International Scams...
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Auto-Dialling Scam
In 2004 Ireland was forced to block calls to 13 countries because customers ran up huge bills connecting to the Internet. How did that happen? It was all because of an...
Fake Lottery Scam
It's a scam that's been around for years, but somehow it just won't go away. The fake lottery scam still finds victims, and along the way it's developed some new...
Offshore Investment Scam
Offshore investments have long been touted as a way to get a better return on your money and also pay less tax. In plenty of cases that can be true. But there are also...
Scammers Who Cash in on Disasters
If there’s a disaster in the news you can bet that not far behind there will be a scammer waiting to cash in on people’s good nature and sympathy. No respecters of...
The Nigerian Advance-Fee Fraud
Some Internet scams are new. Others simply use the new technology to reach more people. The Nigerian Scam, also known as advance-fee fraud or simply 419 (for its statute...
Timeshare Property Scam
On the face of it, timeshares can seem like a good idea. You're not buying an entire property at a holiday location, merely a share in one that allows you to use it for...
Wi-fi Evil Twin Scam
More and more people have become used to using laptops and wireless networks for logging on to the Internet these days. We have them in our homes (although you should...
