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Protect yourself from scams. Here's a list of the earlier back issues of Internet ScamBusters:


75 Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft -- A New Spin
How to protect yourself from credit card fraud, identity theft, and fake Medicare prescription drug cards. Internet ScamBusters™ #75

74 Insurance Fraud: Staged Auto Accidents Are Reaching Epidemic Proportions
How to protect yourself from insurance fraud and staged auto accidents: Internet ScamBusters™ #74

73 Investing Safely
How to avoid investing scams, Ponzi schemes and scandals: Internet ScamBusters™ #73

72 Home Security: What to Do if a Burglar Breaks into Your Home
Home security tips for dealing with intruders when you're home: Internet ScamBusters™ #72

71 Identity Fraud Tops FTC Annual List of Consumer Fraud Problems
How to protect yourself from identity fraud and the other big consumer scams of the year: Internet ScamBusters™ #71

70 Internet Fraud: The Year in Review
The 3 biggest Internet fraud trends of the year: Internet ScamBusters™ #70

69 Russian scams, Auto scams, and eBay scams
How to do protect yourself from Russian scams, auto scams, and eBay scams: Internet ScamBusters #69

68 Lottery scams, 809 area code scam, and credit card insurance fraud
How to do protect yourself from lottery scams: Internet ScamBusters #68

67 Phishing Scams: How You Can Protect Yourself
Phishing scams, Internet access services cams, and Web cramming scams: Internet ScamBusters #67

66 Spam: 10 Ways To Reduce It From the Editors of Internet ScamBusters
How to stop spam and yet get the email you want: Internet ScamBusters #66

65 Avoiding ID Theft (Identity Theft) at Work
10 tips on how to avoid ID theft at work: Internet ScamBusters™ #65

64 The National Do Not Call List -- Special Telemarketing Scams Issue
About the National Do Not Call List... and Telemarketing Scams to Avoid: Internet ScamBusters™ #64

63 eBay Scams and Bank Scams
How to protect yourself from bank and ebay scams... and protect your home while you're away. Internet ScamBusters™ #63

62 Work At Home Jobs: How to Avoid Getting Scammed
What to do so you don't get taken by common work at home job scams: Internet ScamBusters #62

61 Top 10 Work At Home and Home Based Business Scams
Don't get taken by these common work at home and home based business scams: Internet ScamBusters #61

60 Email Scams: War Scams Alert, Nigerian Scam Attacks Churches and Other Scams and Hoaxes
Protect yourself from identity theft and other email scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #60

59 Anti Virus Special Issue: Stop Computer Viruses In Their Tracks
What you need to know about computer viruses and anti virus software protection: Internet ScamBusters™ #59

58 Escrow Services Scams and Fake College Degrees:
Protect yourself from fraudulent escrow services, fake college degrees, online romance scams, and more: Internet ScamBusters #58

57 Online Holiday Shopping:
Safety tips for online holiday shopping: Internet ScamBusters #57

56 Domain Name Registration Scam:
A new domain name registration scam, identity theft warnings, perfume hoax, and more: Internet ScamBusters #56

55 PayPal Scam
About the paypal scam, lost pet scam, Bill Gates email scam, and more: Internet ScamBusters #55

54 Amber Alert
The amber alert, protecting your personal information online, and more: Internet ScamBusters #54

53 Domain Hijacking: A Dirty Business
How to protect yourself from domain hijacking -- so scammers can't steal your domain name: Internet ScamBusters #53

52 Chain Letters: Break the Chain
How to deal with chain letters, finding state spam laws, and whether to reply to spammers: Internet ScamBusters #52

51 Myths and Legends: Resources
Resources on myths and legends, scam quiz, and more: Internet ScamBusters™ #51

50 Bank of America Phishing Scams
Protect yourself from these Bank of America, eBay, and PayPal Scams: Internet ScamBusters #50

49 Domain Registration Scams
Protect yourself from domain registration and renewal scams and more: Internet ScamBusters #49

48 Herbal Viagra and the other 9 top scams for 2001
Internet ScamBuster's Top 10 Scams for 2001: Herbal viagra and much more: Internet ScamBusters™ #48

47 Identity Theft
Understanding and avoiding identity theft: Internet ScamBusters #47

46 9/11 Scams
9/11 emergency relief and other scams: Internet ScamBusters #46

45 Free Energy: Is It Always a Scam?
Free energy, dream vacations and more: Internet ScamBusters #45

44 Online Auction Fraud
More on online auction fraud and other scams: Internet ScamBusters #44

43 Online Auctions: Deal or Steal?
How to protect yourself on online auctions: Internet ScamBusters #43

42 Consumer Complaints
A consumer complaints watchdog with teeth - the Sentinel: Internet ScamBusters #42

41 Privacy Starts With You
How to protect your privacy online: Internet ScamBusters™ #41

40 FTC Crackdown on 'Operation Top 10 Dot Cons
FTC Top 10 Dot Cons and more: Internet ScamBusters #40

39 E-Commerce Fraud
How to protect yourself from e-commerce fraud: Internet ScamBusters #39

38 Computer Virus Security 101
An introduction to computer virus security: Internet ScamBusters™ #38

37 Unclaimed Property
A free way to search for unclaimed property -- and more: Internet ScamBusters™ #37

36 Website Design: Does Your Site Seem Like a Scam?
Don't let your website seem like a scam - especially when it isn't: a striking example of poor website design: Internet ScamBusters™ #36

35 Worm Virus:
Find whether a worm virus is real or a hoax: Internet ScamBusters™ #35

34 809 Area Code Scam
An update on the 809 area code scam and more: Internet ScamBusters™ #34

33 Y2K Bug Scams
Y2K bug scams, Nigerian scams, and more: Internet ScamBusters™ #33

32 Fax Broadcasting: The Fax From Hell
A true fax broadcasting horror story -- and a survival guide: Internet ScamBusters™ #32

31 Counterfeit or Real?
7 tips for avoiding counterfeit items online: Internet ScamBusters™ #31

30 Y2K Scare and Scams
The Y2K scare -- and other scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #30

29 Lies and Misinformation
How to deal with lies about your company (and you) on the Internet: Internet ScamBusters™ #29

28 Is a Charity Legitimate?
Discover whether a specific charity is real -- and more: Internet ScamBusters™ #28

27 Furby: Scams and Myths
Real scams related to the furby: Internet ScamBusters™ #27

26 Y2K:
An interview about Y2K with Karen Anderson: Internet ScamBusters™ #26

25 Bulk Email Scams
The 12 scams most likely to arrive via bulk email: Internet ScamBusters™ #25

24 Slamming, Cramming and Other Top Scams:
Slamming highlighted in the National Fraud Information Center's Top 5 scams for 1998: Internet ScamBusters™ #24

23 Credit Card Fraud
Eight sure-fire strategies any business owner can use to reduce credit card fraud: Internet ScamBusters™ #23

22 The Urban Legend: Don't Believe Everything You Read
Urban legend #1 to #6 -- all untrue... in Internet ScamBusters™ #22

21 Report Scams: What To Do If You Get Scammed
Who you can report scams to: Internet ScamBusters™ #21

20 Web Awards Scams
How to know if web awards that charge entrance fees are scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #20

19 Yahoo Spam
Yahoo spam - Fake Yahoo 'award' message scam and virus scare: Internet ScamBusters™ #19

18 Shopping Online Safely
8 tips for safely shopping online during the holiday season: Internet ScamBusters™ #18

17 Online Shopping Malls Scams
Myth - online shopping malls have the same benefits of real malls: Internet ScamBusters™ #17

16 Anti Spam: How to dramatically reduce the amount of spam you're receiving
Anti spam issue: Internet ScamBusters™ #16

15 Virus Hoax or Real?
How to know if it's real or a virus hoax: Internet ScamBusters™ #15

14 Area Code 809 Scam
Here's another area code 809 scam: Internet ScamBusters™ #14

13 Get Rich Quick -- Is it a Scam?
Get rich quick on the Internet: Internet ScamBusters™ #13

12 Spamming Issues
'Spamming will make you millions of dollars:' Internet ScamBusters™ #12

11 Nigerian Scam
About the Nigerian scam (Nigerian advanced fee scam): Internet ScamBusters™ #11

10 Internet Scams: How to Protect Yourself
15 tips to avoid getting taken by Internet scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #10

9 Phone Scams
More on the 809 phone scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #9

8 809 Phone Scam
Don't respond to emails, phone calls, or pages which tell you to call an '809' phone number: Internet ScamBusters™ #8

7 Business Online
'If you don't get your business online now, you'll be out of business': Internet ScamBusters™ #7

6 Website Design: Don't Pay Too Much
Some website design consultants charge outrageous prices for sites that produce poor results: Internet ScamBusters™ #6

5 Understanding Internet Fraud
Why is Internet fraud growing so fast? Internet ScamBusters™ #5

4 Spam Mail
Spam mail now intentionally being sent to the wrong person: Internet ScamBusters™ #4

3 Make Money Online: Avoid the Scams
You can make money online -- but be sure to avoid the scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #3

2 UCE: Unsolicited Commercial Email
Scam: You can make millions by sending out UCE (spam): Internet ScamBusters™ #2

1 Domain Name Registration Pricing Scams
Internet ScamBusters reveals domain name pricing scams: Internet ScamBusters™ #1

More Scams (Back issues 1-75)
More Scams (Back issues 76-150)
More Scams (Back issues 151-225)
More Scams (Back issues 226-300)
More Scams (Back issues 301-375)


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