Always remember that you too can be scammed
July 31st, 2010
The one thing a confidence trickster looks for is a person who believes they cannot be fooled. Most people somehow believe that they are intelligent enough to avoid any type of conman; however it is this complacency that these unscrupulous individuals take advantage of. Just recently I had posted on line advertisements for my tuition business. I never thought in the slightest that someone would try to use these adverts for fraud; how wrong I was. An individual contacted me asking for guitar lessons. It was the usual process, talking about cancellation processes and fees, but then, after several emails, he asked me to handle money for him like some sort of moneygram scam. He wanted me to deduct my fees from a cheque and then pass the rest on to his account. He obviously wanted me to launder money. Always be vigilant, I certainly will be from now on.
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