A few years ago I got a phone call from a lady in Texas. Sometime earlier, she had started a major corporation, whose name you know. It probably had a branch in your town. It’s since been bought out by an even bigger fish.
Anyway, this lady was very gracious. She was going to start an […]

In Part I of Work at Home (Home Business) Scams, there was a list of home business opportunity scams. In this article we will list some more types of home business and internet scams. There is an increasing number of scams on the internet involving sweepstakes, membership clubs for free money or merchandise.
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Be careful- the mortgage industry is full of dishonest brokers who knowingly try to rip off the consumer. These individuals prey on uninformed home buyers with the full intention of making a sizable commission and never being heard from again. These characters are usually in the mortgage business for only a short period of time […]

The car business is probably one of the only businesses left where sleazy sales tactics are still rampant. I know time share and siding salespeople are bad too. But it isn’t on near the scale as the car business is.
One of the bigger control scams out there now is the credit check scam, which […]

The auto industry and their dealers are rife with scams and fraud and the potential buyer needs to be armed with the knowledge of how these scams work and how to avoid them. There are many dealers that run reputable businesses and can get buyers into a vehicle without using fraudulent means, but there are […]

One of the most popular biometric scanning methods is fingerprint recognition. Fingerprint readers have started to be invluded in keyboards, peripherals and even cell phones. Furthermore, fingerprint data was recently deemed as the most appropriate to be included in biometric passports. So, naturally, one has to wonder if fingerprint recognition is indeed as safe as […]

According to Which, the consumer watchdog, about 5 million of us have been targeted by fraudsters and have lost money as a result. Fraudsters are clearly finding rich pickings!
So what are the most widespread scams and how do you steer clear of them? Here are six scams to be aware of.
You’ve […]

You know you have some people who really think they are God’s gift to the Internet. They think they know everything and they believe that everyone should bow to their superior knowledge. Usually that is how someone who is really inferior deals with their own shortcomings.
The people who run Sorbs.net are perfect examples of […]

There are so many tactics used in the car sales industry that they cannot all be covered in one article. What we want to look at here are a couple of methods used so that you will be aware when they try to pull them on you.
The first thing we want to cover is […]

A sports car that has been flooded is likely to experience numerous difficulties that will shorten its lifespan.
Among the risks is the greater likelihood of significant rust problems. A previously soaked interior lends itself to rusting out floorboards and other often hidden spots.
More importantly, however, are the very real mechanical problems that […]