Internet scams – One would think that in today’s day and age that people would be aware of Internet scams, but apparently that is not the case. Just in 2014 alone Internet scammers took close to $13 billion from people, and with numbers like that, it is pretty doubtful that the scamming is going to stop any time soon. The old expression “There is a sucker born every minute” seems more and more true all the time.
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Here is a pro tip for all of you guys out there. If you get an email from someone you don’t know, and they ask you to send them money for any reason, any reason at all, just run the other way. Were you literally born yesterday? Do you really need all of these things explained to you? I mean, I will, I’m here for you, but honestly, people, you should be able to sniff these out all on your lonesome.
Sorry, I do not mean to sound harsh- it is just amazing to me that people still fall for this kind of thing. Maybe you do need it explained to you, maybe these scams are the kinds of things that you and your loved ones will fall for. Some of them are so simple that even a child should be able to figure them out, others might actually be a bit harder for the uninitiated to figure out. Well, if that is the case I won’t judge. Here are the 15 dumbest Internet scams that people still fall for anyway. And hey, try not to get ripped off out there.
15. The Nigerian Prince
This one is entirely pathetic, but apparently it works sometimes, otherwise why would it keep being trotted out over and over again? I am sure you have been sent hundreds of these emails over time, and if you do not believe me, just check your spam folder. I bet you have a couple in there right now. These are always written in pretty bad English, and always have a totally ridiculous premise. Usually a Nigerian prince, banker, or just all around rich person, has an enormous sum of money he needs moved out of the country. Just your luck he has decided to pick you to help him. He is going to need to use your bank account to store the money, and all he wants from you is a little bit of money back; because of good faith, bribes, taxes, who knows? The only thing for sure is your “prince” is a fake and if you are dumb enough he will soon have your money.
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