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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.
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.
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.
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