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!

Pyramid Schemes

Pyramid Schemes

The premise is simple: promise high returns to investors and use money from previous investors to pay new investors. Pyramid
Short and Distort Stock Scams

Short and Distort Stock Scams

Short and Distort scams involve short selling a stock while smearing the company with rumors to drive the stock’s
Pump and Dump Schemes

Pump and Dump Schemes

Don’t fall for a con artists stock market hype or you could get caught in a pump and dump
Prime Bank Scams

Prime Bank Scams

This scam begins as an offer to join an exclusive investment program normally reserved for high-roller international investors with a
Ponzi Schemes

Ponzi Schemes

Named after the famed swindler Charles Ponzi, Ponzi Schemes involve paying investors extremely high returns on their investmet out of
PIPs PureInvestor Scam

PIPs PureInvestor Scam

PIPs PureInvestor claims that investors can make 2% a day on their investment but it’s nothing but a classic Ponzi
Multilevel Marketing (MLM) Plans

Multilevel Marketing (MLM) Plans

If you sign up as a distributor, you may be promised commissions or other rewards-for both your sales of the
Forex Currency Trading Scams

Forex Currency Trading Scams

Beware of foreign currency, also known as Forex, trading scams promising returns that are too good to be true. Forex,

Gold Financing Agreement Scams

Think twice when presented with easy profit promises from buying gold, other precious metals or other commodities There are companies
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