How To Stop Scammers

How to Protect Yourself by Recognizing Scams

Unfortunately, there are people out there who prey on people in need with no remorse or guilt. They do not have any morals and try to scam people on our website Begslist.com. On our website we are making a strong effort to stop scams by moderating every message that is sent through our platform to other users.

After we moderate the scam email messages, we are deleting these scammers so that they can't communicate. However, these scammers are persistent and they continue to create new accounts under the same name, but different email addresses. They may also use a different name and email address to continue to find someone that will fall for their scams.

Top Messages From Scammers to our Begslist Users

1. They won't donate to you through your Contribute button on your Begslist page.
2. Give their phone number and ask you to text or call them.
3. Give out their email and ask you to email them if you need help.
4. Bad grammar.
5. They ask for wire transfers or money orders.
6. They will say they will send you a check, but ask you to send money to them for fees to send the check to you.

Examples of Scam Emails

• Good day, i was just scrolling down down here when i came across your post about bills,likewise your present about condition too!!!! felt so sorry about you. i love helping people and always have been able to either it be financial or something else..text me on (415)754-0634 so we can discuss further about how and what i can help you with ok....
• Hello how are you doing? Am willing to render some help kindly get back to me via this email tonysexon20@gmail.com where are you located
• hello how are you?i just saw your campaign and would love to help. kindly text me on 314-675-0714 so that we can get to discuss and lets see how i can be of help
• Hello i saw your campaign and having been there myself,ill love to help...text me t ,my personal no 8622482314
• hello, i saw your campaign and would love to help. kindly text me on 323-379-5329 and lets see how i can be of help
• hello how are you?i just saw your campaign and would love to help.You can text me to my number on 314-632-6325
• i read your campaign and willing to help you..Text me to my # 8622482314

Bottom Line: If they aren't willing to donate using your Contribute button...they are scammers.

Be Scam Smart and don't communicate with anyone who offers their phone number, email, or ask you for your full information so that they can send you money.

Please help us keep our website spam and scam free by Reporting Scams on our Begslist Facebook Group.

Making Begslist Safe for Our Community

Thanks to those of you who responded about the Begslist Testimonials and we appreciate the feedback about your Begslist experiences. We heard about both great experiences and some bad ones.

We are listening to your input and wanted to let you know we are working on new ways to make our Begslist Community a better place. We believe in People Helping People.
We know that many of you said that you may have been contacted by spammers or scammers. We are in the process of setting up a verification system that will make people who are contacting Begslist users to verify themselves. We will block people from specific spam countries like Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and other countries known for scams. We will also block people from our system who are mass emailing our users more than 5 times. We are taking more measures and making it a priority to make our Begslist website a safe site for everyone.

We really want to hear from you. If you have been contacted by individuals that may be questionable or if you want us to check them out...please send an email to help4u@begslist.org. Also, we appreciate any suggestions on how to make Begslist a better place.

While we are in the process of setting up our verification system and safety measures...join in on the experience of People Helping People and please share your experiences with others to warn them by posting the questionable person's email, what they were asking of you and share their contact information on our sister site www.Scamslist.com. That way our Begslist Community can see scammers who are contacting mass amounts of people to see if anyone will bite.

Also, many Begslist users contact us about people who send them emails offering to help. The original emails of potential people willing to donations GENERALLY, ask the Begslist user for the "FULL" name, address, contact information, bank information and account number....these of course are scams. Play it safe and accept payments through PayPal only and do not accept anything else (check, money order, wire transfers are big red flags).

Things to look out for when receiving emails from people offering to help:

- Check the sender's country or location through their email address or where they say they are from. Most SCAMS come from Nigeria, Benin, United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Liberia and other African countries. Also, if they type their email in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS....it most likely is a SCAM!

- If someone asks you to mail them money either before or after..IT IS A SCAM! If they want to send you a check and then ask that you send a portion of the money back...IT IS A SCAM! If you deposit these checks, after 10 business days your bank will return the check back to you with a big red stamp on it that says, COUNTERFEIT.

- If someone emails you and asks for your full contact information...IT IS A SCAM! (i.e. - "YOUR FULL NAME, PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND MONEY TO, YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION, A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAIL")

- If they say they are a Chairman, Deputy, President, Doctor, offers a Business Proposal or say you won a Lottery and ask for your FULL NAME and other contact information it is a SCAM. - Accept money only through sites like PayPal. DO NOT Accept checks, money orders, or do wire transfers. WE CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE THAT RECEIVING A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER FROM A STRANGER WILL COME BACK COUNTERFEIT AFTER YOU CASH IT! For safety, DO accept e-checks and payments through PayPal.

PAYPAL IS YOUR SAFEGUARD TO RECEIVING DONATIONS AND IT WILL HELP YOU AVOID BEING SCAMMED.

Begslist, Inc. Announces Launch of Scamslist.com

CHICAGO, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Begslist, Inc. is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new website, http://www.scamslist.com. 

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101115/BEGSLISTLOGO )

Begslist, Inc. has been known to help people through free cyber begging, online donations, and giving to charity through its websites Begslist.org and its blog website begslist.blogspot.com. RJ Camposagrado, the founder of Begslist, stated: "We receive inquiries from our users asking us advice about responses to their postings. To protect our cyber begging community, we felt it was time for Begslist to add another website to our family- http://www.scamslist.com. Scamslist is a informative site with the main purpose of teaching you how to avoid scams and frauds of any type. You can read or post experiences, or see tips on how to prevent scams and fraud. Report any scam, fraud, complaint or review on any type of company, individual, service or product on ScamsList."

Scams are designed to trick you into giving away your money or your personal details. Scams and frauds come to you in many forms — by mail, email, telephone, over the Internet and door-to-door. There are several methods that scammers use to steal your money or personal details.

Learn more about scams and frauds from the creators of Begslist by going to: http://www.scamslist.com.

About Begslist

Cyber begging, Internet begging, or Internet panhandling is the online version of traditional begging or panhandling where people can ask strangers for money, food, clothing, or shelter. Begging online has a clear advantage to street begging or panhandling where it can be done with relative anonymity, thus eliminating or reducing the embarrassment, shame, or keeping one's dignity that associated with begging in public. Begslist is a free way to ask for donations online, maintain privacy, and protect one's pride when begging for help.

Since 2007, Begslist.org has tried to keep the reputation of establishing itself as free cyber begging website that allows access to anyone who needs help as compared to a paid cyber begging (pay-to-post) website by offering users FREE postings to ask for help. 

Begslist is proud to announce its newest website Scamslist.com. Scamslist is here to help inform people about scams and frauds. The more knowledge you have about scams and frauds, the more you will be protected from them.

Scamslist is now available in the social media:

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Scams_n_Frauds

Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scams-and-Frauds/166381443418512

SOURCE Begslist, Inc.