Matching Pairs Name that FraudOnline version Fraudsters continue to come up with different ways to scam. Can you correctly match the type of fraud to its description? by Stephanie Loscalzo 1 Scholarships/Grants 2 Fake Check Scams 3 Charitable Solicitations 4 Recovery/Refund Companies 5 Prizes/Sweepstakes/Free Gifts 6 Friendship & Sweetheart Swindles 7 Computers: Equipment and Software 8 Advance Fee Loans, Credit Arrangers 9 Phishing/Spoofing Consumers paid with phony checks for work or for items they’re trying to sell, instructed to wire money back to buyer Scammers contact victims and claim the consumer owes money on a fictitious debt or to help recover money lost in a previous scam Scammers claim to offer “technical support” for computer problems and charge a fee to fix a nonexistent problem Con artist nurtures an online relationship, builds trust, and convinces victim to send money… For a fee, a “search company” offers to conduct customized search for scholarships or grants for students. Scammers take money and run or provide a worthless list Requests for payment to claim fictitious prizes, lottery winnings, or gifts Emails pretending to be from a well-known source ask consumers to enter or confirm personal information Scammers contact victims claiming to represent non-existent charities (or real charities they don’t actually work for) and ask for donations. False promises of business or personal loans, even if credit is bad, for a fee upfront
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