What are Business Opportunities & Work from Home Scams?
What is International Modem Dialing? • It’s a scheme some Web sites use to trick consumers into paying to access “free” Internet content. Often, the sites claim to be “free” or advertise that “no credit card is needed,” then prompt the user to download a “viewer” or “dialer” program. Here’s the catch: Once the program is downloaded to the user’s computer, it disconnects from the Internet and reconnects using another phone number – a domestic long distance, international or 900 number – at rates between $2 and $7 a minute. For more info visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/modmalrt.htm. What is Cramming? • Cramming refers to unexplained charges on your phone bill for services you never ordered, authorized, received, or used. Sometimes a one-time charge for entertainment services will be crammed onto your phone bill. Other times, monthly recurring charges are crammed onto your phone bill. Cramming of monthly recurring charges falls into two general categories: club membership
