This week’s blog post is on scams. I have seen many Small Claims Cases based on scams. As a paralegal practicing in Small Claims and an individual I have learned professionally and unfortunately personally as well quiet a bit about scam artists, that I will share with you.
- Scam artists are not patient. If you are saying I could do it in a week they will either logically show you what a mistake it is to wait, or they will pull at your heart strings to make you do it immediately.
- If you tell them how difficult your situation is scam artists will work, it to their advantage of why to use them.
- They do not care about you, I once had one who was impersonating a friend of mine, the friend had promised I could trust them with a specific feeling. When I interrupted the conversation with my feeling the scam artist ignored me and that was how I figured out something was wrong.
- They change their info and do not have an address on their website or socials. They are ghosts, which makes court even harder.
- They tell you things too good to be true, if it sounds too good to be true it is.
- What they are asking for often does not make sense or you have paid similar already. If it does not feel right do not do it.
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