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I'm the judgment broker who that often. As my email address has been the same for over 20 years, and I show it as normal ASCII text on our web site, I have been emailed every rip-off there is. One could get scammed over the phone, fax, mail, Skype, etc.; although the majority of scams tend to come by email. In this article, I use e-mail examples, but scams can come in all forms. One more bad part about rip-offs, is that most often no one can help you. Also, getting any cash back, even using a court, is nearly hopeless. Most scammers don't use real names, and most of their addresses are fake or PO boxes. Even when one finds the correct person to sue, and serve a lawsuit on, to then win a judgment; they'll usually not be any available assets which could be attached to repay the judgment. Alternatives on pre-payment rip-offs remain very popular. A danger sign can be if you are paid too much, and they ask you to then refund them; after depositing their money order or check. Often, the scammer asks you to then send by bank wire the amount you were overpaid. Banks might take a long time to discover and report a bounced check; and bank wire transfers have no refunds. There's several alternatives to the scam, including these 6: 1) The internet purchase scam. You discover a really great price for an item (anything) and the scammer asks you to prepay with a bank wire transfer or a prepaid money card. The scam is you never get your item. 2) The mystery shopping scam: They send you a big check to cash, so you are able to purchase things. They ask you to then wire them whatever gets left over, after purchasing the items. Later, the fraud's check is returned by your bank, and whatever was wired to the fraud is gone. 3) The sales tax savings scam. You're told to prepay, with a wire transfer or money-card to "save on sales tax", and you never will hear from the scammer after they are paid. 4) The fake loan scam. You're asked to prepay something upfront by pre-paid money card or bank wire transfer, and then the fraud vanish. 5) The advertising rip-off. In recent times, many advertising money is a complete waste. Much worse is when you're asked to prepay something upfront by money-card or wire transfer, and then get nothing in return. 6) I think one of the first scams is that sweepstakes or lottery rip-off. You are mailed an official-looking letter informing you that you have won some cash, perhaps sending a fake check. To claim the wonderful prize, you need to deposit that check, and then wire the scammer money for taxes and processing fees. The scammer's check might include some kind of a billing agreement on their back, or much more likely, will bounce. If you don't remember entering this kind of contest or lottery, do not fall for such rip-offs. Real sweepstakes never ask for cash. The discovering love on the internet scam. Anybody who you only meet online may actually be some software, a con artist, or a dog. Online-only love connections will most often ask for money. Never waste your love or money on someone you do not know, unless you consider the payments as no-strings-attached donations. The disaster rip-off could occur when you are asked to donate cash due to some recent local disaster like some flood, fire, storm, etc. The problem can be that some companies are fake or crooked, usually having names which sound very official. Stick with the older and most easily recognized companies, or do an internet search for that new organization name, with the word "scam" following their name; for all new companies that solicit you. The friend (or relative) in trouble scam. One variation can be if you're called by a person pretending to be a (usually distant) family member or relative, for example a grandkid; that asserts they're in serious trouble. Another variation is when somebody telephones you and says they're a police man or a lawyer, and tells you the individual is in trouble, and cash is required to bail that person out of jail, or for urgent medical care, etc. Even if you know the individual they're talking about, if they can't put that person to the phone; ask for their telephone number, and explain to them you will phone them back soon. If you know the individual, attempt to call/contact them. If they answer, you will be able to confirm the fraud attempt. When you can't get ahold of that person, there is a chance it's not a fraud, however it usually is. A common problem these days, especially for Windows computers, is e-mail contact lists can be hacked, and hackers will email everyone in someone's contact list; claiming you're in another country and need money wired, etc. Mark D. Shapiro of: http://www.JudgmentBuy.com - Your easiest and fastest free way to find the best professional to recover or buy your judgment.
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