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Chain Letters Schemes Let You Earn Millions Every Six Months!
from: Home Biz AdvisorLike all other scams which are based on deceiving the customer into believing that he'll be reaping big money by paying very little, this one is no different.
Everyone on the net have received at some time or the other unsolicited emails with a list of names along with the promise that all you have to do is send the email along with some money by mail to the top names on the list, then add your name to the bottom and one day you'll be a millionaire.
But only the names of the true scammers or their pseudonyms always appear at the top of the list thereby ensuring that the money always goes to the scammers. There are, of course, many variations to the modus operandi.
Tips to avoid chain letter mess:
* Never reply to chain mails. The best response is to delete and send it to the Recycle Bin.
* Never forward any chain letters, you have received from others, however interesting and genuine it may appear. The more junk you send, the more you will get. Another way is to simply "Block" the addresses of the possible spammers.
* Chances are a simple "removal" request in the spammer's mail may actually stop those mail, contrary to the popular belief that removal request resulted in getting more spam, as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission(FTC) research has found. FTC encourages people to report spam to the spammer's ISP.
* A complete information of all types of chain mails that are being circulated on the net can be found at the website http://www.breakthechain.org/current.html This site is truly amazing as it lists all types of chain mail frauds and disinformation campaign under different categories.
* Never send any money to sympathy mails like widows fund, war heroes fund or personal tragedies and calamities unless you establish their genuineness through other independent means.
* Never heed to suggestions asking you to open an account or disclose your existing one so as to credit the proceeds of a winning lottery or a prize, in a contest you never heard of or took part in the first place.
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