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How Can I Avoid Spam Scams?

The Federal trade Commission suggests treating commercial email solicitations the same way you would treat an unsolicited telemarketing sales call. Don’t believe promises from strangers. Greet money making opportunities that arrive in your email with skepticism. Most of the time, these are old fashioned scams delivered via the newest technology. The best rule of thumb is the same as it has always been – “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is!”

Here are some of the most common scam offers likely to arrive in your email in-box:

Chain letters that involve money or valuable items and promise big returns are illegal. If you start one or send one on, you are breaking the law. Chances are you will receive little or no money back on your “investment”. Despite the claims, a chain letter will never make you rich. For more information on chain letters check out www.ftc.gov/chainmail

Not all work at home opportunities deliver on their promises. Many ads omit the fact that you may have to work many hours without pay. Or they don’t disclose all the costs you will have to pay. Countless work at home schemes require you to spend your own money to place newspaper ads, make photocopies, or buy the envelopes, paper, stamps and other supplies or equipment you need to do the job. The companies sponsoring the ads also may demand that you pay for instructions or “tutorial” software. Consumers deceived by these ads have lost thousands of dollars, in addition to time and energy.

Programs or products that promote easy or effortless long term weight loss don’t work. Taking off weight, and keeping it off, requires exercise and permanent changes in your diet. All the testimonials and guarantees in your email are not worth the space they take up on your hard drive!

Ignore offers to erase accurate negative information from your credit record. There is NO legal way to do that.

Be wary of promises to provide a loan for a fee, regardless of your past credit history. Remember, legitimate banks don’t issue credit cards without first checking your credit.

You may get an email from an adult entertainment site that claims to offer content for “free” and doesn’t require a credit card number for access. All you have to do is download a “viewer” or “dialer” program. However once the program is downloaded onto your computer, it may disconnect your internet connection and reconnect to an international long distance phone number, at rates between $2 and $7 per minute. Be skeptical when you see opportunities to view “free” content on the web.