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The cyber universe is an amazing place, and those who navigate its waters are met with many surprises. Unfortunately, they are not all pleasant, as those who have fallen victim to Internet rip off artists have discovered. It is not an exaggeration to say that millions of people will be enticed by false information and scams each year.

WSI Rip-Off WSI Scam Coalition- The Consumer Watchdog of the Internet

Although this cyber “wild west” somewhat mirrors the “real world” where good and bad coexist, the WSI Net Scam – Ripoff Coalition hopes to stack the deck in the favor of the former. As a watchdog consumer advocacy group, the Coalition promises to warn the public about unethical behavior, counterfeit schemes, con artists, bogus schemes, illegitimate operations, and underhanded franchises (and their owners/operators.) It will also give updates on the status of publicly-available claims information (as researched by WSI volunteers).

WSI will also attack conspiracy theories, separating the true from the false (again, using their WSI network of international members) by gathering information to effectively weed out the “fakes” through “buyer beware” warnings. Thus, those involved in false advertising will be “outed” and, hopefully, “ousted” as well by consumers who are tired of their poor sales, business troubles, wrong product, franchise troubles, stock swindling operations, business corruptions, lack of product delivery and unfulfilled promises and internet-based pyramid structures (aka, pyramid schemes). WSI believes that lawful business owners and honest individuals should always be willing and able to spot the world wide web chameleons that have caused legitimate franchise owner troubles.

WSI Rip-Off WSI Scam – Exposing accounts of Fraud, Deception, Dirty Business Schemes

Through personal anecdotal evidence, WSI’s coalition will expose accounts of truly deceptive, “dirty” business schemes. From details of horrible support to the misleading emails mass-sent by spammers, visitors to the WSI website will get a birds-eye view of just how devastating being the victim of cyber crime can be. WSI will keep personal testimonies in a masterfile to be used as resources, however your information is safe and WSI will not make such information available to legal representatives of claimants who wish to pursue lost money or make a claim or class action lawsuit against cons.

WSI believes that the key to stopping cyber thieves is to educate the public. Thus, people can avoid falling into high pressure sales traps, fraudulent activities, and fake businesses. Through prevention education articles and essays, WSI alerts, and WSI press releases, the WSI coalition will be able to call consumer attention to any scams where liars and cheats are preying on the consumers of web products and services. Their feeling is that if the con artists can use the Internet for evil the WSI advocacy group can use it for good.

Advice will pepper the WSI website, including rip off “red flag” alerts (aka, what to watch out for, such as hard sell approaches and poor response time.) As mentioned above, articles such as “How Small Time Hoodlum Scammers Operate Pyramid Schemes” and “How Did An Online Organization Violate Your Trust?” will be available to WSI visitors. The bulletins will be engaging and truthful; they may also spark follow up bulletins about unhappy customers’ bad experiences, bankruptcy stories, unhappy franchisees, unhappy consumers, unhappy businesses, suppliers and international organizations. Through news bulletins written by WSI, the WSI advocacy program is determined to put a dent in cyber crime.

WSI Scam- WSI Rip Off Coalition – Learning Franchise Resource for Victims of Scams, Fraud Companies with Poor Business Ethics

Also, WSI will be a resource for learning to those unhappy clients who have already been defrauded by liars. Though for most victims of cyber abuse, it’s difficult to even accept the fact that they’ve been conned into joining a multi level marketing scam or buying products or services that were never delivered, it’s critical that they come forward. Even if their stories are agonizing to relate (such as the person who went broke at 70 years of age after investing in fake information sent to him by a “broker”), they can never achieve emotional (and fiscal) closure without “fessing up.” After all, we’ve all made mistakes. And through the WSI bulletins, victims will never be victimized twice. The community will respond to a sheepish, “I fell for their lies” with a robust, supportive, “They lied to me, too! But I took action, and here’s how you can get those scammers, too…!” WSI wants their WSI consumer advocacy program to foster this kind of “we’re in this together” mentality.

Though there are consumer laws and statutes in place to “protect” individuals from scams by ripoff operators, people still fall for shady business dealings every day. And when they do, they often feel like “fools.

For those who agree with WSI’s “get your head out of the sand” attitude, WSI hopes to be a clearinghouse of information for consumers, businesses, and advocates. WSI cannot give definitive data on whether your case violates franchise laws, securities laws, business laws, consumer laws, corporate laws, international laws or case laws, WSI can provide links to news sites and your state, country, or international government agencies. WSI hopes that information on scammers who are distributing fake information or operating online scams (which, ironically, are the same old scams that have been around for millennia) will be exposed even faster.

WSI Scam- WSI Rip- Off: Latest Alerts on Buyer Beware warnings , Fraud Internet Businesses

Through the dissemination of current events related to poor business ethics and misleading advertising, WSI expects to become the homepage to those interested in making sure they can safely make purchases or do business on the Internet. After all, when a person is actively involved in reading about a scam on the net, he or she is less likely to fall for it. The WSI-related alert emails and “buyer beware” warnings should make many feel more comfortable globally buying and selling goods and services.

In the future, WSI foresees forming ties with other consumer advocacy groups around the globe. Together, they can more efficiently battle spamming, scamming, and phishing. The more persons who receive the WSI coalition’s information, the better it will be for legitimate online businesses. After all, one bad experience involving an Internet scam can color a consumers’ entire view of the Internet.

WSI Scam – WSI Rip Off Coalition- Your Co-operation needed

But WSI cannot operate alone. It needs your help. By visiting the WSI consumer advocacy coalition’s website, you can start your journey on becoming savvy about the ugly truth that is online swindling. And when you start to learn about hard sell techniques through the words of cheated people, you’ll be motivated to tell everyone you know. It’s the best and greatest use of the world wide web. Yes, cyberspace can be dangerous, but it can also be a powerful mechanism for change.

Therefore, WSI asks that you devote some time to ensuring that you are an informed consumer. Research products and services thoroughly before choosing to buy or partner. It may be hard to turn down something that sounds like such a “sure thing”, but recall the old adage that money doesn’t grow on trees. Nor does it suddenly appear in your email inbox from people you’ve never heard of before.

As the world of cyberspace begins to police itself, it will become harder and harder for thieves to commit corrupt or deceptive practices. Yes, some will also fall for false information hidden under the guise of a “don’t miss this one” opportunity. But the more people WSI’s coalition can reach, the fewer who will wake up broke one morning with the realization that they fell for the Internet scams operated by online liars and cheats.