Sentences with phrase «obvious scam»

It's difficult to imagine how people in simpler times could be so naive to fall for such obvious scams and cons of the era.

It's so depressing how many people fall for these sorts of obvious scams.

You've probably seen dozens of ads promoting obvious scams or making misleading claims.

It's difficult to imagine how people in simpler times could be so naive to fall for such obvious scams and cons of the era.

These people are just accomplishing step one of escaping the hold of oppressive religious cults, realizing that organized religions are obvious scams created to concentrate money and power in the hands of a few.

Here are a few of the more obvious scams that are around and some tell - tale things to look out for.

Of course everyone on sites like GN and whatnot know not to fall for such obvious scams, but I once saw a fake Pokemon Go beta signup post in my recommended box, and it had over 10,000 likes and a crapton of comments, mostly from people desperate to play the game.

These are obvious scams and Ponzi schemes out to swindle investors of their hard - earned money.

The notion that sex can be pursued as recreation, isolated from a larger relational and moral context, is an obvious scam.

The 19th August 2016 letter from his consultant betrays this, and we are horrified that our government and its officials are tolerating this obvious scam for even a day.

These are obvious scams.

But i usually do nt see any obvious scamming going on, at least not more then there is in real life, out there.

Any sane person should understand that any ad they see online that has words «lonely women in your area» is an obvious scam.

30 thousand people working in an obvious scam, who tell themselves «it's just a job», that's really bad.

But accountability is not just about the obvious scam, it is about accountability for community standards.

In comparison with other dating sites, this one is an obvious scam site.

When he receives postal notification of his big win it's an obvious scam but, still, he's itching to collect.

I think all a writer needs is to be informed of the obvious scams and pay to plays out there, who to avoid, then after that they can assume what is left is legit but still do their own research before sending their manuscript out.

You explained nicely in your own answer how to report and react to this obvious scam.

Let me explain why it is an obvious scam by explaining how the IRS works when you owe them something.

People will do things out of character, work past the point of exhaustion, and even fall for obvious scams, all in pursuit of money.

But, if you inquire after I send you an obvious scam email, now I know I have a gullible fool for a target.

As more and more «civilians» throw their money at crypto and at projects they're barely familiar with but which are obvious scams (like Onecoin or the most recent one that's being advertised by Paris Hilton), many will lose their hard earned money after they realize that the world has run out of people who would buy their tokens and keep the level of demand (and thus price) at a desired level.

It was such an obvious scam, but it did generate a ton of traffic and I got several sign calls.