Selma Hrynchuk
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.
Website: http://scam-detector.com
Posts by Selma Hrynchuk:
Outstanding Debt
How the scam works: The Outstanding Debt/Invoice Scam comes as an e-mail and requires you to pay a debt or balance payment that you owe a specific business provider. An invoice is attached. The scammers use well-known names of businesses that people purchase product from (such as Amazon, eBay, Craigslist, etc). They threaten you with legal […]
Payment Protection Plan
How the scam works: Scammers call around claiming to have a reimbursement check from the Payment Protection Plan (PPP is a service fee, insuring yourself against the possibility that you can no longer pay your credit card bill due to unemployment, disability or death). “I’ve got hundreds of cases here and yours is one of […]
Your Last Receipt Scam
The Last Receipt Scam is easier to pull and harder to avoid, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's dive in and show you how it works
Scholarship Applications
Scholarship Applications For College Students And High School Seniors: Beware of Scams It is the time of the year where students go back to school or start a new chapter in their life, education-wise. Maybe you are one of them or maybe you have a child that is. Unfortunately, as the tuition fees have increased […]
Scholarship Winning
How the scam works: You receive an e-mail saying you have won a $3,000 scholarship (or any other sum). After all the congratulatory phrases and official-looking logos, the “organization” will require you to pay a tax by clicking on a link provided which opens a page set-up for payment, providing the scammer with all your financial […]
Thank You Message
How the scam works: This scam is targeted at naive people who might think they hit the jackpot. Hopefully you are not one of them. An email or letter comes to the victims from somebody living in London or Amsterdam. There is a “thank you” note from this somebody who used to live in a […]
Tax Refund Scam
Tax Refund Scam: How It Scam Works Online tax filing and its scams – it's happening again. This year, one of the biggest scams around is the Tax Refund or Free Tax Filing scam. It has a new twist. Let's see. Scenario 1. What would you do if you'd get a call from the […]
File Taxes Early Reward
How Early Can You File Your Taxes? Beware of Fake Benefits There are a plethora of tax-related scams to avoid that we've been warning about every single year. However, this has a new twist and preys on naive people biting the bait. How does it work? You receive a message that seems to be […]
Tax Return Error
How the scam works: You receive an email from the tax authority in your country (IRS in US, CRA in Canada, HMRC in UK, ATO in Australia, etc.). The message seems to be authentic, as it contains the organization logo, and came just a few days after you submitted your tax forms. The text looks like this: […]
Tax-Settlement Companies
How the scam works: During the economic crisis, tons of tax-settlement so-called “agents” have developed great businesses relying on people’s desperation to save every cent they can. Unfortunately, hundreds of these “specialists” advertise themselves as saviors, promising people they can make their tax-debts disappear. They charge exorbitant prices in advance, only to claim in the […]
Trunk Box Recovery
Did Someone From Afganistan or Syria Just Sent You an Email in Regards to Getting Money Out of The Country? You may be contacted via email by someone saying he is enrolled in military overseas (Afghanistan or Syria) and his team has confiscated a bunch of illegal money. You are asked for help in […]
Ukash Vouchers
Ukash Vouchers scam alert. Ukash vouchers are very useful and convenient legitimate cards that people in 33 countries use every day.
Bank Survey Rewards
How the scam works: You receive an email from what appears to be your bank saying the following: “As a valued customer, we would like you to take part in a short survey. Upon completion, you will be awarded $25 in your account.” You click on a link and fill out the ten question survey. […]
Broker Training
How the scam works: You're approached by a company that offers training to people interested in becoming mortgage brokers. They promise a great package which also contains “high quality leads” and “fast payouts”. The selling point is that you can have a whole new career for a measly $4,000–not nearly the price of a full […]
Buying Shares
How the scam works: Scammers send millions of e-mails at once, offering a very hot tip in the stock market. They give the name of a small company, whose shares are worth a few cents per piece, and they guarantee that the prices will sky-rocket in the next few days. What they do is buy […]
Check in the Mail
Fake Check Scams: How They Work (with video below) The Fake Check Scam occurs this way: the scammer asks for your business services – whatever they might be – and sends you a check with an amount that’s much bigger than the one you asked. Then, the criminals acknowledge his mistake but give you the […]
