Several users in New Zealand and Australia have reported being scammed by travel brochures which arrive by post from Malaysia.  The brochures are neatly printed and look very attractive with pictures of holiday des

In an Advance Fee Scam, the victim is convinced to advance money to the scam artist with the lure of delivering goods, services or financial gains that eventually fail to materialize.  Scammers operate Advance Fee fraud in a variet

Payday loan industry is  chock-a-block with fraudsters pretending to be  genuine lenders. The fact is that more than 50% of these websites are just bogus operators who have NO CASH to lend. They have only one intention, STEAL

Telemarketing is used as an effective and legitimate marketing tool by well known companies. They operate within the constraints of a Govt. approved  framework,  without annoying customers who are called. Many of us would not

Free Trial Offers are widely adopted marketing gimmicks by companies who push unproven & often substandard products, with tall claims. The companies know that their product will not find sales in the market place, on the strength of

Employment arena is a favorite hunting ground of scammers. They use Emails, Text Messages, Classified Ads, Phone Calls  and Social Media to reach potential jobseekers with their cleverly designed scam messages. The focus is on luri

Charity scammers guzzle millions of dollars every year; the money which is intended to reach victims of natural disasters or the disadvantaged, is collected and  stolen.  In addition to such outright scam, there are also chari

Here is a scam which plays on the natural anxiety of consumers who are informed of suspicious activity in their bank accounts. The immediate reaction will be to contact the “bank” and check whether things are in order. Scamm