Comments on: Public Service Announcement: Avoiding Scams

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:02:40 +0000

@Gordon: Yes, it is a shame; hopefully, all the scammers get brought to justice and their victims are appropriately compensated (preferably from the scammers’ pockets). That would be justice, after all.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:38:52 +0000

I like what I’m reading. It’s sad that scammers ruin it for everyone else.

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:54:20 +0000

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By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:28:26 +0000

@FS: Yes, Craigslist apparently has more than its fair share of scammers; the caution page on Craigslist was the second result I got when I searched for ‘avoiding scams’.

Adsense does make me a bit nervous as well; not only for the penny stock ads (which I see much more often than I would like), but because I also tend to get ads in foreign languages (mostly French, I think). Google could be putting links to the mafia on my page, and I’d never know since I can’t read them. If any of my other ads generated any income, I’d just scrap Adsense altogether.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:49:56 +0000

YEah, Craigslist… scammer heaven! Beware!

My other fear is contextual ads like Adsense…. most are fine, but what about those “1000% Penny STock” ads, and other stuff I have no idea? I donno… so i don’t put it up, not to say others shouldn’t either. Just don’t feel comfortable.
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By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:36:46 +0000

Indeed, Craigslist is one particular place where wiring people money under false pretenses seems to be a major concern; when I was doing research for this blog entry, it had a page about avoiding scams, and that was a major one (second only to to dealing with people you can meet in person). Sorry to hear that the Olympics are being targeted by scammers; although, given the audacity of scammers when it comes to other targets, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. Hopefully, by warning people as often and as loudly as we can, we can cut down the number of people who fall for such things in the future.

By: youngandthrifty

youngandthrifty — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:32:51 +0000

One place to avoid the wiring scams is with Craigslist.. OR if you buy Olympic tickets online on a non-Vancouver Olympics website.

Someone lost out on $5000 worth of Opening Ceremonies tickets buying his tickets online from what seemed a reputable dealer online =(
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