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 Mesa Police Department FraudSTOP
Common Fraud Schemes and Con Games
The top ten telemarketing fraud schemes in 2005 as identified by the National
Fraud Information Center were:
- Prizes and Sweepstakes
- Scholarships/Grants
- Magazine Sales
- Credit Card Offers
- Fake Check Scams
- Advance Fee Loans
- Lotteries/Lottery Clubs
- Work-at-Home Plans
- Phishing
- Travel/Vacation
Some of the trends in 2005 noticed by the National Fraud Information Center
were:
- Increase in the use of wire transfers (wiring money from bank accounts)
- The average amount of monetary loss is increasing
- The predominant method of payment in many of the top scams was bank
debit (be careful giving out your debit card information as the con artists
will repeatedly debit your bank account)
- Among the top ten schemes the ones affecting those 60 years of age and
older the most were Magazine Sales, Prizes and Sweepstakes, and Phishing.
For those under age 30 the schemes were Scholarships/Grants, Advance Fee
Loans, Credit Card Offers, and Work-at-Home Plans.
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