Call Me Scammed Because Scams Happen to Everyone Goodhearted

Whenever I went to a fast food restaurant, I asked everyone in the office if they wanted anything. It didn’t cost me any more to go for them, since I already planned to go. Everyone paid up front and it took me maybe an extra ten minutes to do it. But what finally irked me was the office mate whose order was always $3.02 and he only paid me three dollars for the order. Ask me why I took his order without full payment a dozen times.

Phishing Scam

The easiest internet scam to get caught by is a phishing scam. Phishing scams send emails to you, some of which end up in your spam account, and basically impersonate a legal money management entity such as a bank, VISA, Paypal, 401K company. Phishing scams are run randomly, sending email to a large variety of people and telling them about a problem with their account. They provide a link, and when you click on the link, it looks like the login page to the account. The scam occurs when you provide your username and password. I got caught because I had just logged out of Paypal when the phishing message showed up. I clicked the link and entered my login information and nothing happened. I tried it several times, still no results. Eventually I realized that I had been had—someone was picking up the information I typed and could use it on my account. I immediate went to the real Paypal site and logged in and changed my password. Then I called my bank, cancelling my credit card and confirming my last transaction. The bank immediately sent me a new credit card with a new number—this left the phisher with nothing but the information they had started out with, my email address.

Policeman or Fireman’s Fund that Collects Payment but Provides No Promised Booklet

Phone calls from the policeman or fireman’s fund asking for a check left in your doorstep, they’ll pick it up during the day and leave you a little booklet sounds really cool, especially if they’re going to take an underprivileged to the football game or something like that. But, if it turns out that it’s your neighbor and they’re just picking up the checks and depositing them into their own account, not so good.

These five scams are enough to cause anyone trouble. Ask for a nonprofit statement before giving money to others in sums more than you can afford to give or lose, permanently.