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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Scams and Frauds
QuickTour of this Fraud Site
Message Board - Submissions from Fraud Victims
Messages and Queries from Site Visitors
Messages 2 - Scam Victim Stories
Messages 3 - Scam Victim Stories
Messages 4 - Scam Victim Stories
Kudos - Official Praise for this Fraud Awareness Site
Classification of Scams and Crimes Involving Fraud
The Scope of Telemarketing, Internet and Investment Fraud
Lead Generation Techniques used by Con Artists
Terms used in the Scams and Fraud Trade
Telemarketing Fraud Section
Telemarketing Section - Crimes of Persuasion
Outbound
Outbound Telemarketing Calls
Major
Major Losses From Outbound Telemarketing
Foreign Lottery Ticket Sale and Winning Number Internet and Mail Fraud Scams
Investments
Investment Fraud Related Scams
Deceptions Used To Appear Legitimate
Techniques Used to Sell Fraudulent Investments
Boiler Room Operations
Lines Used by Fraudulent Investment Sellers
Blind Pools as a Fraudulent Investment
Commodities, Futures and Options Used in Fraud
FCC Licenses as Fraudulent Investments
Films as a Fraudulent Investment
Foreign Currency Exchange as a Fraudulent Investment
Gemstones as a Fraudulent Investment
High Tech Fraudulent Investments
IRA and RSP Endorsement as a Fraudulent Investment
Rare Items Such as Wine, Stamps, Coins as a Fraudulent Investment
Real Estate as a Fraudulent Investment
Resources as a Fraudulent Investment
Tax Evasion
Use of Viatical Settlements for Fraud
Unbelievably Absurd Fraudulent Investments
Accounting and Auditing to Mask Fraud
Abuses of Regulatory Codes to Sell Investments
Losing Money Even in the Major Markets
The Role of Regulatory Bodies in Combatting Fraud
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes Scams
Puzzle Sweepstakes Lottery Scams and Mailing Lists Used in Telemarketing and Mail Fraud Against Seniors and Vulnerable Victims
1 of 5 Prizes Sweepstakes Scam
Advance Fee Sweepstakes Scams
Reloading of Sweepstakes Victims
Scams Offering To Recover Losses From Scams
Seniors Targeted For Sweepstakes Scams
Helping Seniors Who Are Victims of Scams
Transcript of Canadian Telemarketing Fraud Case Against Quebec Operations
Victim Section of Transcript of Canadian Telemarketing Fraud Case Against Quebec Operations
Defendant Section of Transcript of Canadian Telemarketing Fraud Case Against Quebec Operations
Interlinks
Minor
Outbound Telemarketing Losses Under $1000
Credit Card Loss Insurance Scams
Fraudulent Donation and Telefunding Schemes
Fraudulent Magazine Subscription Sales
Slamming
Fraudulent Travel Clubs and Vacation Packages
RPR Vacations
Inbound
Inbound Telemarketing Frauds
MajorIn
Inbound Telemarketing Fraud Losses Over $1000
Identity Theft and Its Affect on Victims
Frauds Which Use Vanity as a Lure
Fraudulent Offers to Assist Patenting Inventions
Fraudulent Offers to Provide Publishing Services
BusinessOps
Business Opportunity Frauds
Fraudulent Bulk E-Mail Business Opportunities
Fraudulent Display Rack and Vending Machine Offers
Medical Billings as an Business Opportunity Scam
MinorIn
Inbound Telemarketing Fraud Losses Under $1000
Cramming - Charging for Unauthorized Services
Fraudulent Pay Per Call Services
HowTo
Fraudulent Instructional How-to Services
Fraudulent Employment Opportunities
Fraudulent Promotion of Government Auctions
Fraudulent Green Card Lottery Offers
Fraudulent Inheritance Locator Services
Int. Drivers License
Fraudulent Offers to Locate Lost Money
Fraudulent Offers to Locate Missing Persons
Fraudulent Scholarship Offers
Fraudulent Offers to Finance or Buy Your Business
Fraudulent Work at Home Offers
MoneyProbs
Scams Focusing on People with Money Problems
Fraudulent Credit Card Offers
Fraudulent Advance Fee Loan Brokers
Fraudulent Credit Repair Services
File Segregation to Fraudulently Repair Credit
Credit Repair Through Unwise Use of Bankruptcy
Delivered
Scams Delivered by Other Means
Internet
Internet Auctions
Chain Letters
Fraudulent Dieting and Weight Loss Programs
Use of Infomercials to Sell Dubious Products
Fraudulent Modeling Agencies and Talent Scouts
Prison Pen Pals and Personal Ads
Pyramid Schemes
Internet-based Pyramid Schemes
CashEvolution
Forward United
Quick Cash Secret Banking System QCSBS
Texas Gold Rush - Beverly Skinner
Urban Legends
InPerson
Face to Face Fraud - Crimes of Persuasion
MajorPerson
Financial Advisers Who Abuse Our Trust
Affinity Fraud - Group Focused
Albanian National Scandal Ponzi
Allied Deals
Cults
Examples of Ponzi Schemes
Foreclosures
Gifting Articles
Gifting Club & Women Empowering Women Message Board
Home Renovation Scams
Horus Services
Jamaican Switch
Face to Face Losses Over $1000
Multilevel Marketing Programs
Offshore Seminars
Pigeon Drop
Ponzi Schemes and Bubble Scam Investment Frauds
Prime Bank Scam Investment Fraud Schemes Offering High-Yield Instruments
Psychic Scams
Pyramid Cash U.K. Internet Gifting Club
Pyramid Clubs Such as the Women Empowering Women Gifting Club and the Airplane Game
Deceptive Seminar Presentations for Fraudulent Business Opportunities, Pyramid Scams and Trusts
Street Scammers
Sweetheart Swindle Scams
Fraudulent T-Bills & Bonds
Time Share Seminars and Resales
Prime
Elfindepan
SEC Action Against the Gateway Association Prime Bank Scam Investment Fraud Scheme Offering High-Yield Instruments
SEC Actions Against Prime Bank Scam Investment Fraud Schemes Offering High-Yield Instruments
SEC Actions Against Prime Bank Scam Investment Fraud Schemes Offering High-Yield Instruments
Quantum Gold
Prime Bank Investment Fraud Example and SEC Complaint Pertaining To Garry W. Stroud
TCI Investment Club
Tim Harper
SEC Action Against the TLC Prime Bank Scam Investment Fraud Scheme Offering High-Yield Instruments
SEC Action Against the Tri-West Investment Club Prime Bank Scam Investment Fraud Scheme Offering High-Yield Instruments
In Person Losses Under $1000
Auctions
Impostor and Deception Theft or Distraction Burglary Perpetrated by Traveling Criminals Posing as Bogus Callers
Sleight of Hand and other Street Scams
Scams using Dynalab SD2.8 Tower Speakers and Millennium Speakers Musical Technology Millennium Theater System 2012 sold from white vans.
Dent Scam
Business
Frauds Focusing on Businesses
Bank and Banking Related Fraud
Counterfeiting of Financial Instruments
Fraudulent Business Loans or Trade Deals Involving Advance Fee Front Money Scams
Nigerian Advance Fee 419 Fraud Scams
Frauds Relating to Business Supplies and Services
Nigerian
Widows of Deposed Leader Sani Abacha in Nigerian Email Scams
Aides of Deposed Leaders in Nigerian Fraud Letters
Asset Transfer Request Examples of Nigerian Scam Letters
Bogus Orders Sent By Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Rings
Use of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Nigerian 419 Fraud Scam Letters
Daughters of Deposed Leaders in Nigerian Email Scam Letters
Dead Foreigner Examples used in 419 Fraud Letters
More Examples of Dead Foreigners used in 419 Fraud Letters
Dead Foreigners 3
Dead Foreigners 4
Deposed Leader Stories Used in Nigerian E-mail Scams
Documentation Used in Nigerian Advance Fee 419 Fraud Scams
Donation Pleas
Use of the ECOWAS in Nigerian Email Scam Letters
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Using Farm / Land Disputes in Africa
Follow Up By Nigerian Scammers
Format Used by Nigerian Criminals in Advance Fee Fraud.
Inheritance Examples Used in Scam Letters from Nigeria.
Bogus Nigerian Job Offers
A Humorous Look at Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Correspondence
Another Humorous Look at Nigerian E-mail Scam Letters
Lost Wills and Charitable Gift Examples from Nigerian Fraud Letters.
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Lottery Winnings Scams
Marked Currency / Black Money / Defaced Currency Used as Part of Nigerian Scam Operations.
Nigeria Government Ministries Used in Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Schemes
More Over-invoicing Examples of Nigerian Scammers 419 Frauds
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Convictions and Busts by Law Enforcement Agencies
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Scholarship Offer Scams
Victims of Nigerian Email Scam Letters
More Victims of Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud E-mail Scams
Nigerian Scam Letter Message Board
NNPC - Use of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in 419 Advance Fee Fraud.
NNPC - More Use of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in 419 Advance Fee Fraud.
Other Factors Related to Nigerian Advance Fee 419 Frauds
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Scams Which Take Place Out of Africa
Over-invoiced contracts used in Nigerian Scam offers.
Use of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Nigeria Email Scams
Purchase Used Cars
Use of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Contract Review or Award Panel in 419 Advance Fee Fraud.
Nigerian Advance Fee 419 Fraud Scammer Names
Security and Finance Companies Used in Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Scams
Sons of Deposed Leaders in Nigerian Email Scam Letters
Trade Deal Examples used in West African Advance Fee Fraud Internet Scams
Viewer Story
Widows of Deposed Leaders ( Abacha, Sankoh, Anan, Fofana ) Sending Requests to Share Millions in Nigerian Advance Fee Scams
Criminals
Con Artists Revealed as True Criminals
Factoring - Processing Payments
Integration Stage of Money Laundering
Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Money Laundering
Layering Techniques in Money Laundering
Money Laundering
Placement Techniques used in Money Laundering
Factors Hampering Law Efforts to Combat Money Laundering
Victims
Endorsement Suit
Endorsement 1
Endorsement 2
Investigation of and Tracking Down Fraud Perpetrators
List Removal
Organizations
Reporting
Restitution
Spam
Support
Victims of Fraud
Laws
Funding Sources to Combat Fraud
Section on Laws Available to Deter Fraud
Operations, Task Forces and Initiatives to Combat Fraud
Factors Which Allow The Problem
Canada
Canadian Law Enforcement Agencies
Relevant Canadian Laws
Canadian Consumer Laws
Canadian Criminal Laws Dealing With Fraud
Enforcement
US
U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies Responsible for Fraud
U.S. Consumer Laws
U.S. Criminal Laws Dealing With Fraud
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for Fraud Related Offences
Relevant Laws in the United States
Feedback
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Author and Site Background
Source Material and Editorial Credits