Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Beware: You are surrounded by the stimulus scam virus

You do not need someone to go pick up your stimulus package

flickr ietempIt never ceases to amaze me. We send food aid to Somalia or Gaza and the delivery is picked up by terrorists, criminals or black marketers. President Obama sends a stimulus (read food aid) package to the American people and the delivery is picked up by terrorists, criminals or black marketers.

Beware of the web

Unscrupulous businesses are already flooding the internet with ads claiming you can get thousands of dollars in stimulus cash. There are websites offering to help you qualify for stimulus money or suggest they can get you an inside fast track to a stimulus check. Still others see the stimulus package as the latest in marketing tools, using the draw of stimulus cash as a way to get you to buy a debt-reduction plan or other financial service you probably don’t need.

As far as I can make our the best stimulus package going around today are Personal Loans from the Personal Money Store

The email scamsters are here

The ever-present band of criminals is hanging around like a flock of vultures, saliva dripping at the thought of all this money. They are intent on using the lure of free government cash as a way to worm their way into your financial accounts and steal your money. Don’t be surprised if you get an email from a "government agency" asking you for bank account info so that your share of the stimulus funds can be conveniently deposited into your account. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Beware: You are surrounded by the stimulus scam virus"

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