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The Pinecone
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April 2013
r e s o u r c e s
Ahh the phone. It always rings
when you’re busy and never rings
when you are waiting on a call. Now
that darn thing is being used to trick
you! No worries, just remember my
“
Top Ten” list and don’t fall for it!
TOP TEN
TELEMARKETING SCAMS
1.
Credit Card Offers - false promises
of credit cards, even if credit is bad, for
an upfront fee.
2.
Prizes/Sweepstakes - request for
payment based on promise of cash or
valuable prizes that never materialize.
3.
Work at Home Plans - kits sold
on false promise of big profits from
working at home.
4.
Magazine Sales Scams - con artists
misrepresent the cost of subscriptions
or pretend to be the publisher calling
about renewals.
5.
Advanced Fee Loans - false promises
of business or personal loans, even if
credit is bad, for an upfront fee.
6.
Lotteries/Lottery Clubs - false
claims that consumers have won, or
can get help to win, a lottery - often in
a foreign country.
7.
Buyers’ Clubs - memberships in
discount buying clubs consumers
never agreed to join or through free
trial offers.
8.
Travel/Vacations - offers free or
discount travel that never materializes.
9.
Business Opportunities/Franchises
-
offers to help you start your own
business with claims of high earnings
with little effort.
10.
Telephone Slamming - switching
consumers’ phone service to another
carrier without consent.
If you have been a victim of any of
these scams, call the National Fraud
Information center at 800-876-7060.
Smart talk
TIPS YOU CAN USE
from
Sammy Squirrel,
Genius &
Donut Expert
