Articles - Friday, May 15, 2009 10:14 - 0 Comments

Messages on Betting Forums - Is it a Scam

Be wary of this type of message it could very well be a SCAM.

What you need to look out for, is a new member on Betting or Sports Forums.

The new member will post up a message saying something like:

Subject: “Look at these great results!”

Message: Hi guys, my first time on this board, but I just wanted to share this tipster I recently came across as his results are superb and he has earned me about £3000 in under a month!

Here is the website www.whatascam.com, check out the results and you can mention that I told you if you like!

Now, this again, all sounds quite genuine. If you found a good tipster, you would naturally tell anyone you thought might be interested, but, this is not a normal member, this is 99% likely to be the tipster himself trying to fool people.

The next post on that same thread will probably come from the tipster himself (under a different username), saying thank you to the previous poster for mentioning him as a quality and genuine tipster.

He will come across as very professional and courteous, but he is nothing but a simple con man, who again has no conscience.

The one thing to beware of with this kind of scam, is this, if it is a new member, ie has only 1 post to his name, whereas others have hundreds and can be trusted, then be very wary.

Alway do some due diligence on any service or tipster before handing over any cash.  Simple checks with tipster proofing sites such as the Racing Index is a good start is there an address where you can contact them?