Posted by Mallory Megan | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 20th, 2010
And you thought your collections agent was bad! It was recently revealed that two Dublin City restaurant owners were harassed and abused by the employees of a debt collection agency over a disputed debt of 70,000 in Irish Dollars, according to the High Court.
Patrick Whelan, owner and majority shareholder of the bar Mexico to Rome in Temple Salamanca on St. Andrews Street, Dublin, Da Pino on Parliament Street is the one attesting to this harassment. Fellow shareholder in two of the restaurants Caroline Boyle and Mr. Whelan were granted an injunction yesterday that prevented interference by Jim and Colm Banks which is trading as Jim Banks & Sons Ltd and by their agents and servants.
According to Mr. Whelan, he “fears for his family and employees” and has been “shaken to the core” as a result of the threats by individuals called Debt 1 Recovery. In addition, he denies the debt in contention. Also, Ms. Boyle and Mr. Whelan are worried that a new restaurant venture they have that is due to open will be barged in on. Read more...
Posted by Odessa Dessi | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 20th, 2010
Since the 16th century scam artists have employed a highly profitable swindle that has impoverished unnumbered targets. It is labeled the Spanish Prisoner because it originated in Spain. Other nations became suspicious of Spain at that time because of its continuous menace. A “mark” (the prey) is told that an aristocrat has been imprisoned in Spain and is relying on the con artist to raise bribes needed to secure his release. If the mark would supply some of the money, he was promised that he would be rewarded generously upon the release of the prisoner, and furthermore could wed the prisoner’s beautiful daughter.
As with any con it required some research in order to only contact “soft” yet financially solid targets, as well as a demeanor that’s hard to duplicate. This type of conman can sell anything to anyone and get away with not only the money, but with the mark not initially realizing they’ve been duped. Read more...
Posted by Odessa Dessi | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 20th, 2010
Babysitting and Au-Pair positions have emerged as a dangerous scam in recent years. These positions are offered overseas through various media. The wages are high and benefits like travel expenses are offered.
The advertisements usually contain a contact phone number and request for a resume. The average resume contains a tremendous amount of personal information so great care should be exercised when submitting this document. It can be used as a convenient vehicle for identity theft.
In an interview for a job of this kind, the interviewers are usually well dressed, talk in a cultured voice, and paint the picture of a carefree job, at top pay, with lots of time to investigate the countryside. The scammers prefer women with little or no contact with relatives.
If one questions why they do not hire someone from their own country, their usual response is that they want someone more fluent in another language to help their children. This may or may not be true. It is extremely important that, in these interviews, the prospective employee ask questions regarding all aspects of the job as well instead of just answering personal questions. Scammers do not like this and, if they seem reluctant to answer, the job should be declined. Read more...
Posted by Mallory Megan | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 15th, 2010
The Federal Trade commission is planning to award 1.6 million dollars to thousands of customers who were conned into giving money that they did not owe by scam artists who used threats, harassment and lies to get them to pay up.
Back in 2003, the FTC sued three companies that were operating under the name National Check Control. They charged them with abusing and harassing consumers. This laundry list of illegal activity included falsely threatening criminal prosecution, collecting amounts that were not due, illegally communicating with third parties and other violations of federal laws.
Two years later the court put a permanent halt on their business and ordered them to pay back the consumers they had conned. The defendants, Check Investors Inc, Check Enforcement Inc, Jaredco, Inc and the companies owner Barry Sussman tried to appeal the case to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court in vain.
One day after the appeals court did not agree to consider his appeal, Sussman suspiciously removed a number of coins valued at $335,000 from a bank safe deposit box. The federal court demanded that he turn over them to the FTC to pay back the consumers. Later, a federal jury convicted him of two felony counts, one for theft of government property and one for obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to forty one months in federal prison and is serving his sentence now. Read more...
Posted by Benedict Perez | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 10th, 2010
Protecting all your financial information has become an important thing in life. There is a great and continuous advancement in technology. It is advancing for benefit of people. But there are some people in this world who are taking the wrong advantage of this advanced technology. Due to these reasons credit protection has become an important thing. For this you have to choose a reliable credit service. This is because they are the one who can only assure to be able to cope up with any financial obligation.
It is important that you do not ever disclose your credit information to anybody until unless you trust the person. So take care that any malicious person cannot steal the credit information. If anybody steals your secret financial information then he can use it for illegal purpose.
Earlier it was very easy to keep the credit information secret. You just have to keep your account number and the name related with the account secret. You only disclose to the person you know and trust. And also the technology was not so advanced that somebody can steal all the information just by using the bank account number. But nowadays it happens. So keep everything secret. Read more...
Posted by Benedict Perez | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 5th, 2010
Identity theft is becoming more and more common nowadays as hackers find new ways to obtain your information. It is the crime wherein one person assumes the identity of another for his or her own personal gain. By acquiring your private personal information, they can spend your money, commit crimes using your identity and use services which are meant for you. It can go on for a while and may be discovered too late when the damage is too big.
One should ask how these culprits get your identity. By simply knowing their usual methods of stealing your information, you can build your first line of identity theft prevention. The protection should start with you and should not all be left to the paid services.
One of the simplest ways for the offenders to get your information is by going through your trash. If you are careless, your billing statements that you throw in the trash can be used to get some of your information. You can either just keep your bills together in a single envelope or if you really do not want them anymore, you can shred or burn the paper before throwing it away thus your information is not available for any illegal use. Read more...
Posted by Odesi Desko | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on February 1st, 2010
Fairly new on the scene is what is called Hitman scams. These seem to be growing and people should be aware of what they are and what to do. It starts by someone getting a person’s e-mail address which is fairly easy these days.
The scam artist send an e-mail to the victim, claiming that they were contracted to murder the e-mail’s recipient. However, this fake hitman has had second thoughts, and they will be willing to let you live if you pay them a certain fee. Of course, this type of e-mail is completely shocking to anyone who would receive it. Typically, anyone who is wrapped up in this variety of fraud will lose many thousands of dollars.
This kind of scam profits by manipulating a person’s fear. After all, hitmen on TV kill people for various, inconsequential reasons all of the time. These kinds of things do not happen to regular people, and especially if said person has done no wrong.
There are those who have fallen for the scam and have sent money to get the “hitman” to back off. However, for the most part, people can see through this scam and send the email to the authorities. This is the proper course of action if you should encounter such a message. Read more...
Posted by Odesi Desko | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on January 31st, 2010
Most people who have a love for pets have done so since they were children. That love of animals definitely goes with them to adulthood, and most people end up have a cat or dog as a pet. Unfortunately, there are pet scammers who are quick to use people’s love of animals to cheat them.
Many con-artists, throughout the world have puppy mills. These animals are shipped, through brokers, to various sellers. These sellers advertise the puppies through the Internet or through other means of advertisement to unsuspecting buyers.
Their ads will display beautiful dogs that are extremely pleasing to look at online. They’ll claim that the dog is a championship breed and charge a lot of money. You’ll always have to pay up front in these situations. However, the animal you pay for is far from the animal that you get in the end.
Another downside with these pet scammers is the guarantee they give that the animal has had its shots and is in perfect physical condition. Many of the buyers who fell for this game got a puppy that was sick and/or died soon after. Do not plan on buying any live animals for a source you cannot certify as being legitimate. Read more...
Posted by Mallory Megan | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on January 27th, 2010
We’ve all seen them – the in your face “Cash4Gold” television ads, sometimes featuring people on the street dancing, or at other times, M.C. Hammer offering quick cash in exchange for your old, unused jewelry. Although human nature makes us want to unconditionally trust the dancing person or even with his track record, M.C. Hammer, it turns out that Cash4Gold may not in fact be too legit to quit.
Recently Representative Anthony D. Weiner called Cash4Gold out for bad business practices. Standing in front of lawful jewelry appraisers, Weiner urged consumers to take their business to a place that they knew was valid as opposed to the shady mail in gold exchange.
The way that Cash4Gold works is that consumers use special envelopes to mail jewelry and gold to the company’s offices in Florida. According to the advertisements, the company will provide customers with a quick appraisal of the value of the items they have sent, and then they will mail them a check for that amount. Read more...
Posted by Odesi Desko | Scams And Rip Offs Travel | Posted on January 22nd, 2010
From the 1500’s on there has been a scam that has proven very lucrative for thieves and has left thousand of victims destitute. It’s called the Spanish Prisoner due to its origins. It seems that back then Spain was a constant threat to many countries resulting in much mistrust. “Marks,” or victims, would be notified that a royal person was being held prisoner and to set them free would require bribes. In exchange the victim would receive not only a generous reward, but also the hand of the princess in marriage.
The con man had already researched to be sure the quarry was wealthy but gullible, and to be able to present a convincing story. The hustler must be able to persuade the individual to cooperate and provide the money, without letting him know that he is being taken.
Similar swindles exist in assorted varieties in modern times. They still depend on secrecy and trust, covertness, and a sense of acute importance. They rely on the tendency of people to want to come of the aid of their fellowmen, especially if they can profit monetarily while doing so. As the game goes on, the victim is told that difficulties have arisen, and more money is required. Rather than lose the money he has already put out, he will invest more, and this will continue until the mark is cleaned out and the game ends. Read more...
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