Cyberbegging - New Wave 2003

Written by Michael Hein


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Pay for van with banners ========================

Inrepparttar short-term, though, Schmidt said he is going to start selling banner ads on his site to help finance a new mini-van for his family. Other Web sites inrepparttar 111326 category includerepparttar 111327 Internet Squeegee Guy (http://www.website1.com/squeegee/), who "will washrepparttar 111328 inside of your monitor screen for spare change." Penny Hawkins hopes to get enough money to finish nursing school so she can divorce her husband, she says. So far, she has received more than $1,500 through her Web site, http://www.helpmeleavemyhusband.com. Along with e-mailed donations, she said she got a healthy dose of feedback. "As far asrepparttar 111329 crazier responses, I would have to say that they are usually dedicated torepparttar 111330 religious fanatics that want to save me and/or my marriage," Hawkins said.

Seeking emotional support too =============================

A compelling site (http://www.helpleahgetpregnant.com) was started by a young Seattle couple seeking emotional and financial support as they tried to start a family and pay off an in-vitro fertilization bill of more than $12,000. But Princess Natalie of Westwood, Ohio, may not elicit much compassion. On her Web site (http://egomania.nu/causes/indexsoc.html) she says people should donate money because imagining a world where "someone as talented as me was forced to work" would be a scary thought and "it could ruin her manicure." Still, according torepparttar 111331 site, she has collected $1,473, a toe ring, a phone card, books, and some death threats. Ed from Dallas is looking to buy a Hummer with Web donations (http://www.terravirtua.com/hummer/index.html).

Why donate? ===========

So, why exactly would anyone want to donate their own hard-earned money to a cyberbeggar? "I think when people come torepparttar 111332 site they think, 'I wish I'd thought of it' and, inrepparttar 111333 spirit of that, people give a dollar," Schmidt said. Withrepparttar 111334 success ofrepparttar 111335 e-panhandling sites comesrepparttar 111336 inevitable backlash of parodies, including "Don't Save Karyn" (http://www.dontsavekaryn.com/). The site's creators, Bob and Ben, say they too are e-panhandlers, and are not pretending to be anything else. If anyone has an extra dollar, they promise "to waste your money in inventive and creative ways" rather than "use it to pay any bills or help starving children in Africa." Kind Thanks To CNN

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10 Simple Steps To Avoid Phony Telemarketers

Written by James H. Dimmitt


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5) offer to recover money you’ve lost in a previous con for a recovery fee.

6) try to convince you that this is a once in a lifetime offer and that you must act now.

7) refuse to send you anything in writing to verify your prize.

8) claim thatrepparttar promised prize is guaranteed.

9) introduce you to a supervisor who congratulates you on being such a lucky person.

10) introduce you to a supervisor who verifies you asrepparttar 111325 guaranteed winner.

Anytime you are contacted by a caller and asked to send money in order to claim a prize, you should:

1) Ask them to remove your name and number from their contact list.

2) Answer any sales pitch or fee request by saying “no” and endrepparttar 111326 call immediately, even ifrepparttar 111327 caller continues to talk.

3) Contact your state attorney general’s office or your local better business bureau.

4) Contact your local police department and report any suspicious telemarketing calls.

Fraudulent telemarketers are criminals. You winrepparttar 111328 real prize when you don’t fall for their phony telephone lines.

© 2003, www.yourfreecreditreportnow.com Author: James H. Dimmitt. James is editor of "TO YOUR CREDIT", a weekly free newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter by visiting http://www.yourfreecreditreportnow.com. He is also author of “Identity Theft - How to Avoid Becoming the Next Victim!” available at http://tinyurl.com/bc45


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