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

In 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 in category include Internet Squeegee Guy (http://www.website1.com/squeegee/), who "will wash 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 as crazier responses, I would have to say that they are usually dedicated to 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 to 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 to site they think, 'I wish I'd thought of it' and, in spirit of that, people give a dollar," Schmidt said. With success of e-panhandling sites comes 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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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 that 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 as 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 end call immediately, even if 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 win real prize when you don’t fall for their phony telephone lines.