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Big Internet (Facebook, Google) gets serious about Email Scams.

mxw — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:16:28 +0000

And this time, they seem to be serious, joining together these powerhouses: * Big Internet: Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, LinkedIn etc. * Big Money (aka financial service providers): Bank of America, Fidelity Investments and PayPal. * Big Security: Agari, … Continue reading →

Fake ‘Scam’ Website to Educate Consumers.

mxw — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:09:24 +0000

A new initiative has been launched by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) to educate consumers about the pitfalls of internet scams. They have recently launched an educational campaign that includes a fake ‘scam’ website. There … Continue reading →

Phishing Scam of the Day (PenFed)

mxw — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:20:00 +0000

We received an email today with the promise of a $50 credit to my Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) account if I completed a customer service survey. The “survey” was sent as an attached HTML (web page) file, which, when … Continue reading →

‘You knew it would happen’ Dept. – Ghadaffi 419 Scam Email Arrives

mxw — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:35:58 +0000

It was only a matter of time – three days it took for me to see this, perhaps there were earlier versions…. Anyway, this one follows the standard set my the poor widow, Mariam Abacha, of the infamous General Sani … Continue reading →

‘Stop Art Scams’ blog

mxw — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:51:26 +0000

A California artist, Katie Moe, who describes herself as an ‘Artist and Anti-Scam Samurai’ has a blog devoted to informing fellow artists and other people about a common emailtype scam, the ‘Art Scam’. A spam email will ask to buy … Continue reading →

Secret Shopper Scam Described

mxw — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:09:20 +0000

“The Consumerist“, a website that highlights the persistent, shameless gaffes of modern consumerism – and the latest scams, rip-offs, hot deals and freebies, encourages their readers to tell them about their everyday experiences with absurdities of consumer culture – and … Continue reading →

Facebook Phishing Attempts and How To Spot Them

mxw — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:39:09 +0000

Facebook users often use the email notification service to inform them of events on the site, whether it’s a new friend request, a reply to a comment or a photo tag. The notifications always have a handy button to get … Continue reading →

Preventing Identity Theft by Credit Bureau Monitoring

mxw — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:29:57 +0000

LifeLock was arguably the first online business to provide consumer-targetted Identity Theft Protection. Since their start in 2005, LifeLock has provided a useful service providing consumers with the tools they need to help protect themselves from identity theft and manage their credit. Scamdex was and continues … Continue reading →