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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Learn how to avoid fraud, internet scams, consumer ripoffs, con jobs and investment schemes by educating yourself. Fraud Guides is here to help!
Americans lose hundreds of millions of dollars each year to fraud. Billions more are lost world-wide to con artists
touting the next great investment idea, guaranteed loans and diets that can't fail. These con artists or scam specialists
do not discriminate between the rich and poor, the young and old, nationality or race. They target the well educated,
so-called smart individuals as well as those with less education and sophistication. Their greed knows no bounds.
 Con artists have a scheme for everything you can think of. They have lots of time to develop, test and perfect
their scams because that's what they do. Ripping you off is their job. And they do it well. Fraudsters succeed because
people respond too quickly to the siren call of easy money. Most scams are actually quite easy to see through.
If we all stopped and used our heads before letting our greed get the better of us we could put scammers out
of business for good. Think about that for a moment.
Fight Fraud with Knowledge
Fraud Guides exists to inform the public about scam artists and their tactics so that hopefully
you can recognize a scam before you become the victim of one. Most scams are tried and true schemes that
have been around for years if not centuries. Once you learn how to recognize a few you will realize how similar
most of them are whether they occur on the internet, over the phone or in an ad you respond to in the newspaper.
Arm yourself to fight fraud!
It all begins with educating oneself about fraud. FraudGuides is here to assist those attempting to do just that.
These pages are going to examine several of the investment and consumer scams that have existed for quite some
time, several for centuries or more. One would think that after so much publicity and discussion
of ongoing scams in both print media and television that people would finally stop falling for these
tricks.
Alas, we humans are not smart at times as greed leads our emotions and faults our decision making process.
We'll do all we can to provide the information you need to avoid scams. The rest is up to you.
Auto and Car Dealership Scams
While most car dealerships are honest there are more than a few that will try and trick you into paying more for your car
than it's worth or into financing your loan at a higher interest rate than you could. These are some of the biggest auto and car
dealership scams and our advice on how to avoid them.
Tax Fraud
Just in time for tax season! A listing of many of the top tax-related scams. These can be even mor dangerous
than losing your money because you are responsible for paying your taxes even if you were fooled into doing
something wrong. Use these pages to help you know what's bad advice or just plain criminal. The last thing
you want is the IRS explaining it to you.
Consumer Fraud
Consumers face fraud from every direction. It could be in the home, or at work or you could experience it while
out shopping.
Investment Schemes
Everyone wants to make money and that includes both honest investors and scam artists. Investing is a natural place to find
fraud because people are usually so eager to make a quick buck that they sometimes let their greed get in the way of their
judgement.
Internet Fraud
All scams that have been done via other mediums over the years can be done even easier because of the anonymity of the internet.
The con artists will use the chat rooms to tout their product, send unsolicited emails and build web sites to attract you to
them. Try to keep aware of these scams and recognize them for what they are. A little caution will go along way.
Telemarketing Scams
Most telemarketing calls, although highly annoying, are made by legitimate telemarketing companies. Unfortunately, there are
many large telemarketing scam rings out there that like to prey on unsuspecting consumers.
How to Report Fraud
Use our state-by-state fraud reporting resources to find where to complain or file a report if you've been the victim of a scam. Help is just a click away
Lemon Law Resources - A state-by-state guide to Lemon Laws around the country.
Visit our Lemon Law Resources section for comprehensive information about your state's Lemon Laws.
You mat have been tricked into driving a lemon home, but in many cases the law is on your side and enable you to fight back. If you
want to find out more about Lemon Laws and how they protect you, start with a visit to our Lemon Law Resources section. Inside you'll
find the text of the law itself and many layman explanations of these codes, rules and regulations for all 50 states and the District
of Columbia.
Tip of the Day
Each day we have a new tip about how to detect fraud and what do if you're the victim of one of these crimes
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