I’m sure by now you have gotten an e-mail from some African government official asking you to help him bring money over to the US. If you haven’t then read about this guy who got taken for over $40K. Or perhaps you have tried to sell something online and been offered twice the asking price to be paid by money order and picked up by FedEx.
There are thousands of scams on the internet, many are based out of Nigeria. I’ll give you two links in order to keep yourself safe:
- SEC’s How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams
- Scam Victims United - they discuss new scams and what to watch for
If it is too good to be true then check either of these sites in order to make sure it isn’t a scam. And if you sell on Craigslist, deal only with people in your immediate vicinity.
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