Face To Face Scams Archives

Face To Face Scams

Face to face scams can be some of the most frightening to be a victim of. Instead of anonymous hackers, the victim is brought face to face with the thief.

The way these scams typically work is using a pretense to meet at a specific location for any of a number of purposes. It could be to repay a debt owed by a family member or perhaps bail for a loved one in trouble.

The victim of the face to face scam either is defrauded of the funds or is placed in a position where they have to give the funds to the perpetrator or else they – or a loved one held ostensibly for ransom – will come to harm.

Beauty Pageant Scam

Beauty Pageant Scam: How It Works There is no country in the world that has more beauty pageant scams than the United States. Advertised with bells and whistles in all 50 states, questionable competitions are organized every month in big cities. Canada, Australia, and the UK have them too, but not as many. Glamorous words, […]

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Bus Accident Witness

How the scam works: Approached by somebody with a very tempting offer, you are guaranteed thousands of dollars if you join a group of people setting up a staged accident. How? The group will get onto a bus at a specific time the next day – you are told that most of the passengers are […]

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Professional Carpet Cleaning Services Scam

Professional Carpet Cleaning Services Fraud: How It Works (with video below) The top rated carpet cleaning companies out there will never lure you in with a hook. Beware of the Professional Carpet Cleaning Services scam. Let's take a look. There is a time when we all have to clean our carpets. You come across […]

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Carpet Measuring

How the scam works: You call a professional to give you a quote for your carpet installation. He starts measuring the surface that will be covered, while having a nice conversation with you. After he’s done measuring, he will give you the quote: “let’s say a promotional $9/ square foot, for all your 200 coverable […]

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Carpet Ordering

How the scam works: This is one of the biggest scams in the industry. You go to the shop and look at a deck board – which is a book that has a large piece of carpet on the front, and all the smaller samples and available colors inside. Let’s say you look at three […]

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Beware of Fake Census Agents

My2020Census Gov Scam: How It Works Beware of a new Census fraud in the United States called Mycensus2020 Gov Scam. Be also careful of the fake census agents going around, both in neighborhoods and online. Let’s explain. The new census in the United States is on, while Canada, UK and Australia have theirs scheduled for […]

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Chimney Repair

How the scam works: Scammers advertise themselves as chimney repair specialists, dropping flyers in your mailbox advertising free evaluations and clean-ups. You hadn’t thought about it before but now you start wondering if you should have the chimney inspected, so you call them in. The scammer comes in and starts cleaning up your chimney. As […]

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Cutlery Presentation

How the scam works: It has been reported that this scam is growing rapidly, especially in the United States. The crooks organize beautiful neighborhood presentations, advertising great cooking systems and high end cutlery. They really are, but only the ones displayed at the presentation, not the ones delivered. Once the victims order a set of […]

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Diamond Weighting & Lighting

How the scam works: Crooks advertise the “carat total weight” of diamonds in a ring, but avoid mentioning the individual weight of the center piece. How is that important? A big diamond is worth much more than the 7 small ones around it that equal it in weight. If you are considering buying, always ask […]

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