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It Can't Happen to Me.....Can It?By Denise Hall (c) 2003We all know scams abound on the internet. The types we'reprobably most familiar with are the "get rich quick"schemes and the "Nigerian scam" letters. If you're smartand you've done your homework you'll steer clear of both.But other types of fraudulent activity take place that wedon't think about as often. In fact, we might not thinkabout them at all until it happens to us or someone we know.Do you know how easy it is for someone to steal your creditor debit card number and buy things that *you'll* becharged for?True Story:A friend of mine recently found a purchase on her debitcard that neither she, nor her husband, had made. $75 was*stolen* from their bank account!True Story:Another friend discovered two $38 charges on her creditcard statement that she hadn't made. The purchaseshad been made over the internet, but she had never boughtanything online. Actually, the only thing she *ever* usedthat particular credit card for was to put gas in her car!Did you know that customers can order a product or servicefrom you, receive what they paid for, then tell their bank,credit card company or third party internet paymentprocessor that they *never* made that purchase?True Story:*Two* of my friends, who own ad co-ops, received ordersfrom customers for ezine advertising. The ads went out tothe ezine readers, then the customers claimed they hadn'tmade the purchases!It's highway robbery. No, make that "The InformationHighway" robbery. But don't think it only happens online.It's been happening for years offline, as well.These scenarios, and others, happen every single day. Areyou prepared when it's *your* turn?That's what I thought. You've never considered these thingsbefore, have you?We're *all* at risk for this type of theft. Online andoffline it's possible for each and every one of us to beripped off by scam artists.Internet business owners are especially at risk because,with the technology of computers, people really *can* makefraudulent purchases easily. They can also requestfraudulent refunds just as easily.As an online business owner you can find yourself with areal dilemma. How do you know that the person who's buyingyour product is the true owner of that credit card? How doyou know that once a customer receives your product theywon't falsely request a refund?It's not an easy situation, is it? It falls into thecatagory of "things that make you go hmmmmmm..." doesn't it?There are methods you can apply to help you avoid suchcircumstances. There are also steps you can take to recoupyour money if you're a victim of fraud.For your own safety, please be sure you take measures toprotect your personal money and your business profits. Formore information you can get an excerpt from the e-book,Get Inside the Minds of Scam Artists! Discover the Tricksof Their Trade! by sending an e-mail to this address:mailto:[email protected]
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