9. Phony Vacation Rentals
Although the coronavirus pandemic has forced us to spend more time indoors, scammers are still trying to rip you off with phony vacation rentals. To convince their victims, scammers often use attractive photos with the property, which are basically stolen from a legit rental website.
All they have to do is just copy and paste the information about a property from a rental website, and that’s it. When people search online where they want to rent a property, they fell victim to fraud by putting their personal information into the hands of scammers.
Next time you’re planning a vacation, try to use reputable and safe sites such as VRBO.com or Airbnb.com.
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One very good wasy to get rid of the grandchild call is to ask for his or her middle name. They will immediately hang up.
Another scam is a call telling you your computer has a virus and they can get rid of it for you when indeed they are putting the virus in and charging you big bucks to get rid of it, then later calling you telling you they can’t fix it and is going to return your money. Instead they wind up taking more money.