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“People shop price until they understand value.
Then they realize there is no such thing as good price, there can ONLY
be good value.”
- Warren Buffett -
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you want to get bargain prices for your:videos ,books, DVDs,computer or
personal items? At Bargain-a-Dollar
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Our web site will help you on your search to find exciting and unique
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Most of this website
material is directed to our online
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some informations related to scams and fraud, money matters, small
business and much more.... That is why we present first, some basic
informational source from
craiglist with diverse fraud schemes to help visitors avoid on-line
scams.
Use caution and common sense when dealing with any financial transaction:
- DEAL ONLY WITH trusted/verified sites!
- NEVER wire funds to a distant person, via Western Union or
any other carrier
- Be wary if the other party wants to use an escrow service such as
BidPay or Squaretrade
- NEVER give out personal financial information (checking account
number, SSN, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
- trust your instincts, and always remember that the most important
rule -- caveat emptor -- BUYER BEWARE -- applies
to any transaction on line where money is involved.
Recognizing the posibility to be a scam
Most scams involve one or more of the following:
- inquiry from someone far away, often in another country
- proposed transaction includes a cashier's check, postal money order,
Western Union, or escrow service (BidPay, Squaretrade, etc.)
- inability or refusal to meet face-to-face when buying/selling from
local sites
Types of Scams
1. Someone claims that unverified sites will guarantee
a transaction, certify a buyer/seller, OR claims that
the site will handle or provide protection for a payment
- These claims might be fraudulent, be aware!
- Scammer will often send an official looking email that appears to
come from the posting site, offering a guarantee, certifying a seller,
providing payment services -- all such emails are fakes!
2. distant person offers a genuine-looking (but fake) cashier's
check
- you receive an email offering to buy your item, or rent your apartment,
sight unseen.
- cashier's check is offered for your sale item, as a deposit for
an apartment, or for just about anything else of value.
- value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item - scammer offers
to "trust" you, and asks you to wire the balance via money transfer
service
- banks will often cash these fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE
WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR, including criminal prosecution in some
cases!
- scam often involves a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate
owing buyer money, etc)
3. Someone requests payment via Western Union or MoneyGram:
- Often claim that an MTCN or confirmation code is needed before
he can withdraw your money - this is FALSE, once you've wired money,
it is GONE.
- Scam "bait" items include laptops, plasma TVs, cell phones, tickets
- but could be almost anything
- common countries currently include: Nigeria, Romania, Ukraine,
Spain, UK, Italy, Netherlands - but could be anywhere
- deal often seems too good to be true
4. distant person offers to send you a cashier's check
and then have you wire money:
- this is ALWAYS a scam, in our experience - the cashier's check
is FAKE
- sometimes accompanies an offer of merchandise, sometimes not
- scammer often asks for your name, address, etc for printing on
the fake check
- deal often seems too good to be true
5. distant person suggests use of an online escrow
service.
- most online escrow sites are FRAUDULENT, operated by scammers
- for more info, do a google search on "fake escrow" or "escrow fraud"
- if you must do business with a distant seller, insist on a legitimate
service, such as www.escrow.com
6. distant seller asks for a partial payment upfront, after which he
will ship goods
- he says he trusts you with the partial payment
- he may say he has already shipped the goods
- deal often sounds too good to be true
Other Resources
U.S.
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