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Internet Scams - What To Do I You Are A Victim

By Elaine Currie

Anyone who has dealings on the internet will warn you that scams abound. There are scams of all shapes, sizes and colors. The variety and ingenuity of the scams say a lot about the inventiveness of the scammers. A good scam is never just thrown together without thought. Most scams are built to last. They are not smash and grab jobs, they are usually clever frauds and difficult to detect. It is a shame scammers don't find religion and put their efforts into something worthwhile. Still, that's just a dream. In the real world, we need to be on guard against scams. Sometimes they are easy to spot but not always and you might get taken in one day. So, what should you do if you have been scammed?

Be Certain It's Not A Not Mistake
First make sure, as far as you can, that you have been taken in by a deliberate scam. Remember, a thing is not a scam just because it didn't provide what you hoped for. The test is whether if provided what it promised on the website. You have not been scammed if a program turns out to involve more work than you anticipated. If the website claims the program is "simple" to implement, that is not the same as saying you won't have to work at it.

Complain And Explain
Contact the owner of the program by email and set out your concerns in full. You won't get help or anything else by emailing someone just to state that, in your opinion, their product is a scam. That is saying, by implication, that the person is a crook and nobody should be expected to react well if they are confronted with that sort of allegation. Give them enough time to reply and, if nothing is forthcoming, try a phone call, as emails can all too often go astray.

Call In The Guarantee
If the website contains a statement that the product is subject to a money back guarantee, contact the website owner and ask for a refund under the guarantee. If there is a support system, raise a support ticket stating you want a refund as promised on the website. If this fails to get a result and you made the purchase via PayPal, contact them and make a complaint. In a case like this (ie where you received the goods but were not satisfied) they will probably tell you they can't intervene. They will, however, make the vendor aware of your complaint and this should be sufficient to get your cash refunded.

A Higher Authority
If the vendor is a member of icop or the BBB or other similar organisation, make a formal complaint setting out full details of what happened. They might not have the power to get your money back for you but at least you will be doing something useful: it will be a matter of record that will be available to warn potential victims in the future.

Learn The Lesson
Whether you manage to get your money refunded or not, treat the experience as a lesson. When you are over the hurt and angry phase, think about what happened and how it happened. Were you less than shrewd when you parted with your cash for this particular purchase, should you have been able to detect a scammer lying in wait? Were there clues that you can now remember and will recognise if you are ever tempted by a scam in the future?

Get Over It
If you are a member of a forum, it is fine to post a rational warning about the product, mentioning the fact that you believe it to be a scam and the reasons for your opinion. Don't make vicious attacks on the scammer through Internet forums. This is a waste of time and energy and could result in you being branded as malicious or even crazy. Don't give in to the temptation to try to get even by blackening the scammer's character, it will rebound on you. A scammer won't hang around long enough for any mud to stick, he will reinvent himself, remodel his program and relaunch with a brand new website with no history attached. Meanwhile, the offending website will sink without a trace. You will be left with indelible forum comments that create a suspicion that you might be unhinged or, at best, a troublemaker.

Everyone is entitled to make the occasional mistake. Don't waste time on regrets, what ifs and kicking yourself for stupidity, move on: at the rate the Internet moves, you risk being left behind if you don't learn to live with your experiences and learn from them.

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