InventHelp Scam Watch

Valentine’s Day will be celebrated on February 14 and scammers will be taking advantage of the day. The popular celebration of  “love and affection between intimate companions” brings out strong emotions, which scammers prey on. Here’s how to make sure you’re not scammed…

If you plan on making a Valentine’s Day gift, only do business with companies . . . → Read More: Valentine’s Day Scams

The Super Bowl is the most watched television event in the United States. Its popularity is fueling scams, which come in the following forms…

Fake Tickets

If you buy off of a site such as Craigslist there is no guarantee that your Super Bowl ticket is authentic. Sites like StubHub, however, guarantee that your ticket is authentic.

Counterfeit Memorabilia

Fake . . . → Read More: Super Bowl Scam Alert

You likely log on to your Facebook at least once a day. Wouldn’t it be cool to change the color of Facebook and make it a little more interesting for you? That tinkling interest is exactly what the creators of a recent Facebook scam are banking on. The scam claims that you can change Facebook’s traditional . . . → Read More: Facebook Scam Claims to Turn Facebook Pink, Black, or Red…

Are you an American Airlines customer? If so, be aware of messages with the title “Re: Your Flight Order N590.” The message sends you to an online survey from which the scammer makes a profit from them. AA is asking recipients of these messages to send the bogus emails to webmaster@aa.com.

According to Spam Fighter, the message . . . → Read More: American Airlines Phishing Scam

Kids and animals are often used by ad agencies in their commercials because we find them so hard to resist. They reflect cuteness, innocence, and playfulness. What harm could they ever possibly do? That type of thinking has lead scammers to pet classifieds sites where they post pictures of adorable animals and “sell” them to unsuspecting . . . → Read More: Cute Puppy Scams

We’ve all received scams via e-mail. Most of them are so scam like that we delete them without more than a second’s glance. Some online scams, however, are somewhat more sophisticated. Whatever the scam’s level of sophistication, here are ways to identify online buying/selling scams that you may bump into while browsing your e-mail, checking out . . . → Read More: Buy/Sell Website Scams

It’s in many people’s nature to believe that the ads they see on television, magazines, or popular websites come from legitimate companies with fair business practices. At the end of the day, companies who sell advertising are an advertising medium and don’t have the time to investigate every company to make sure they have top notch . . . → Read More: “1 Tip for a Tiny Belly” Is a Scam

Who wouldn’t want an official 7th Birthday Facebook T-Shirt? That’s what scammers are counting on in a recent scam, which wants you to “verify” your Facebook account before sending out your free shirt. The verification process is, in actuality, an attempt by the scammers to be seize control of your personalized e-mail address, which would allow . . . → Read More: Facebook T-Shirt Birthday Scam

Just how many videos posted on Facebook are scams in disguise? According to Symantec, which is promoting its Norton Safe Web app, a free application for Facebook, 15% of all videos you see on your news feed or wall are likejacking attacks. In other words, 15% of Facebook videos aren’t videos, but ones which are meant . . . → Read More: 15% of Facebook Videos Are Likejacking Scams

Chick-fil-A will be offering free breakfast from September 6 to 10 for customers who make an online reservation through the official Chick-fil-A website. The promotion’s popularity has inspired scammers to try and dupe people into giving out their personal e-mail and street address, on websites that claim to have affiliation with Chick-fil-A. Such information can lead . . . → Read More: Chick-fil-A Scam