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#11 Don't fall victim to a scam

Jane Baker
by Lovemoney Staff Jane Baker on 03 July 2009  |  Comments 0 comments

It's a pretty obvious piece of 'what not to do' advice, but those scamsters can be a lot more devious than you think.

It's a pretty obvious piece of 'what not to do' advice, but those scamsters can be a lot more devious than you think.

#11 Don't fall victim to a scam

The trouble is con artists are coming up with new ways to fleece us all the time. At lovemoney.com we've made it our mission to alert you to all the dangers, so you'll hear the alarm bells ringing loud and clear before any damage is done.

So, in case you've missed it, I've put together a quick reference guide to some of our best anti-scam articles this year. Here goes...

Avoid this sneaky con - warns you against the latest 'debt sale' scam, as well as some confidence tricks which have been for around for a while, but people still fall for.

Top ten worst scams ever - don't miss our hit list of the ten vilest scams we've ever come across.

How to spot a scam - once you know the tell-tale signs that scream 'SCAM', you'll know when to run a mile.

The simplest scam in the world - find out how not to fall for the oldest trick in the book.

Finally, although not against the law like the scams above - at least not yet - I feel I can't complete this blog post without adding a link to the Ten worst financial tricks banks resort to on a regular basis to wheedle as much money out of us as possible.

Happy reading. But don't have nightmares!

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