Looks Too Good To be True...and It Is

This was announced last year, but I thought those who missed it might like a reminder. There is a FBI consumer scam site called www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com. where you can find some information about scams and how to prevent them. They also offer a link to free DVDs from the US Postal Inspection Service. Sorry, I’m still very underwhelmed.

And it says Monster.com and Careerbuilder are “partner” and “sponsor.” Huh? I guess it is easier to cut a check to buy yourself moral cover, then actually do some work and fight fraud. Would love to know what they are doing to stop work-at-home and cashier’s check scams posted on their job board. Please don’t bore me with “we have an abuse email address where users can inform us about scams.” I’m telling you, they could hire a couple of smart Computer Science interns and put a real dent in the problem. I would have LOVED that job when I was a Comp Sci student—writing code to shut down international fraud rings? That’s cool.