Protect yourself from those who would take advantage of you! Sometimes, this can even include your our family. In this section, we hope to arm you with the knowledge of what to avoid to keep you from falling prey to a cheat or swindler. You can help protect yourself by becoming familiar with potential scams by reading about them below.
There are many types of fraud. One type is affinity fraud which is fraud by someone with something in common with you like being Jewish or being Christian. Investment fraud relates to stocks, bonds, and other finance related scams. Health frauds can take you for a ride with a magic cure, be young again, or other health related knavery. Phone scams are a common way to swindle the unsuspecting as people tend to be very nice and want to help whom they can. And finally, the worst offenders of all are those we trusted to begin with. These would include our care givers or even our on relatives.
Yes, the world is full of deceptive predators. We must arm ourselves with a knowledge of their ways so that we can avoid their traps. If you think you have been a victim of fraudulent activity, call your local law enforcement. They will be glad to help you determine if the activity was against the law or just against better judgement.