CNNMoney.com recently posted a series of in-depth articles discussing global Internet fraud. One article in the series highlighted the prominence of spoofing scams, where fraudsters use phony websites and emails to impersonate legitimate companies and trick people into wiring them funds. Internet scams can effectively lure victims in by offering low-price deals for items or [...]
The Internet is a great place to find deals, but unfortunately some deals are too good to be true, and this is a common theme with any number of online scams that target uninformed consumers. One trend that we have noticed is that fraudsters often try to impersonate well-known companies within the transportation industry. Not [...]
uShip was recently contacted from an individual in the UK who encountered a pet scam on an online classified site. The individual was looking online to purchase a new family pet when they encountered a fraudulent ad that was definitely too good to be true. After this UK consumer inquired about the dog, the fraudster [...]
uShip has been made aware of scams whereby people buying items online are approached by a scam company who deliberately and fraudulently misrepresented themselves as uShip in order to con money from innocent people. uShip is a legitimate multi-million dollar company. Founded in 2004, with its Head Office in Texas, USA, and its European Head [...]
If you’re in the market for a pet, you’ll likely look at certain online classified sites such as craigslist.org or oodle.com. If you think you find the pet you’re looking for on one of these sites, be wary of potential scams. uShip has recently been made aware of scams involving pet sales where the “seller” [...]
