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Nigerian Email or "419" Scam

Basically this scam works in the following way: You are emailed out of the blue by a stranger, he or she promises you a huge amount of money if only you give them some of your money in advance, usually by wiring the cash. You fall for it, wire this stranger the cash, and get absolutely nothing in return. Typically this individual will then ask for even more money, with the same fraudulent promises, until you are either broke or wise up to the trick.

The "sales pitch" of this scam can vary widely, but there is a common thread: a stranger contacts you by email, promises you a large amount of money, requests that you send them money in advance, typically to "free up" the funds.

Example of a Nigerian email scam: (click on "Read More")

"Make Money Posting Links on Google"

This scam has really profilerated in the last year or so. It is basically the Internet equivalent of the old "Make $$$ Stuffing Envelopes" scam that many are familiar with.

Basically the scammer wants you to believe that you can earn a nice monthly income posting links on Google. Typically there will be a website, with a picture of someone, with a big grin on his face, holding a check from Google as "proof" that this sort of home-based business works and is legitimate. Uusually the story goes that this individual was laid off from his job,.discovered this "rare" business opportunity to make money out of his home with only his computer and Internet connection. The fact is that there are an incredible number of clones of this type of website, all over the Web. The pictures are bogus, the claims are bogus, etc. You can make money posting links on Google, if you really know what you're doing, but not in the way this scam states you can. Click on Read More to watch video.