Tag: Scams

Sheep thrills: Fake farm job scams target Australian job seekers

Picture courtesy of Oyster Worldwide Job seekers have been warned by the Department of Employment (DoE) that there is a new wolf in sheep’s clothing on the prowl. The DoE...

‘It looks like Boomira hijacked the Home Depot ad’: Woman warns against buying 7-foot-tall Christmas tree from this popular online retailer

Tis the season for savings... and scams, unfortunately. Some people are taking advantage of people's desire to add holiday cheer to their homes by pulling elaborate but effective scams. Here's one to look...

‘This is why I moved to shopping at Ulta’: Woman ‘scammed’ after buying Sephora advent calendar with $2,500 of rewards. Then she calls customer...

Many chains have rewards programs that attempt to keep shoppers returning to their stores by offering them small gifts in exchange for their repeated visits. For example, many internet users have sung the...

‘All the manager had to do was swipe her badge’: Olive Garden customers rack up $180 tab. They won’t let them use their gift...

This woman remained unbothered after Olive Garden tried to get her and her family arrested for paying with a gift card. Olive Garden is a popular, family-friendly restaurant known for its Italian-American...

‘It’s a camera… there’s a skimmer in here’: Man warns be careful at the ATM when you need fast cash after making shocking discovery

Withdrawing cash from an ATM might seem safe, but recent reports of card skimmers suggest otherwise.  For example, one man found a skimmer—a device used by criminals to steal credit card data—at a...

‘It’s happening at the parking meters here too’: USPS worker has been noticing a suspicious parking ticket scam around town. Don’t fall for it

Perhaps you consider yourself diligent about hackers, on guard against phishing emails and the like. However, scammers could be coming directly to you now in the form of a fake parking ticket...

Police target tourist scammers in major Pattaya cleanup

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post To make Pattaya safer for tourists, the Tourist Police Bureau has joined forces with the embassies of five countries to combat tourist scams and...

Online shoppers in Thailand warned about second-hand scams

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock via Scandasia Online shopping for second-hand goods offers convenience and variety at the click of a button but it also comes with risks. Anti-Fake News...
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