SCAMScam A Scam is a confidence trick - a crime -  is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust through deception. Scams or confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, or greed and exploiting that. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men' - criminals) at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". A scam is a crime even if no money was lost. WARNING: TANDEM LANGUAGE APP

ANY ONLINE OR PHONE APP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHAT WITH STRANGERS IS GOING TO BE FULL OF SCAMMERS NOW!

We live in a different world now! No social media is safe!

There are some brilliant ideas that have been turned into wonderful appsApps Applications or Apps An application (software), commonly referred to as an ‘app’ is a program on a computer, tablet, mobile phone or device. Apps are designed for specific tasks, including checking the weather, accessing the internet, looking at photos, playing media, mobile banking, etc. Many apps can access the internet if needed and can be downloaded (used) either for a price or for free. Apps are a major point of vulnerability on all devices. Some are designed to be malicious, such as logging keystrokes or activity, and others can even transport malware. Always be careful about any app you are thinking about installing. & websites, but the problem is that most of them are full of scammers now.

With hundreds of thousands of professional fraudsters working around the world, they are looking for new victims everywhere!

If you are using game apps, language apps, community apps – virtually any place that lets you connect or chat with transfers – then you are in danger.

There is only one reliable defense: Do Not Talk With Strangers Online! Ever!

In this case, it is a phone app & website called Tandem Language (www.Tandem.net)

We cannot emphasize this enough, and be sure to check the apps that your family uses for features like this and eliminate them. Even paid apps can be loaded with scammers because they have more money than you do!

Online collaboration with strangers has to stop!

Sadly, this is an incredible idea but without constant vigilance and moderation it turns out to be a place where anyone can be victimized.

Remember, to report all scammers on www.Anyscam.com – this is how we learned about this one!

We recognize the effort that went to this brilliant idea and we have no desire to harm the publisher, but in the absence of effective policing of their members, we recommend avoiding this app completely.

TAGS: SCARS, Information About Scams, Anti-Scam, Scams, Scammers, Fraudsters, Cybercrime, Crybercriminals, Romance Scams, Scam Victims, Online FraudFraud In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain (money or other assets), or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud, where the perpetrator may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements. A fraud can also be a hoax, which is a distinct concept that involves deliberate deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving a victim., Online Crime Is Real Crime, Scam Avoidance, Scam Warning, Tandem Language, Phone Apps, Online Collaboration, Tandem.net, Talking With Strangers, Strangers Online