Spotting ScamsScams 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. & Anti-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. Tips – Article Catalog
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Scams Are Complex And Contain Hidden Dangers!
Staying Safe Online Requires That you Have More Than Attitude & Intelligence! It Requires Specialized Knowledge!
In order to avoid or discover scams, you need knowledge but there is an endless range of clues and tips that can help you. Below are our articles on this subject.
Remember, not all scams are exactly alike. There are endless variations, but these should help you discover if you are being scammed and how to never let it happen again or even in the first place.
We will update this catalog from time to time as new articles are added or recategorized.
Scam Basics
Understand Scams
- What Is A Scam?
- 9 Steps To Avoiding Online Fraud
- How Do You Stop Scams?
- Simple Steps for Internet Safety
- FTC’s How To Avoid Scams
- Basic Fakery Deception & Lies
- Love for Sale
- Dead Wife
- Fake Video Calls
- What’s Up With Gift Cards?
- Forgetful Scammers
- Scammer Grammar!
- Scam Basics: A Taxonomy
- A Quick Reminder To Report All Scams
- There Are Real Monsters Online
- Standard Nigerian Scams & Online Fraud
Scam Tips & Clues
The Red Flags
- How To Identify A Scam?
- Spotting Scammers
- 3 Simple Rules
- 15 BASIC Warning Signs Of Romance Scamming
- Online Love Asking For Money? It’s A Scam.
- Scammers Create Fake Emergencies To Get Your Money
- Fake Valentines Quick Check List
- Why Do They Call You Dear?
- Scammer Acid Test
- Scammer Clues
- Clues You Can Use!
- Overly Religious
- Uninvited Strangers
- How To Avoid Nigerian Letter Or “419” Email Scams
- Anti-Scam Tips – Graphics & Posters
- African & Greater Middle East Phone Country Codes
- Popular Nigerian Slang You Can Use To Detect A Scammer
- Road Trip Or Out Of The Country!
- Too Many Facebook Groups
- Dead Wife
- Too Many Friends
- Scammer Grammar!
- Always Ask You To Chat Somewhere Else
- Forgetful Scammers
- How To Trace Scam Email Senders/Headers
Fake Soldiers
Spotting Military Scams:
- Military Impersonation Scams
- Soldier Impersonation
- U.S. Army Scammers / Fake Soldier Romance Scams
- U.S. Army Warning: Fake Soldiers – SCARS™ Special Report
- United States Military Ranks & Insignia
- United States Military & Social Media
- Where are the U.S. Military Forces Now
- Impersonation Galleries
- Visit SCARS Scammer Photo Gallery Website at ScamsOnline.org
Scammer Photos
Real Or Fake Photos:
- How to Do a Reverse Image Search From Your Phone
- Games With Photos
- Stolen Photos
- Scammer Fake Passport Recognition
- How To Spot Fake U.S. Passports
- Catch A Scammer By Their Photos
- Emailed & Downloaded Photos May Contain Malware
- Impersonation Galleries
- Also Visit SCARS Scammer Photo Gallery Website at ScamsOnline.org
- Don’t Stalk The Face In The Photo!
- Proof of Life/Sign Photos
Watch Out
Be Careful:
- Confronting Scammers
- Clones – Copying Profiles & Identities
- When Real People Scam!
- Newspaper Ad Scams Still Work
- Real Scammers
- Stranger Contact Warning
- Scammer Hostility
- Philippines Gold Diggers – How To Tell
- 419 Money Scammers Turn To Google Forms
- Fake Pages – Trojan Pages
- God Help Millennials!
- Anti-Scam Security Test For Your Friends & Family
- Anti-Scam “Counseling”
- Scammers Now Creating Anti-Scam Websites?
- Scammers Like Gays & Lesbians
- The Insider Threat – The Networks of Scammers
- Recognize Counterfeit U.S. Money
- Avoiding The Latest Blackmail Scam
- New Trend In Romance Scams
Deeper Insights
Better Understanding:
- Money Laundering Presents Grave Dangers For Scam Victims & Mules
- Scammer Interrogation Techniques
- Scammer Crime Scene Investigation
- Hostility Is A Common Characteristic Of Scammers
- Compassionate Scammers
- Understanding The Narcissist Scammer
- The Heart Of Darkness – A Scam Geography Lesson
- What Is The Relationship Between Scammer And Victim?
- Why Reporting Matters?
- Naming & Shaming Scammers!
- Don’t Be Afraid Of Offending Scammers!
- Social Engineering Email Scams – Red Flags
Types Of Scams
Scams Come In Many Variants:
- Online Scams & Cybercrimes – Learn About Scams
- A to Z of Online Fraud
- 419 – Advance Fee Fraud/Scams
- After Romance Scam Scams
- Airline Ticket Fraud
- Bride Scams
- Business Email Compromise Fraud
- Charity Fraud
- Coronavirus Scams
- Coupon Scams – Yes, It Is A Thing!
- Courier Fraud / Police or Bank Impersonation Scams
- Cryptocurrency Scams
- Cyberstalking
- Disaster Scams
- Doxing & Scammer Revenge
- Emergency Scams
- Fake Checks Scams
- Financial Crime Online – A Refersher
- Gift Card Scams
- Government Imposters
- Grandparents Scams
- Hotel & Hospitality Scams
- Non-Delivery & Related Scams
- One Ring Call Phone Scam
- Online Money Scams
- Package Delivery Text Message Shipping Scam
- Ransomware
- Refugee Romance Scam
- Synthetic ID Fraud
- Targeting Teens And Young Adults
- Trial Subscription Scams
- Unemployment Fraud In the U.S.
- Unknown Text Messages
- Whaling Scam Attacks
How Scams Work
Learning How It Happens:
- Top Scamming Countries
- Impersonation Romance Scams
- Lost Pet Scam – Going For Your Heart
- Non-Delivery & Related Scams
- Financial Fraud: Explained
- Introduction To Sextortion Scams
- Romance Baiting Scams
- How Scammers Use Emergency Scams
- Doxing – A Kind of Terrorism or Cyberbullying?
- Dissecting A Phishing Scam
- Dissecting A Nigerian Advance Fee [419] Fraud / Scam
- Dissecting A Lotto Scam
- Avoiding Tech Support Scams
- How To Avoid Nigerian Letter Or “419” Email Scams
- Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams
- Police Impersonation Scam Phone Calls
- Text Message Scam Warning
- Where Does Your Money Go?
- What’s Up With Gift Cards?
- Nigerian ‘Yahoo Boys’ Are Posing as US Military Members on Facebook
How Scammers Work
Scammer Techniques:
- Standard Nigerian Scams & Online Fraud
- Scammer Methods – Part 1: The Introduction
- Scammer Methods – Part 2: The Questions
- Scammer Methods – Part 3: The Steps – Grooming & Manipulation
- Scammer Methods – Part 4: The Distance
- Scammer Methods – Part 5: The Love Story
- How Scammers Use Emergency Scams
- Scammers Create Fake Emergencies To Get Your Money
- Understanding Yahoo Boy Methods
- How Yahoo Boys Create A Fake Facebook Account Without Getting Blocked
- How Yahoo Boys Scam On Facebook Without Getting Banned
- Latest Yahoo Boy Scammer Techniques
- Advanced Scammer Techniques: Cold Reading
- Equivocation – The Magician’s Choice – The Arts Of Manipulation
- How To Become A Successful YAHOO BOY
- Ghanaian Sakawa Boys – The Untold Story
- Need A Phone Number?
- Facebook Profiles For Sale Cheap
More Dangers
Social Media & Dating Site
Urban Legends
Truth From False Information:
- Introduction & What Are They
- Urban Legends: The Lone Scammer
- Scammers Are Stupid
- Scammers Are All Alike
- It’s All About The Scammers
- Who Is Responsible?
- Scammer Threats & Blackmail
- Why Scammers Ask For Photos?
- Do Something Useful With Their Lives!
- Obsessive Scammer Exposing
- Anti-Scam Groups Are All Good
- Victims Are Stupid
- No One Is Doing Anything!
- Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends
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