What kinds of questions should I ask a potentail scam artist?
969032
Check to see if Canada has a better business bureau and check the company out.  \n\nI ask soooo many questions I generally piss the scammers off and they just leave me alone.  A legit business answers all my questions and gives me phne numbers so I can check up on them.  I tell them rightout " I will be checking up on you, and until then we will not be doing business"  again, scammers hang up on me!\n\nAsk for their business ID. number(any country should have some sort of business tax number), and customer service phone number.  Tell them you will get back to them after you have checked them out, and throw in there that if they do not come up clean then your lawyer will be in touch.\n\nWorks for me everytime !!
368736
I have a close friend who has been in law enforcement for over twenty years. He says he almost always asks people why they committ crimes. I have asked him before what scammers say. He says they often say if people won't think and realize their being scammed that they deserve to be victims. Maybe not true of all scammers, but mostly the ones he's spoken with.
986741
I don't think it sounds very fishy, it is a lot of work to keep up with ebay and listing and checking questions and answering.  Sorry I can't help you.  I am busy with my own ebay business and a second business also that I began only a couple of months ago and it's taking off on me.  I would suggest a family member or something along that lines to help you out.  I don't think you will find a stranger to trust you to pay them to work for you.  That's just the world today because there really are too many scams out there.  I wish you luck and don't let people get to you.  It never hurts to ask.
783697
be very very cautious\nfind out thoroughly whether its a genuine business or not\ndo some research abotut that company\ngod luck
369923
Are you asking if there are any true and honest home business opportunities over the internet and why are there so many scams out there?\n\nThere are many legitimate, honest opportunities online and offline. But there are even more scams and con artists on the internet and off the internet. \n\nYou must first do your due-diligence which means your research:\n-Collect as much information as possible about the opportunity before you sign up for anything.\n-Ask lots of questions until you have a clear understanding.\n-Do background checks to confirm legitmacy. \n-And never allow anyone to force you into participating because of their agressive sales tactics.\n-Follow your instincs. Only move forward with a business opportunity when you feel 100% comfortable.\n\nThe best thing to do if you want to earn money is start your own business on the internet. I can show you how. Contact me. If you want more info. \n\nGood luck!
984928
I can investigate for you, but it costs 10bucks. I will find her for you. No scam, I wont charge you until I find her, and once I verify that its her, I will tell you and then you can pay for her information.
723370
Contact your local police or if you are in the US, contact the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) but don't get your hopes up--- you fell for a scam and the scammer knows what he/she is doing. It will be very hard to track her down; every account she has provided (Yahoo, Western Union, etc) can be obtained anonymously.
179730
Allways make sure that it's a good authentic site when giving out your credit card. Have a firewall like Zonealarm, get a dynamic ip addresss, which changes you raddress everytime you log on into the internet making it hard for hackers to track you. Never give out you social security card, and avoid giving out person information. For scams anything for free or what just doesn't sound right like, Buy a stock of google for a dollar, should be avoided.Anything thats advertised on a site isn't good and also should be ignored.
632317
Good for you, but are you sure it is a GIRL you are talking to? There are a million stories out there of people being scammed by Russian MEN posing as women just so as to get your money from you. I suggest you speak to her on the phone, and establish that she is sincere.\n\nEyes and ears open, wallet/pocketbook closed.
129898
Take a look at this website:\n\nhttp://www.419eater.com/\n\nIt's a group of people who bait the Nigerian scammers (also known as the 419 scam). The stories are hilarious and they also provide suggestions on how to do it yourself.
325353
As above...not a lot can be done.\nFor a detailed look at this scam you can go to:\nhttp://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1746\n\nThese scammers hide themselves very well.They make sure that there is no paper trail back to them.\n\nThey also scam people into laundering the money.This is done by pretending that they are looking for "book keepers" for their "company.\nThey will then ask the victim to accept wire transfers into said bank account.\n\nEvery thing seems traceable..\nYou receive a check(lottery/fake check scam)...cash it ....wire the money to a traceable bank account(employment scam) and the owner of the account sends the money back to their "employers"\n\nWhen the checks are found to be fraudulent the unsuspecting owner of the bank account gets arrested and the scammers spam another 5000 email addresses looking for a "company Representative"\n\nEvery body loses...except the scammers
112030
Be very careful with your money.   Too many scam\n  artists roaming thru the Net.  Legit companies will\n  not charge a fee.
731638
I only wish I knew of one.    Seems like the only way you can ever find out is to sign up with one,  but you have to  hand over a bunch of  money first, and then  it's too late  because  you  aren't  gonna  get  any  refund  LOL>      I  got   tempted to investigate  one I got  an e-mail about,  asking for people  with good writing skills, to help  with the composition of those  online  sales pitches  that  lure others  to buy some kind of book, or sign up  for a subscription to a course for something.   You  aren't  having to  sell anything yourself, or  get caught up  in  the expense of  making phone calls, or packing and shipping merchandise  etc.etc.   Evidently  you just sit there,  and  tap  tap tap away, composing something that may attract people to  sign up for somebody  else's product,  and  that "somebody" pays  you for your services based on how  successful  your presentation  has been in  producing  sales results.   Only problem  there is that  while YOU  can't be  legally held  accountable for anything  that isn't exactly copacetic, you  are still  morally part  of the scam  if it happens to be one  ---  and  I think you also have to buy their course that instructs you how to  design  and type up your  presentation pitch on their behalf.   \n                         Only  thing I can  think of as a  way to find out about a  truly 100%  genuine one would be through the Better Business Bureau,  who, perhaps, could either help you themselves, or  direct you to somebody who could.
212320
First: Have you participated? If not you definitely are not a winner!! \n\nSecond: If you did participate in something, then I am sure they would try to contact you thru other means like mail, phone etc. \n\nAnd make sure before you give any information out, that they give you a phone # and an address where you can contact them BEFORE GIVING INFO ABOUT YOURSELF\n\nMost of this are tricks or scams to steal you identity, bank accounts ect.  DON'T FALL FOR IT!!!
478944
Keep on persisting w/ paypal, however, they usually side with the buyer so be careful.  If you prove to them that the person is a classic out of country crook, they may refund your money, but depending on how many other crimes this person has done, that person may go free.
872020
No, they are not all scams.  My wife and I made a little money doing surveys for a while.  I'll email you with the information about the one we used.
408477
You know, I'm glad you ask that question.  Very glad.  Because I suspect this group of users know more about what NOT to believe in on the Internet than the average Joe.  They are in fact here, in front of a keyboard and monitor not all that different from your own, in most cases.  Probably newer than mine, in almost all cases.  So it goes.\n\nI would not, if I were you, waste time trying to find out whether there does exist a single, or maybe even two or three, "get rich quick" or "get rich easy" schemes that actually would be consistent with both your ethical values and your talents.  Better you should concentrate on a better use for your computer literacy.  Build a project of your own, a respectable attempt at taking advantage of the breakthrough we have here in communications which we call the Internet.\n\nYahoo! routinely corrects me whenever I neglect to capitalize Internet, and I think I have finally groked that they are right.  It does deserve a capital letter, out of respect for what communication can do for LEGITIMATE efforts to make money, removing any need to pursue someone else's near fraud or at least contemptible taking advantage of the naive.  If you want to play fair in business, you go on the Internet and present what you have honestly and honorably, whether it be goods which you photograph clearly and sell individually on eBay, or its your own business and your own web page, small business never was easier and more diversified IN A STRUCTURED WAY than before the Internet taught us all how to search branching tree formations for whatever we want.\n\nThe magic of a search engine is magic enough to conjure gold for everyone, if used honestly and fairly.  And with respect for security measures that guard that honesty and fairness.  Forget being able to prosecute afterward; security is a very important part of the Internet, and needs to be respected, upgraded, and used for the benefit of the ones who want to play fair in the marketplace.  The better we get at detecting and discouraging the frauds and cheats, the better we can all do honest business.\n\nLike book publishing, for a non-random example.