back. After about ... . We were speculating that they were probably going to see if she was gullible and ask for bail money.

Description : Why are some auto repair shops able to get away with being so dishonest and shady?

Last Answer : Because they can and the odds are in their favor that you know more about crayons than car parts.

Description : Question about Caribbean Cruise Line located in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

Last Answer : Next time they call ask to speak to their supervisor. Tell the supervisor next time they call you will bring them up on charges. Tell them to TAKE your phone number off their list , no if ... you have told them that, you should be able bring them up on charges with you consumer protection agency.

Description : What is you experience with Quibids penny auction?

Last Answer : All of those penny auctions are bullshit.

Description : Pageant fees?

Last Answer : Why don’t you ask the person that participated in it before so that you stop being confussed?

Description : Is there a way to protect myself from my credit card being charge during a free trial period.

Last Answer : The only way to avoid being ripped off is to not give them a credit card number.

Description : Am I being scammed?

Last Answer : Most likely. The only way they would be able to narrow it down like that without removing the rear wheels (something totally unnecessary for an oil change) is by trying the handbrake. If you have a stick ... cost me more than $30 for pads/shoes. At $165, that goes beyond scam and borders on sodomy.

Description : Has anyone else gotten burned by the scam Startup Essentials and A-1 Leasing?

Last Answer : Never heard of them . Why did you or someone you know ?

Description : Has anyone ever heard of the mystery shopper?

Last Answer : answer:Simple…. Don’t cash it. That’s all.

Description : Lawyer or collection agency?

Last Answer : Anything signed, on paper?

Description : How to Detect Phishing Scams ?

Last Answer : How to Detect Phishing Scams Personal information is very important for many computer users, whether it's a username and a password or bank account details. The problem is that many people ... personal information for illegal purposes will be the least of your problems when you use the Internet.