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  2. 419eater.com - Wikipedia

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    419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud.The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code.

  3. Nigerian Rental Scam Hits Daytona Beach - AOL

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    The Nigerian rental scam strikes again. Do yourselves a favor, renters: DO NOT wire money to people you've found via Craigslist. Especially if they're in West Africa. The latest wrinkle in the ...

  4. Beware the Nigerian Landlord Scam - AOL

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    Perpetuating his country's unfortunate association with internet scams, a Nigerian man has turned to a new source for ill-gotten money: home renters. No tall tales of fake Nigerian royalty or ...

  5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and talismans.

  6. List of Scamming Websites: 11 Fake Shopping Sites To Avoid - AOL

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    List of Scamming Websites: 11 Sites To Avoid Unfortunately, fake shopping websites pop up every day. Some are even identified and shut down by governmental agencies.

  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. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is a common confidence trick.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.

  9. BBB: Watch out for rental scams when planning your next ... - AOL

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    Another consumer reported to BBB Scam Tracker their experience with a party rental scam: “We hired [company name redacted] and [name redacted] to rent items for our son’s wedding. We paid her ...