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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: Anonymous
Sunday, 27 February 2005, at 1:17 p.m.
I got a postcard back in Jan. from 'NR6'. It didn't have my apt. number on it but managed to get in my mailbox anyways. The stamp on it wasn't even postmarked. I could just steam it off and reuse it, but I won't, cuz that's illeagal ;) I had a strong suspecion it was a scam, so I visited the site (hard sell) and looked up for any dirty stuff I could find. Since it was so new, it didn't turn up anything bad. So I waited a bit (even though the card says the offer exipres in 7 days.) I could always join up later through the web site, right?
Now it's about a month later and, poof, no more website. Yikes! That didn't take long, but then again, I'd be running like hell too after scamming all that cash.
The problem with scams is that it always, most of the time anyways, grabs a new recruit that's honest and never been scammed before. I have been scammed in the past, but my lesson only cost me $20. Peanuts in comparison to some of you out there. But since then, I've educated myself with scams in general and they all fall into one category or another, but can easily be spotted. So when MoneyOrdersOnly came knocking, bells went off.
How do we solve the problem? Education. Teaching this stuff, even just one hour, to students in schools can go a long way. There is enough horror stories and examples out there. Then again, we could be teaching our kids on how to develop a better scam... Come to think of it, there's been fake snake oil scammers since the beginning of time. I wonder if can ever get rid of it.
To those who fell for it, go easy on yourself and chawk it up to a learning experience. Think of it as a paid course on scams. You've earned your degree. Be proud. Now go out and educate someone else.
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