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Scam Detector<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n DUE TO INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY 2023 AND A REVISIT ON FEBRUARY 9, 2023, WE ARE NO LONGER RECOMMENDING SCAM DETECTOR AS A VALID WEBSITE.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n THE COMPANY HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND IS NOW SHOWING INACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT WEBSITES AS WELL AS SELLING WHAT WE FEEL ARE SCAMMY PROGRAMS LIKE GUARDIO.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n WE THEREFORE RECOMMEND YOU DO NOT USE THE SCAM DETECTOR WEBSITE.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We want to help you all stay safe. And we can’t remind you enough that when times get bad, scammers get “badder”. Many very intelligent and otherwise alert people have been scammed. And during the worldwide COVID19 pandemic, scammers are everywhere. And most of the new scams have nothing to do with the current world situation. The scammers take advantage of people’s fears and hope to make easy money. And we don’t want you to fall victim to these parasites.<\/span><\/p>\n Today we’re recommending a site called Scam Detector. Scam Detector makes it super easy to search for scams by category: auto, face-to-face, Internet, telephone and travel. Just choose a category and you’ll get a list of scams, with detailed information (and sometimes videos) about each scam, and more importantly tips on how you can avoid it.<\/span><\/p>\n Scam Detector also allows you to submit a scam. And if you’ve been a victim of a scam, you can use use the Scam Detector Website or app to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.<\/span><\/p>\n Scam Detector is based in Alberta, Canada and was founded by Sorin Mihailovici. The site’s creator said he got the idea for Scam Detector when his best friend lost $30,000 to Nigerian scammers. And according to Scam Detector, it’s the “World’s #1 fraud prevention platform,<\/span> Here are just a few examples from the Scam Detector\u00a0site.<\/span><\/p>\n Final Expense Insurance Scam<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “…Questionable final expense life insurance companies design and send postcards to neighborhoods populated by the elderly. The card informs the recipient that “an approved senior final expense program is now available, to help pay for the senior’s final expenses.” (aka funeral).<\/span><\/p>\n The card also mentions that the program could get the qualifying seniors up to $15,000! Indeed, the call-to-action is at the bottom of the card, stating: “It is your legal right as a taxpayer to receive all the information available to you. You must complete this request form within 5 days.” Seniors fall for this and are required to pay not only a “small” application fee, but also to give all their personal information…”<\/span><\/p>\n (This article includes a video showing how these scams work.)<\/span><\/p>\n Spoofed Calls: How They Work<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “…Did you get calls on your mobile phone displaying numbers that look similar to yours, maybe one-two digits off? Here is the scam exposed, with a great video. Learn how to stop spoofing calls, how to report a phone number that keeps calling, and how to stop getting calls from unknown numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n If you’ve received calls from numbers with the same area code and with the same exact first 3-4 digits like yours, criminals have realized that you are more likely to respond. How does the scam work? …<\/span><\/p>\n
\nexposing over 1,000 scams.”<\/span><\/p>\n