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This is another popular one and I am shocked how many people still for fall for this every time.

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.