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12 Scams of Christmas could drive a Santa to drink

December 12, 2014 By Terry

IMG_1252The 12 Scams of Christmas are enough to drive a Santa to drink. With everything from viruses and malware being distributed via email and websites to good old fashioned liars and and cheats, the Naughty List is huge. I hope my list will keep you entertained and informed and above all, safe, this holiday season. You’ll find all of these topics covered on Criminal Element. Just click any link to view the topic in a new window. I’ll update the list as new topics are added.

Terry’s 12 Scams of Christmas List

12) Soggy Security

11) Mystery Shopping

[mckenna float=’right’]10) Scrooge Wants More Money

9) Bogus Coupons

8) Counterfeit Cheer

7) Santa’s Spyware   

6) Coal-deserving Charities

5) Grumpy Greeting Cards

4) Sly Shipping Notifications

3) Seasons Breachings

2) Holiday Heartbreakers

1) Santa Letter Scams

That’s it for this year’s 12 Scams of Christmas list. I hope you had a chance to check it out and that your holidays are merry, bright, and scam free.

Filed Under: One Step Ahead - Featured Tagged With: email scam, fraud, scams

About Terry

I started out as a skip tracer. Just in case you don’t know, that’s the guy who finds the people who don’t want to be found. It was the little things—getting paid to lie—that made skip tracing the fun part of the job.

Those years of chasing deadbeats taught me many valuable life lessons, such as liars come from all walks of life, and always keep your car in the garage.

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