Think I got Burnt By online scam what do I do now?
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Reporting someone to the BBB is useless.  They are a private organization with "no teeth."  Report the scammers to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission,) or your state's Attorney General's office.  Those guys can put people in jail.  \n\nBut FIRST cancel the card immediately.  The card company will issue you a new number and send you a new card.  When you call the card company make notes of the date, time, and name and title of the person you speak with.  The next day send them a confirmation letter re-stating the conversation that you had with them on the phone.  The letter MUST go by "certified mail-return receipt requested."  This is just to protect you in case someone on their end accidentally deletes your conversation from their records.  They are not likely to be malicious towards you but mistakes can and DO happen--cover your A$$.\n\nWhen you get your bill you should ALWAYS check it closely and be sure the charges are correct.  You can dispute and possibly have bad charges removed. But there are tight time limits.  \n\nIf they are off-shore it may be bye-bye time to your money.  Different rules.
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Let paypal help you. BUT, there a quite a few liars out there...I have had to deal with a few but only lost a little money...
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Your resolution is easier than you think. First, there are numerous resources to utilize in your area. If the person that defrauded/scammed you was a business, then you can, of course, file several complaints with the BBB, FTC, State Attorney's General Office, City/County Prosecutor's Office, local police, etc. \n\nSecond, if the person that defrauded/scammed you is not a business but an individual, you may want to seek legal help from an attorney. You should try the local bar associations for referrals, low-cost, or pro bono services.\n\nThird, you can always seek self-help via the small claims process, depending on how much you were defrauded/scammed. However, you must be aware that any of the above options you will have to prove that the person and/or business has defrauded/scammed you. You should know that merely alleging something is not sufficient in the court's eyes.
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It sure is a scam. You should report it to : \nhttp://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/\nThey will take action.
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I was almost scammed by this company also.  Something just did not feel right about the paperwork that they emailed me and the email address was from a Yahoo account, sallyhamilton22@yahoo.com.  I thought that was strange.  They also wanted me to send them $940 as down payment on insurance.  I thought that was strange also.  When I called back I could not get through to the original contact Symone Athill, so I pressed another extension and that guy was Kevin Littlejohn.  He was so nervous speaking to me and he could not tell me their website address or their fax #.  Watch out for this company....
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I READ UP ON COMPUTER HERE THE PEOPLE THAT FELL FOR THERE SCAMS WENT TO THAT COUNTRY TO PICK UP THE MONEY AND NEVER RETURNED THEY WERE KILLED IN UK AREA.. TYPE SCAMS.COM AND THEY GIVE YOU A LIST TO BE AWARE OF ALL YA GOTTA DO TO GET RID OF THEM IS PUT THEM ON SPAM OF JUST CHANGE YOUR ID AND E~MAIL ADDY. THERE ALSO WAS A NEW'S ALERT ON 60 MINTUES ABOUT THESE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS SOME OF THEM WERE CAUGHT.. YA DON'T FALL FOR IT PLUS IF THEY HANG IN YOUR COMPUTER VERY LONG THEY WILL GET YOU PERSONAL INFRO BEST TO GET NEW ID
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Check to see if Canada has a better business bureau and check the company out.  \n\nI ask soooo many questions I generally piss the scammers off and they just leave me alone.  A legit business answers all my questions and gives me phne numbers so I can check up on them.  I tell them rightout " I will be checking up on you, and until then we will not be doing business"  again, scammers hang up on me!\n\nAsk for their business ID. number(any country should have some sort of business tax number), and customer service phone number.  Tell them you will get back to them after you have checked them out, and throw in there that if they do not come up clean then your lawyer will be in touch.\n\nWorks for me everytime !!
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Try these web site, they deal with online fraud\nhttp://www.fraud.org/\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
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Yes its a scam go to bottom of letter and show full headers and rebrt it to abuse at the internet service it is coming from.\nGo to www.fraudaid.com to see what you can do
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I would first report the item theft to game admins, make sure to tell them everything from website, player name, etc. They should put some effort into stoping this guy. If that dont work then try to warn others about them. Since you did not actually lose any real money or items you cant bring legal actions on them unless they broke some law. I dont recomend attacking their website directly beacuse it would be a criminal act on your part.
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Don't even respond to it is scam, and certainly don't give aout any bank information or private informarion to somebody you don't know of. I' had those mails also and i run no bussiness, at first when i used the net, i didn't know better then to open because it was adressed to me in person. I never reacted to it, but in the future if you recieve such notices again, just spam them. Good luck.
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call ur credi card 24hrs numberline put a stop on ur card  then report this as account!! Fraud . dont stop on yahoo all da time report it now & put stop on ur card  . then  you have to see talk to .manage at ur bank  get that card stop and give them da name of .da website and any email address you have from it. remember never buy from online at all never put in ur credit card info on anywebsite  . there is to much scam going on and voris tr9ojans.spyware mailware .keyloggers
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Contact the head of their company. Send letters of complaints, report them as abusing and demand your money back. Pretty much be a persistant bastard until they refund you and tell them that they've lost your business and you'll tell everyone you know not to do business with them.
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Check the company out.\n\nDid you ever get in contact w/ them?\nIf not, and they just offered u a job or invitation w/o contact, then it's a scam.\nIf you never talked to them, ask them how they heard about u, and what references they contacted.  If none, then scam.
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I would attempt to contact the company once more by mail and/or by email.  Send a letter certified with return receipt if you send it US MAIL.  Keep records of who, when, and how you talked to people.  They should be able to provide you with tracking information with US MAIL, UPS. or one of the other delivery companies.  If there is no response or satisfaction send an Internet fraud complaint to http://www.ic3.gov/.  This is a government agency.  It might take them some time to contact you but if you present all the information to them in an orderly fashion it makes it easier for them to investigate.  I know someone who had to do this with an eBay incident.  He was contacted by an Internet Fraud Detective in the state where the seller was located and once they started investigating the seller the buyer received the product.  The seller will still be brought up on charges though because the buyer I know wasn't the only person found to be defrauded during their investigation.  My point in telling you that is YOU MAKE THE REPORT.  When they start investigating they may find there are others that haven't received their product.
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Depending on where you reside, there is mostly nothing you can do. Just don't fall for their tricks.\n\nThere is some anti-phishing software available that will help detect when these people are trying to "trick" you. Please see source.
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I am sorry you are victimized through lucrative offer. How do you believe such a fraud offer.  Anyway don't give your\n Bank or  credit card details otherwise you will incur heavy financial losses.If you have already given any such details, please ask your bank not to effect any payments to any party without your prior consent before it's too late.Please don't get trapped again by such fake offers in future.I hope you are not looser in this game.