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What is a blackmail scam?
Blackmail scams are becoming a common trend among scammers. It's a fast-run scam that can lead to people losing thousands of dollars. The scam involves the victim being duped into stripping and acting in a sexual manner on ... |
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Be aware that some people, especially online, don't always tell the truth, so trust your instincts. Remember you are in control of your situation, you don't have to do anything you are not happy doing. Don't let anyone talk you into doing something y... |
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Scammers worldwide are aware that many people have started to recognise the free redirect UK numbers. Either victims have read about them, or they have noticed that it cost them lots of money to call and the scammers CAN NOT call from these numbers. ... |
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Very briefly, and without giving away too many details in case a scammer does sneak in here, here are the methods that everything online can be faked.Webcam - easy/free. All you need is to find some footage of the person you want to be and some free ... |
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Taken from "The Scam Survivors' Handbook" Not a chance. Really, not a single chance. We can't say this enough. All he's doing is lying to you in order for you to remove his details and prevent others from seeing it. The only way he'd ever send y... |
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Romance scam.A scammer will make contact with their mark on a dating or social networking site. They will pretend to fall in love with the person, then one of two things will happen. The first scenario is that they'll suddenly have some "crisis"... |
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You'll often hear people on anti scam sites discuss bank account flashing. Let's explain what it is and how the scammers do it. The first thing you need to know is that a check (or cheque) paid into your account is only everprovisionally paid in... |
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Taken from romancescambaiter.comEXIF data. What is it and how do I see it?When you get a photo off a scammer, sometimes you can find out more about it than you may think. Pictures have something called EXIF data embedded in them, which tells you thin... |
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What are recovery scams? Simply put, it's the scammer attempting to scam you again by pretending he can get the money you sent in the original scam back. Scammers will often pretend to be some form of law enforcement and claim they are able to get yo... |
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Taken from "The Scam Survivors' Handbook"Not all of these terms apply to every site. Some will use their own variations, but we'll cover as many as possible so you'll understand what's being discussed.Lad - Scammer from West Africa.Vlad - Scammer fro... |
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Taken from http://www.romancescambaiter.comWhat are they and what are they used for?Let me try to explain simply what proxies are by describing a scenario to you. Imagine this. You need to call a scammer, but if you do he'll see your phone ... |
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Taken from "The Scam Survivors' Handbook"Here we'll cover some of the most common warning signs that you may be dealing with a scammer. The obvious one is that that they ask for money for whatever reason. It's often easy to spot them well before this... |
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Be aware that a lot of "work related" email addresses such as @consultant.com @engineer.com @lawyer.com or @accountant.com are in fact free accounts similar to Yahoo or Gmail ones and do NOT mean the person is a lawyer or an accountant. They're obtai... |
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A chapter left out of "Hello Sweaty", as it didn't fit with the tone of it, but fits in perfectly here. The "bluff your way" guide to scam spotting.We like to claim to be experts, but the truth is that most of what we do is very easy and can be ... |
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Why are these scams referred to as "419 scams"?"419" refers to article 419 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, which deals with obtaining property by false pretences. A large percentage of these scams originate from, or have links to Nigeria. Where d... |
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When you find out that you're communicating with a scammer, a natural reaction you'll have is to report the scammer to his email host company, such as yahoo/hotmail etc.
You might think us mad but we strongly advise you not to do so. W... |
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Closure. You want closure? To do this, you must change your own mind from that of a victim to that of a survivor. Here are a few thoughts on how to do that.To on-line scammed victims, closure is a bit different than crimes committed by someone in you... |
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It's well documented that scammers use fake names, so please be very careful when searching for your scammer that you don't mix up a person who happens to have the same name with your scammer. Often scammers use common named like Smith or Davids. The... |
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It's estimated that, every year, over four billion dollars is lost to online scams. Take a moment and let that amount sink in. Scammers will happily take a person's money, no matter what its loss will mean to them. There have been instances when a sc... |
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Taken from "The Scam Survivors' Handbook"Whenever you send an email to someone, there's some extra information sent with it that the person receiving it won't see unless they know how to look for it. These are called the email headers, and it include... |
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I was asked to explain the ways we put together the proof that someone's a scammer This is a slightly edited version of my reply that I think people will find useful: We'll use viewtopic.php?f=11&t=269 for this one.Let's start with... |
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This site is not cheap to run, mainly because of the DDoS attacks we receive on a regular basis by those who do not want us here helping people and stopping money going into their pockets. We see this as proof we are hurting scammers and saving... |
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Copying a person's webcam is very easy. It's a trick that I've been using for 4 or 5 years now and involves nothing more than some screen capture software. For the scammer to pretend to have a webcam too, all that's needed is some footage of someone ... |
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THIS IS THE LINK TO MAKE THE GOOGLE ALERT http://www.google.com/alertsThis is now you fill it in. Click on the image for a larger version. Be sure to put your name in "quotation marks" so it searches for the name as a whole. Do a... |
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If someone who try to blackmail you online telling you he/she posted the recorded web-cam session on Youtube, the most important thing is to report the video for offensive content and it wil be deleted. You dont need to be registered to flag one reco... |
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Go here and follow their procedures.http://support.google.com/webmasters/bi ... er=1663688
Remove content from someone else's siteIf you want to report content that you believe warrants removal from Google's services based on applicable laws, this... |
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ou may flag video and have them removed from Flickr by reporting them here while on the page you want reported:http://www.flickr.com/abuse/"For us to review your report efficiently, you must click the "Report Abuse" link from either a profile, photos... |
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The most commonly asked question we get is "Will my video resurface?". The fact of the matter is we can never say with 100% certainty it won't. If you follow the steps we show in this thread, then experience tells us that you minimize the chances of ... |
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Let's get this out of the way. Some scammers claim to be a "professional hacker". They're as much a "professional hacker" as I am a supermodel. All they need is the free software to fake and record webcam footage, some webcam footage they likely Goog... |
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Do you want to know how to delete private YouTube videos uploaded by other users that was first thought as of impossible? Read on.Step 1: Follow this link (Other Legal Issues) - http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/a ... &ctx=topicStep 2: C... |
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I had an email from Hillary Clinton. Seriously. Look, it says right there. You can click on it to get a larger view:When I add her to my contacts, it clearly states it's her and you can see that official looking email address.info@us.gov HAS to ... |
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Robert Carbuccia is the stupidest scammer on the planet. We're not even sure how he remembers to breathe. If you want to know more about this imbecile of a scammer, go to www.robertcarbuccia.com |
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I was asked to make a tutorial to help those who haven't used a forum before, explaining how to make a post or reply to one. If you're not sure what section you should post in, then try our scam identifier HERE which will point you to the r... |
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