121. Scams Check out Quatloos CyberMuseum of scams Frauds for a good look at some of today s most common too-good-to-be-true get rich quick scams. http://www.sniggle.net/scams.php

Scams ``Reinvest, and tell your friends!'' - Charles Ponzi There's a whole class of sneaky behavior that's designed to move money from one pocket to another under false pretenses . These con games are often just greedy and dishonest, but can sometimes be clever and creative as well. I'd feel worse about making a big deal about these crooked schemes if there weren't such a cross-pollenation between the most dishonest bamboozles and the sales pitches that fall like rain in every part of the world where mass media and commerce tryst. After all, the U.S. radionic amulet or the environmentally-safe EuroWash Laundry Ball in the new age catalog, ``free trade'' agreements, website privacy policies nature shows public opinion polls ... ``reduced fat'' food, the evening news expert testimony and advertisements disguised as money all use a language of bogus claims and deceptive advertising that they share with more amusing and more blatant scams. Capitalism, with its perpetual shell-game of paper money, plastic credit and the like, has been susceptible to con artists from the beginning. Check out such extraordinary popular delusions as The South Sea Bubble , Holland's 17 th Century Tulip Mania The Mississippi Scheme , and the fabulous internet stock bubble - seems like only yesterday!

122. Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website the Nigerian Scam. Netherlands Additional Country Specific Instructions - Netherlands. Korps landelijke politiediensten Subject fraud investigation Referentie http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website We Fight the Nigerian Scam with Education We track visitors. The Nigerian Scam Defined A Five Billion US$ (as of 1996, much more now) worldwide Scam which has run since the early 1980's under Successive Governments of Nigeria. It is also referred to as "Advance Fee Fraud", "419 Fraud" (Four-One-Nine) after the relevant section of the Criminal Code of Nigeria, and "The Nigerian Connection" (mostly in Europe). However, it is usually called plain old "419" even by the Nigerians themselves. The Scam operates as follows: the target receives an unsolicited fax, email, or letter often concerning Nigeria or another African nation containing either a money laundering or other illegal proposal OR you may receive a Legal and Legitimate business proposal by normal means . Common variations on the Scam include "overinvoiced" or "double invoiced" oil or other supply and service contracts where your Bad Guys want to get the overage out of Nigeria; crude oil and other commodity deals; a "bequest" left you in a will; "money cleaning" where your Bad Guy has a lot of currency that needs to be "chemically cleaned" before it can be used and he needs the cost of the chemicals; "spoof banks" where there is supposedly money in your name already on deposit; "paying" for a purchase with a check larger than the amount required and asking for change to be advanced; fake lottery 419; and ordering items and commodities off "trading" sites on the web and then cheating the seller.

123. United States Secret Service: Advance Fee Fraud Advisory The most prevalent and successful cases of Advance Fee fraud is the fund transfer scam. In this scheme, a company or individual http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml

PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY REGARDING "4-1-9" OR "ADVANCE FEE FRAUD" SCHEMES 4-1-9 Schemes frequently use the following tactics: An individual or company receives a letter or fax from an alleged "official" representing a foreign government or agency; An offer is made to transfer millions of dollars in "over invoiced contract" funds into your personal bank account; You are encouraged to travel overseas to complete the transaction; You are requested to provide blank company letterhead forms, banking account information, telephone/fax numbers; You receive numerous documents with official looking stamps, seals and logo testifying to the authenticity of the proposal; Eventually you must provide up-front or advance fees for various taxes, attorney fees, transaction fees or bribes; Other forms of 4-1-9 schemes include: c.o.d. of goods or services, real estate ventures, purchases of crude oil at reduced prices, beneficiary of a will, recipient of an award and paper currency conversion. If you have already lost funds in pursuit of the above described scheme, please contact your local Secret Service

124. Bureau Of The Public Debt : Frauds, Phonies And Scams Frauds, Phonies, and scams. The Bureau of the Public Debt and the rest of the United States Department of the Treasury (collectively http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/cc/ccphony.htm

@import "/bpd/bpdmaster.css"; FAQs Mailing Lists Forms News ... Awards Related Links U.S. Treasury FirstGov Regulations.gov Frauds, Phonies, and Scams The Bureau of the Public Debt and the rest of the United States Department of the Treasury (collectively, "we" or "us") are aware of a number of fraudulent schemes (we like to call them "scams") that involve what are claimed to be securities issued or backed by us or any other part of the United States Government. These scams have been directed at banks, charities, companies, and even individuals, by individuals or organizations seeking payment on the fraudulent securities. These pages will alert you to these scams and help you protect yourself from being taken in. If you want to search for a particular term or scam, you can use our site's search engine by clicking on the find button on the left bar. However, we recommend that you look at all of these pages in order, particularly the first page, "How Marketable Treasury Securities Really Work." The better you understand our securities, the less likely it is that you'll be taken in. Recent Court Cases of Interest 1934 Federal Reserve Note - Marques v. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

125. R.K. West Consulting -- Unusual Software From Rosemary West Return to home page Avoid psychic scams. it. For some detailed information about curse scams, please see The Truth About Curses. http://www.rkwest.com/scams.shtml

Avoid psychic scams Home Download Files FAQs Site Map ... Contact Software Convert-O-Gadget BookSmith Archives Information Books Creativity Divination Help and FAQs Registration Codes Manuals More Help Site Map Contact Us Contribute About R.K. West Newsgroup Search This Website Enter a key word Advanced Search R.K. West Consulting PO Box 8059 Mission Hills CA 91346 Protect yourself: Watch for these warning signs You are informed that someone has placed a curse on you, and that you must undergo several more expensive sessions in order to be freed of it. For some detailed information about "curse" scams, please see The Truth About Curses The practitioner seeks you out in a time of trouble. For example, if you have placed a newspaper ad regarding a missing pet or lost property, or if you have experienced a crime or family tragedy that received publicity, someone may call claiming to have psychic knowledge that can help you. These people will often claim to have worked with the police in the past, but such claims are usually false or greatly exaggerated. People pretending to be psychic often prey on parents of missing children. Someone contacts you by email or letter, claiming to have had a "vision" that led to you. These messages are actually sent to thousands of people.

126. Federal Bureau Of Investigation - Internet Fraud cooperation. Guard your account information carefully. The Nigerian Letter Scam is described on the Common fraud Schemes webpage. Related http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/internetschemes.htm

Internet Fraud The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), in April 2002 released information about victims' complaints received and referred to law enforcement regarding Internet Fraud. The findings span January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001, the IFCC's first full year of operation. Results: Non-deliverable merchandise and non-payment accounted for 20.3 percent of complaints and Nigerian Letter fraud made up nearly 15.5 percent of complaints. Credit/debit card fraud was also among the top categories of complaints. "Fraud committed via the Internet makes investigation and prosecution difficult because the offender and victim may be located thousands of miles apart. This borderless phenomena is a unique characteristic of Internet crime and is not found with many other types of traditional crime," said Thomas Richardson, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division of the FBI.

127. Frauds And Scams | Crimes Of Persuasion - An Investigators Resource Frauds and scams. I hope that those among us who are interested in the investigation of swindlers, grifters, frauds and scams find it useful. http://www.fraudsandscams.com/

- Quick Menu - Return to Home Introduction Glossary Advanced Fee Swindles Affinity Frauds Case Studies Investigative Strategies Classic Grift Gems or Colored Stones Identity Issues Offshore Offerings Prime Bank Frauds Securities Issues Tax Strategy/Tax Evasion Trusts In The Spotlight Contact Us I am Bill E. Branscum, a licensed Private Investigator and owner of Oracle International The Institute of Internal Auditors recently invited me to deliver a presentation regarding the various and sundry scams and frauds promoted via the Internet. As I prepared the outline for that presentation, several of the investigators I network with requested copies for their review. Many reported that they found the drafts useful and informative and several suggested that I write a book. As most of you know, I have one time consuming project ; raising four children by myself leaves me little time to write books. Rather than continue to produce copies of my outline, revise them and re-revise the revisions for my professional colleagues, I have established this web site. I hope that those among us who are interested in the investigation of swindlers, grifters, frauds and scams find it useful. Those of you in the market for books would do well to visit Les Henderson's website at

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