Perils of Online Living!

Ever heard of the Nigerian Scam? Old news, right? Heard of the new twist to it? You should read about it. Seems like they now target content producers like writers for Associated Content and other publisher networks. See this article from my friend Yvonne.

Because content producers like bloggers and professional writers have a lot of information about themselves online, they actually become easy targets for scams of a different kind. These scams are more scary because they target you specifically and make use of personal information which they glean from your Profile, your Blog or other places where you write. They make it seem like its personal, genuine and of course, tragic.

Recognize it for what it is – a scam. If someone offers you an opportunity to make a million dollars simply for being a “nice guy” or to help them move their “inheritance”, you got to be alert; its a scam. Unless you are the lawyer processing that multi-million dollar inheritance, there is no way you will ever know it is true. And if it is too good to be true, it probably is!

Fair warning to everyone. Especially the ladies. Yes, you of the soft heart and high EQ. You are more vulnerable than us brusque Neanderthals.

[tags]scams, online scam, Nigerian scam,  money making opportunity[/tags]


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  1. Yvonne Russell Avatar

    Hi Calvin

    Thanks for the link and for voting for my post on StumbleUpon.

    It’s pretty scary that scammers are now stooping so low as to contact bloggers personally through personal messaging. As you know, some Associated Content writers have been reporting they have been contacted with hard luck stories, so the more people that are aware that this is happening the better, so they won’t be caught off guard.

    Thanks for spreading the word.

    Yvonne

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