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2. 8 ways to spot personal loan scams and protect your finances

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   Consider the following tips to avoid potentially damaging scams. 1. Unrealistic guarantees for approval. One of the easiest ways to spot a loan scam is the promise of guaranteed approval.

3. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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   For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

4. Honey, the popular browser extension promoted by MrBeast and ...

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   According to MegaLag, Honey has sponsored around 5,000 YouTube videos across more than 1,000 different channels, gaining over 7.8 billion views. You can watch MegaLag’s video in its entirety below.

5. Loan shark - Wikipedia

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   A 2001 comparison of short-term lending rates charged by the Chicago Outfit organized crime syndicate and payday lenders in California revealed that, depending on when a payday loan was paid back by a borrower (generally 1–14 days), the interest rate charged for a payday loan could be considerably higher than the interest rate of a similar ...

6. Cyber Security Experts Share the Scariest Money Scams ... - AOL

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   Karnik continued, “One Telegram channel dedicated to this type of scam saw its membership grow from 13,362 to 15,599 in just a few weeks in May 2024 – though it should be noted that a number ...

7. Jim Browning (YouTuber) - Wikipedia

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   He started his YouTube channel to upload footage to send to authorities as evidence against scammers. [ 4 ] He has since carried out investigations into various scams, in which he infiltrates computer networks run by scammers who claim to be technical support experts [ 1 ] or pose as US IRS agents and use remote desktop software or social ...

8. Emergency and payday loan alternatives - AOL

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   For example, the average personal loan rate, as of February 2023, comes out to 12.10 percent, while the average payday loan reaches three-digit interest rates. Plus, you’ll be hit with even more ...

9. Ripoff Report - Wikipedia

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   Let the truth be known", the site allows competitors, and not just consumers, to post comments. The Ripoff Report home page also says: "Complaints Reviews Scams Lawsuits Frauds Reported, File your review. Consumers educating consumers", which allows a reasonable inference that the Ripoff Report encourages negative content.