These are obvious warning signs:
1. Sounds too good to be true
2. Pressures you to act "right away"
3. Guarantees you a success
4. Requires an upfront payment
Never click on a link inside an email to visit a website. Don't be fooled by a business that looks legimate online. Retain all your receipts and statements. Shred confidential documents.
Your bank will never email you for your account number. Do not wire money to people you don't know, no matter how sweet he or she promises. Do not take work from home offers. Check your bank's monthly bank statements for charges you don't recognize.
Become an informed consumer, let other people know the "too good to be true" offers, take an active interest in the financial activities of your aging parents and young kids.
If you have received a suspected fraud through U.S. postal mail, report to the U.S. postal offices, or report to the Federal Trade Commission. File a complain to www.FTC.org.
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