Mail Reshipping Scams

Look What This Nice Woman from Africa Sent Me

With all the scams and fake emails that go around everyday its getting harder and harder to tell which ones are actually legitimate. These scams cost people millions of dollars a year. They are easy to do by having a link in the email with a well known Website or organization that leads
 you to the scammers Website. They have set up their sites to look exactly like the original site would. They might ask for your credit card number or your social security number and say they need it to verify your account. To someone who is not all that familiar with these types of scams they might to lured into giving the important information. Scammers also use instant messaging services such as yahoo messenger and AIM to contact people and start up a conversation. They usually look for single men or women. They will try to convince them they are interested in a relationship and chat back and forth a few times before trying whatever type of scam it is they are running. 

Related information
  • Nigeria 419 coalition  Federal Trade CommissionBetter Business Bureau