This type of email is the black death of scams. It begins with a chain letter, joke, e-card, or personal email being sent from an anonymous address. When the email is opened, a secret “backdoor” can give a hacker access to your computer. Let’s just say, the scammer isn’t going to use this information for fun. Beware of the Mariah Carey CD that will be bought with your credit card.
We appreciate the fact that credit card companies nowadays, insure every purchase you make and every purchase you claim you didn’t make, so if your card has been used, you will get your money back, but who wants to deal with canceling cards and using new ones now?
Loyalty Programs
Far from an attempt at rewarding their regular customers, loyalty programs are all about reinforcing their purchasing behavior. Shoppers who buy more — exactly what the retailers want, of course — are rewarded with a discount or some kind of deal, and that reinforces their behavior that buying more gives them a reward.
So the cycle repeats itself, lining the retailer's pockets even more as shoppers pursue their next reward. The 10th cup of coffee you are rewarded with after buying nine cups costs the brand a fraction of the amount of money you have spent and going to spend in the future.
When Optional is Not an Option
This form will not allow you to request a quote unless you give them your phone number, which they falsely claim is optional. So, now, you know they’ll be calling you incessantly. Scams like this can take the form of a bogus Facebook page or online retailer website. Don’t do it, people: IT’S A TRAP.
If you are not familiar with the company that is asking for your information if you don't plan on buying anything from the service provider in the future, skip it. There are other ways of getting what you need, besides sharing your identity online.
Diet Scams
We’ve all seen those fishy ads that read “Need to lose weight this summer?” “Reduce your body fat and build lean muscle without any exercise.” This deceptive scheme lures consumers with the promise of a miracle in the form of a pill that will never work. These products, for the most part, aren’t approved by the FDA and are dangerous at worst and useless at best. If you want to lose weight and get into shape, unfortunately, there is only one way.
Do exercise, balance what you eat, get rid of emotional food consumption, and come to terms with the fact that all of the loose weight without getting up off the sofa ads are a waste of time, and nothing real lies behind them.
When Approximately 40 Actually Means 28
Apparently, the word 'approximately' means that brands can say whatever they want without any consequences. So this is another sneaky way of making consumers think they know what they can expect. “Approximately 40″ could be any number, really. After all, 100 is close to 40 on a scale of one to one thousand.
We can't answer how this brand gets away with it, but there is one question we do have an answer for. Will we ever buy these pepperoni pizza snack rolls? Absolutely not. Not about, not perhaps, and not maybe. Without a doubt, never been so determined in our lives we will not buy this.