IP Address Geographical Lookup
When you connect to the internet, you do through with a unique identifier called an 'IP' address which commonly looks like four sets of digits separated by periods ('.'). eg. 192.168.4.22. Armed with this information, one can generally find out where in the world, and often down to the City and County level the person of interest is located.
Free Email Addresses
Pretty much everyone has an email address that costs them nothing. Huge Internet companies such as Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have been providing free email addresses for decades now. You'rs is probably pretty personal to you, even if it's JohnDoe20919@gmail.com - Scammers always use these sercvies to contact victims
they keep them for as long as they need and then they abandon them and choose another.
Scam Tip Off Reports
Scammers are often from developing nations and their English is poor and amusingly archaic. They can often be spotted by poor spelling and
odd colloquialsms and formal, stilted phrasing. They work from 'playbooks' and use of stock phrases is one way they can be caught out. Eg. the phrase 'am ok with the condition' is used in 99% of Classified Ad Scams. Search Scamalot and Google to find examples of clunky syntax.
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READ BEFORE USING WESTERN UNION
If you are ever asked to send money to someone you don't know personally, Western Union is a Bad Idea!
Especially if the person wants the money quickly, says he can't accept PayPal or other online payment methods,
and especially if it's for a big ticket item. In most cases, WU is the same as cash, which is why it's the
Scammer's Best Friend.
It's not such a great deal if the laptop never turns up and your money is gone!
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eBay and here:
Western Union
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