Selma is a fraud prevention specialist renowned for her expertise in private eye investigations and a remarkable partnership with law enforcement agencies. Beyond her investigative triumphs, her public speaking engagements and written works have empowered countless individuals to protect themselves and stay ahead of deceptive schemes. Selma's legacy shines as a tenacious agent of change, unyielding in her commitment to battling fraud and ensuring a safer world for all.
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How the scam works: This is a scam that happens often in Thailand and Cambodia. If you are in one of their airports’ shops, keep a considerable distance from the shelves or leave your bags outside the stores. This is an organized scam where fake or even real police officers will take you away, suggesting you stole […]
How the scam works: You just got off of a long flight. You're in a foreign country and all you want to do is go to the hotel and crash. You walk out of your gate, get your luggage and are finally on your way out when you stop and take a second look at […]
How the scam works: You are starting your all-inclusive trip in, say, Cancun – Mexico. Your plane just landed, and you are happy the hotel you’re staying at has a shuttle available. As you come out of Terminal 3, you find out from an airport employee that your shuttle is at Terminal 2, which, he […]
Baby Gypsy Throw Scam: How It Works This happens a lot in some of the most touristy places in the world, so if you are about to travel – watch out! You’re getting pickpocketed without knowing. In order to pickpocket you while in a busy place, a gypsy woman will throw her infant at you […]
How the scam works: It certainly feels good to relax on holiday and – to have a massage on the beach once in a while. However, there are destinations like Barcelona, Indonesia, Thailand, Bali, etc. – where massage ladies are all over the place. Sometimes they walk along the beach in pairs. How the scam works […]
How to avoid: Don’t laugh, this is a very popular pick pocketing trick not only in your country, but all over the world. While you are wandering on the streets of, say New York or Buenos Aires, a substance is squirted on you, either mustard or something brown that looks like bird droppings. An "accidental" […]
How the scam works: If you are a US citizen, be very careful when you are required to call certain numbers, in order to complete a deal, transaction, or redeem a prize. As close as these might sound to US area codes, numbers like 809, 876, or 284 are actually the Caribbean. The whole scam […]
Missing Jury Duty Scam: How It Works What happens if you miss jury duty? A lot of bad things, indeed, if you are familiar with the legislation. However, beware of a new scam circulating via email and phone call, addressing the issue of ignoring jury summons. Beware, the Missing Jury Duty Scam is prevalent these […]
How The Living in Mexico Scam Works: Scammers target North-American citizens living in Mexico by looking in the phone book. Once they have formulated a list, they will do in-depth research and find out the victims’ info, such as the names of their best friends, nicknames, former clients, etc. Most of the details are collected from […]
International Calling Call Cards Fraud: How It Works You probably don’t use international calling cards much, since technology now allows us to make long distance calls through computers or mobile apps. However, if you consider buying an interneational calling card, you want to know that some reports show that the average prepaid cards offer only […]
Here is how the Lottery scam works. It could be a prize from a company such as Bank of America, Dream Lottery, Publishers Clearing House, or even a charity lottery.
Lower Interest Rate Scam: How It Works (with recording of a real scammer below) The phone rings. You answer. An automated voice mentions the burden of high-interest rates and asks if you’re interested in a lower interest rate for your credit card or mortgage. If you are, you are required to “press 1”, or any […]
Watch out for the Medicare Coverage Helpline scam happening these days. Warn your elders about this fraud perpetrated via phone calls.
Microsoft Tech Scam aka Free Security Check: How It Works (with scam caught on camera video below) The growing number of computers per household all over the world has offered scammers a variety of fraud ideas. One of the latest telephone scams reveals criminals calling house numbers, claiming to be Microsoft technicians providing “free security […]
How the scam works: If any of your family members are in the army, you might receive a phone call one day, from somebody claiming to be either a doctor in the infirmary, a Red Cross representative, a comrade, or one of his/her superiors. The caller might give you bad news such as: “He has been hurt […]
Mobile Numbers Go Public Scam: How It Works (with video below) Scammers send mass e-mails, phone texts, Twitter posts, or even make telephone calls, informing that “Starting the 15th of next month, all mobile phone numbers are going public”. They also mention that the numbers will be released to telemarketing companies and “you will start to […]
Manny Pacquiao Text Message: How The Scam Works Multiple world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has a TV game show called “Manny, many prizes”. The show is very popular and scammers didn’t waste a second in trying to get a slice of its success. Due to the object of the game – giving away prizes – […]
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