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  2. Bogus escrow - Wikipedia

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    The bogus escrow scam is a straightforward confidence trick in which a scammer operates a bogus escrow service. Escrow services are intended to ensure security by acting as a middleman in transactions where the two parties do not trust each other. Rather than sending money or goods directly to the other party (which is insecure, as one or the ...

  3. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    In May 2004, a Something Awful forum poster asked for advice on how to deal with a bogus escrow scam from a buyer on eBay. Since the eBay auction was for an Apple PowerBook G4, the poster sent a three-ring binder crudely dressed as a PowerBook and declared it to customs at the value of a real product. The buyer, who lived overseas, paid several ...

  4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    If you get an email claiming to be from AOL, but it's not marked this way, it's likely the email is fake and you should immediately delete it. What are pyramid schemes? Pyramid schemes on the internet involve emails sent requesting you to send money to another person and will place your name on a list to get money in the future.

  5. Cramming (fraud) - Wikipedia

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    Cramming is a form of fraud in which small charges are added to a bill by a third party without the subscriber's consent, approval, authorization or disclosure. These may be disguised as a tax, some other common fee or a bogus service, and may be several dollars or even just a few cents.

  6. 5 practical ways to keep your financial information and ...

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    Sites like Etsy, eBay and Mercari use an escrow system and offer a dispute process that can go a long way to helping both parties resolve issues with an online purchase. No system is perfect, but ...

  7. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    A rental scam is a form of overpayment scam that exploit renters through fake listings and false roommate offers. Scammers may overpay by check, asking victims to refund the difference, only for the check to later bounce, leaving victims liable.

  8. Alan Ralsky - Wikipedia

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    In 1992 he served a fifty-day sentence for selling unregistered securities. [5]On August 7, 1995, he pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud in Ohio. [6] He served three years probation for a felony charge of falsifying banking records.

  9. How To Buy a Car from Someone with a Loan - AOL

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    3. Set Up an Escrow Account for the Vehicle. An escrow service will hold your money and the car title while it manages the buyer’s car payment collections. This might be the most convenient ...