scams

Today some guy came by and said he was driving by, and "noticed our chimney needs fixing." I said no thanks and he left. These guys come around every year.

A couple of weeks ago, some guy came by, saying he happened to drive by and noticed our backyard
fence needs fixing, offering a free estimate and cheap price. I also refused this offer.

I read about these types of scams years ago.

Apart from canvassing, e-mail and telemarketing scams, I know there are alot of other scams out
there, but I can't think of them all right now.

What scams do you know of? Any experience of being scammed?

I have never been scam so I guess I could be called lucky now just hope I didn't jinx now.

I was Scammed once, they said: "A new T.V, FREE until 6/6/06!
*Conditions Apply."
Those Condidtions Actually meant their is no T.V, all they sent me was a Manual of the T.V and a Recipt that told me I paid full price for the T.V!
$600 bucks down the Drain...

quote Eagle Eye

I was Scammed once, they said: "A new T.V, FREE until 6/6/06!
*Conditions Apply."
Those Condidtions Actually meant their is no T.V, all they sent me was a Manual of the T.V and a Recipt that told me I paid full price for the T.V!
$600 bucks down the Drain...

well i'd rethink it if the date was 666

this thread sounds kinda like my thread, scams scams scams ummm, how about a free download turns out to be a good way to get 50 bucks from you.

how is it funny? it don't even make since.

Awhile back I was lacking some cash for a new car audio system as I blew my speakers and the current job I had wasn't paying that well.

I had a female friend of mine who volunteered come with me to local gas stations and I would walk outside the car looking upset and suprisingly people would walk up to me and ask if I needed assistance. I proceeded to tell them that we were recently married and our parents disowned us because of different religions and we needed money for getting an apartment or just a motel to stay at the night.

Needless to say, I got a brand new amp and 2 15's in the back of my car. My female friend? Well she took her share and bought her textbooks for fall semester.

Scams also come in post mail, like those ones you get saying you won or could win a million dollars, but when you open it, they say you have to buy stuff to earn enough points to win the jackpot.

How about those ones that offer a certificate or diploma by studying at home.. even if you get the certificate, I doubt you'll get a job out of it.