Speev (lie, trick or deceive)

How can we prevent internet work scams and can you claim money back from the relevent government?

I want yahoo as a comany who cares to FLAG people who compile work scams. Could Yahoo notify all other companies to do this and join the fight to prevent people commiting crimes like this. Please help.

Public Comments

1. No.....it is your responsibility to check out employment opportunities. If a person is dumb enough to fall for these types of scams, they deserve what they get.
2. Why should yahoo do this? If there is a market and a profit to be made in such a service someone will do so. If you are too stupid to believe every piece of spam you get then maybe you should not have a computer.
3. You need to contact the police and Trading Standards if you've been scammed. They are responsible for sorting out rogue traders. If the scammers are caught you can recover your money from them through the court. The taxpayer has no responsibility to sort this kind of thing out with compensation payments. Visit http://www.computeractive.co.uk and educate yourself about the risks of using the internet. You need to be careful about who you give your personal details to, and who you send money to. Not everyone you meet has your best interests at heart. You can have your identity stolen in this way.
4. don't ever part with money,till you are totally sure, yes they get away with it,they will also carry on too,hope that helps,all the best.
5. Be smart, be diligent, and you won't get scammed. Remember, if it seems to good to be true, it probably is...
6. Personally I don't see why the taxpayer/government should fund people who are daft enough to fall for scams. That would be like my neighbour saying "I was burgled yesterday, you'll have to pay for what was stolen!" Your recourse is through the courts to obtain recompense from the offender.