Fraud Guides – Investment Schemes, Internet Scams And Consumer Fraud


Learn how to detect and avoid fraud, identity theft, internet scams, consumer ripoffs, con jobs and investment schemes by educating yourself. Fraud Guides is here to help!

Americans lose hundreds of millions of dollars each year to fraud. Billions more are lost world-wide to con artists touting the next great investment idea, guaranteed loans and diets that can’t fail. These con artists or scam specialists do not discriminate between the rich and poor, the young and old, nationality or race. They target the well educated, so-called smart individuals as well as those with less education and sophistication. Their greed knows no bounds.

Use our consumer fraud information to steer clear of consumer-related scams and ripoffs.

Find out how scammers turn your greed against you by visiting our investment scheme section.

Avoid internet scams and protect yourself and your family by learning the tricks scammers use on the ‘net.

Learn the tricks car dealerships, car repair shops, and insurance companies use to separate you from your money.

Visit our Lemon Law Resources section for comprehensive information about your state’s Lemon Laws.

What’s worse than getting ripped off by a scam? Getting conned by a tax scam then going to jail for tax fraud!

Learn the tactics used by shady telemarketers to rip off consumers.

Find how and where to complain or file a report if you’ve been the victim of a scam.

Fight Fraud with Knowledge

Fraud Guides exists to inform the public about scam artists and their tactics so that hopefully you can recognize a scam before you become the victim of one. Most scams are tried and true schemes that have been around for years if not centuries. Once you learn how to recognize a few you will realize how similar most of them are whether they occur on the internet, over the phone or in an ad you respond to in the newspaper.

Arm yourself to fight fraud!

It all begins with educating oneself about fraud. Fraud Guides is here to assist those attempting to do just that. These pages are going to examine several of the investment and consumer scams that have existed for quite some time, several for centuries or more. One would think that after so much publicity and discussion of ongoing scams in both print media and television that people would finally stop falling for these tricks.

Alas, we humans are not smart at times as greed leads our emotions and faults our decision making process. We’ll do all we can to provide the information you need to avoid scams. The rest is up to you!

Medical Billing

Medical Billing

Medical Transcription or other jobs that let you handle a company’s billing from the comfort of home seldom pay
Assembly and Crafting

Assembly and Crafting

Building things at home sounds like a dream job come true but it’s more likely to be a scam
Turnkey Websites

Turnkey Websites

This late-night informercial favorite claims the money will just roll in once you set up your online store and you
Reshipping

Reshipping

Reshipping fraud can both cost you a lot of money and involve you in an international fencing operation that could
Envelope Stuffing

Envelope Stuffing

Stuffing envelopes is a bad idea for a home business because it could end up costing you both time and
Spyware

Spyware

Hiding where you can’t find it, spyware collects information about you and what you do on the internet. Spyware
Adware

Adware

Adware is a program that displays unwanted banner ads or popup windows with ads. You might think that there is
Firewall

Firewall

A firewall is the gateway that restricts access between networks in agreement with local security policy. Computer virus attacks are
Internet Security

Internet Security

Tips to help you lock down your computer securely and keep your data safe The Internet has opened up a
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