HOW TO RECOGNISE A SCAM
SCHEMING/CRAFTY/AGGRESSIVE/MALICIOUS
DON'T LET THEM CON YOU
THE CON
HOW SCAM ARTISTS SUCCEED-THEY WILL:
CATCH YOU UNAWARES, CONTACTING YOU, WITHOUT YOU ASKING THEM TO, BY PHONE, EMAIL, POST, OR SOMETIMES IN PERSON
SOUND PLEASANT, WELL SPOKEN AND WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND
HAVE SLICK, PROFESSIONAL LEAFLETS AND LETTERS
ASK FOR MONEY UP FRONT
THE PITCH
YOU'VE WON A PRIZE IN A DRAW OR A LOTTERY
YOU HAVEN'T ENTERED ONE
A CHANCE TO JOIN INVESTMENT SCHEME AND MAKE YOU HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY
SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW, WHO HAS CONTACTED YOU OUT OF THE BLUE
THEY'LL ASK YOU TO
SEND MONEY UP FRONT ( ALWAYS
NEVER GIVE THEM YOU BANK DETAILS OR OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS.
IF YOU RING A PREMIUM RATE NUMBER(ALL
THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR
(THEY ASK YOU TO SEND MONEY STRAIGHT AWAY)
(THEY GIVE YOU A PO BOX NUMBER AS THEIR ADDRESS)
(THEY ASK YOU NOT TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE DEAL)
