Dear Chelsea, this week somebody tried to scam me by inviting me to be on Chelsea Handler's podcast. And if you are familiar with this scam, this time they are switching it up and offering no money! It's not like anybody is ever going to get the money, but still, I'd like to be offered the usual $3-$5,000 to be scammed.
It often happens after you tag Pulp Riot Hair Color in a post. Suddenly, you find the Pulp Riot Hair Influencer Ambassador scam in your e-mail, promising you free products and money for posting! Read on to find out more about this scam. Pulp Riot Hair Color Scam Pulp Riot is not associated with the scam in any way. The e-mail comes from a Gmail address, which should be your first clue that this is not legit. It sounds like a pretty awesome offer- they want to pay you several thousand dollars and will send you 10 free items to…
I got hit with a ColourPop Ambassador Scam moments after posting on Instagram and using the ColourPop hashtag. Suddenly, I got an e-mail asking me to be a ColourPop Brand ambassador. I got excited for about half a second before reading it and realizing it was just the same old ambassador scam where they ask you to pay for shipping and just steal your money. Exclusive ColourPop Collaboration Scam Opportunity The headline of the e-mail jumps out at you: Exclusive Collaboration Opportunity: Unlock Sustainable Skincare Success Colourpop Cosmetics. Finally! They noticed! I’ve only tagged them a million times. Good thing…
If you’re posting on social media, you can’t avoid the companies pitching you brand ambassador deals. Jewelry, sunglasses and pet accessories are just a few of the offers that show up in my inbox on a daily basis. Unfortunately, many of them are scams to trick you into purchasing their products and promoting their scam for free. So, how do you recognize a real ambassador deal? Read on to find out. What is a Brand Ambassador? A brand ambassador is someone who represents a company and promotes them in exchange for some form of compensation like free products or money.…
The "I want to use your photos" scam has been nabbing a lot of people lately judging by the traffic to my blog post exposing the scam. A lot of people are worried and don't know what to do, so I wrote a post all about what to do when you're a victim of a check fraud scam.