Can you fight back at the scammers? You bet you can. Here are a couple of great examples of enterprising Internet users fighting back at the scammers.

1. The Nigerian Email Scam: 419baiter.com is a site devoted to fighting back at this common email scam in many creative and interesting ways. If you just want to know more about this type of email scam, check out their page: About 419 Scams

An interview of the founder of 419baiter.com can be found on on NPR.com at the following link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4716843

2. Moving Company Scams: Finding a moving company on the Internet can be a very risky thing to do. Many of these are scam artists that give you a lowball quote, then pack up your things, put a padlock on the van, and demand thousands of dollars more that the quotes price. If you, or anyone you know are looking for a moving company, this is a very important site to visit: http://movingscam.com/

An interview of the founder of movingscam.com can be found on on NPR.com at the following link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4716840

Do these scams work. You bet they do. They rip off thousands of hapless people every year.

For more information, visit these other sites:

The 419 Coalition Website

US Secret Service: PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY REGARDING “4-1-9″ OR “ADVANCE FEE FRAUD” SCHEMES

419 Legal.org

Do you know of any other good scam counterattacks?

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