The Citadel Malware ransomware lures the victim to a drive-by download website, at which time the ransomware is installed on the user’s computer. Once installed, the computer freezes and a screen is displayed warning the user they have violated United States Federal Law. The message further declares the user’s IP address was identified by the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section as visiting child pornography and other illegal content.

Citadel Malware Attempts to Extort Money

To unlock their computer the user is instructed to pay a $100 fine to the US Department of Justice, using prepaid money card services. The geographic location of the user’s IP address determines what payment services are offered. In addition to the ransomware, the Citadel malware continues to operate on the compromised computer and can be used to commit online banking and credit card fraud. Below is a screenshot of the warning screen.

This is an attempt to extort money with the additional possibility of the victim’s computer being used to participate in online bank fraud. If you have received this or something similar do not follow Citadel Malware payment instructions.

It is suggested that you;

• Contact your banking institutions.
• File a compaint at www.IC3.gov.

Troy Williams is an internet marketing expert and President and CEO of Verified-Safe, LLC. in Lebanon, Tennessee. During the past 19 years Troy has received training at seminars and workshops on fraud and scam detection and Citadel Malware prevention, ethical business marketing and the State of Tennessee required annual continuing professional education to maintain his licensure as a private investigator. President John Gormley of SBI Seminars of Dothan, Alabama has awarded certificates of completion of the many certified training courses attended by Mr. Williams.

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Most of you know that I/we have made 5 trips to Iraq and 3 to Afghanistan with our troops. Videos are all on www.youtube.com/bobc9246. We have also interviewed hundreds of military personnel, veterans, Gold Star Families, Wounded Warriors, Military Support and Veterans Groups from all across American. All from 2006 – 2012.

Since last years trip to Iraq and Afghanistan I have had multiple health challenges including a surgery, trips to the hospital and many tests and trips to Doctors. It is possible that I will not be able to make the next trip to Afghanistan for later this year however we are putting together a team to go over to visit our US troops. The Missions will go on!!

US Troops sponsorship has become more challenging to find sponsors this year.

Yesterday my good friend Barbara Oldham sent me info on a possible Grant that we could win. My Belief and Energy for future missions including covering events with US Troops military support and veterans groups has been energized but we need your Help!!!

We are requesting that each of you help Now simply by Voting for US Troops Talking With Heroes Online!

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The e-mail stated the recipient had a new bill which needed to be paid, and the Fraudulent Utility Bill was attached to the e-mail. The recipient was instructed to click on the attachment to view their bill. The attachment contained a zip file with a computer virus.

The Fraudulent Utility Bill e-mail concluded by stating the recipient received the e-mail message, because he/she receives e-bills from this utility company. Many of the recipients are located in areas of the United States that do not use this utility company as their electric provider.

Businesses Targeted With Fraudulent Utility Bill E-mail Purportedly from the Better Business Bureau (BBB)The IC3 has received several complaints from businesses regarding an Fraudulent Utility Bill e-mail, purportedly from the BBB, which states the BBB has received a complaint from a customer regarding their business.

The recipient is asked to review the complaint attached to the e-mail and respond to the BBB. The file attached to the Fraudulent Utility Bill e-mail contains a virus.In one complaint received by the IC3, a business claimed their computer was infected with a virus after opening the attachment in the e-mail they received. As a result, the business lost nearly $100,000 when fraudsters successfully wired money from the company’s bank account after the virus enabled them to capture passwords and other important banking information. Moving Company ScamsThe IC3 continues to receive complaints regarding moving company Fraudulent Utility Bill scams.

The complaints received at the IC3 do not appear to be linked to each other. There are many individuals who take advantage of those posting moving services on-line, receive an estimate for the service, and hire the company. Fraudulent Utility Bill Scams include the company showing up, and the estimate suddenly doubles or additional fees are added; the counterfeit check scheme, where the victim is selling an item on-line, and the buyer claims a moving company has been hired to pick up the merchandise, and the buyer pays for the merchandise with a check written for more than the price of the merchandise; and after loading and driving away with the customer’s property, the moving company later calls to inform the customer they must pay more if they want to see their belongings again, basically holding the property hostage. Often, even after paying the additional Fraudulent Utility Bill costs, deliveries were late and many of the customers’ items were damaged or missing. Those who refused to pay the additional cost were told they would not receive a refund or their belongings.

This is when you should know about the benefits of using ethical business promotion. Some of the benefits of using this form of promotion includes getting to be seen as a leader in providing accurate information, allowing your customers to know they can trust you with their concerns, and even having a higher level of sales because of the different levels of research companies have completed on your business to verify it uses ethical business promotion. With all of these being carried out properly, it will be easy for you to see a drastic increase in returning customers, but also new clients.

Visibility as a leader on the Ethical Business Promotion information your site or company is providing is the best way to ensure you will have a stable customer base.

The problem is it can be hard to get Ethical Business Promotion unless you use ethical business promotion. When you use the ethical business promotion it generally leads to your business getting the desired trust it needs, but also lets your customers know they can trust your information.

Generating trust with your customers is the key to growing your business. When you use the ethical business promotion it is fairly easy to promote the business and gain this trust. The reason for this trust being present is your customers will know you are not going to lie to them to get a sale. Without this, you may be stuck trying to figure out how you can persuade the customers to buy from you.

Often if you use a company to verify your business uses ethical business promotion methods, it will require quite a bit of research. So the customers who are coming to the site will be filled with confidence when they see the verified sign. Then they will easily gain some extra confidence your business is using the most ethical business promotion methods present.

Being able to generate a steady income from your business is becoming harder than what many people thought. This is when you should know about the ethical business promotion and the benefits present with this type of promotion. Some of the benefits you will discover include this will help let your customers see you as a leader in providing them with this information, it can be easy to generate a higher level of trust with your customers, and the type of research completed on your companies is often deep enough it will allow your customers to know your business is not a Ethical Business Promotion scam.

The scammers contact lawyers via e-mail, claiming to be overseas and requesting legal representation in collecting a debt from third parties located in the U.S. The law firms receive a retainer agreement and a check payable to the law firm. The firm is instructed to deposit the check, take out retainer fees, and wire the remaining funds to banks in China, Korea, Ireland, or Canada. After the funds are wired overseas, the checks are determined to be a Counterfeit Check Scheme.

Counterfeit Check Scheme In a slight variation of the scheme’s execution, the victim law firm receives an e-mail from what appears to be an attorney located in another state requesting assistance for a client.

The client needs aid in collecting a debt from a company located in the victims law firm’s state. In some cases, the name of the referring attorney and the debtor company used in the e-mail were verified as legitimate Counterfeit Check Scheme entities and were being used as part of the scheme. The law firm receives a signed retainer agreement and a check made payable to the law firm from the alleged debtor. The client instructs the law firm to deposit the check and to wire the funds, minus all fees, to an overseas bank account. The law firm discovers after the funds are wired the check is a Counterfeit Check Scheme.

Law firms should use caution when engaging in Counterfeit Check Scheme transactions with parties who are handling their business solely via e-mail, particularly those parties claiming to reside overseas. Attorneys who agree to represent a client in circumstances similar to those described above should consider incorporating a provision into their retainer agreement that allows the attorney to hold funds received from a debtor for a sufficient period of time to verify the validity of the check.

If you have been a victim of an Counterfeit Check Scheme internet scam or have received an e-mail that you believe was an attempted scam, please file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

Great Southern Outdoors

There is great news for hunters in Alabama and throughout the country. Verified-Safe.com, one of the nation’s leading and most respected Internet safety companies, has endorsed the Great Southern Outdoors website. This ranking ensures that the website is safe and secure and has complied with all state business laws.

Many people are familiar with the Great Southern Outdoors, especially in Alabama, as a wonderful hunting destination.

Great Southern Outdoors Deer hunting on the six thousand acre plantation is a great southern tradition. A wonderful place for hunting since 1823, the plantation was has only been open to the public since 1999. In 2011, Alabama had 1.8 million deer and Bullock County, the home of the Great Southern Outdoors, had the largest population of deer in the state. It is no wonder then, which so many hunters come back with a minimum 8-point buck and more when visiting.

In addition to deer hunting, the Great Southern Outdoors plantation also provides lively hunting of Hogs, Quail and Turkey. Predator hunts for Bobcat and Coyote are also available. The Plantation has excellent fishing opportunities as well.  The Great Southern Outdoors has been featured on Fishing University and has been visited by Mike Munz, Hank Parker, Mark Davis and Dale Earnhart, Jr.

The endorsement by Verified-safe.com means that hunters from around the Internet can feel confident and secure as they view video from the site, visit the trophy room, and most importantly book their own hunt to the Great Southern Outdoors.  Special events, such as the Father and Son hunt, the Couples hunt and even the Christmas hunt will become even more popular throughout the nation.  Individuals will be able to fill out forms and book a hunt right from their own computer, free from worry about any hacking or security problems to their computer or the information sent.

The Great Southern Outdoors hunting is spectacular at GSO with three day hunting and all you can shoot hog hunting being the standard of southern hospitality. The brisk Alabama mornings will encourage any hunter to get into the hunting mood, while evenings at GSO’s three lodges, made of all cypress wood, are sure to bring back memories of the day.

Great Southern Outdoors is more than just another hunting locale. It is a place that holds true to the ideals of Southern Hospitality and a place where families can make lasting memories and start new family traditions. Now, thanks to the endorsement of Verified-safe, it is also a place where hunters can go online and feel secure as they book there next hunt.

Contact Ginger at Great Sounthern Outdoors To Book Your Hunt 334-738-5066

The Department of Justice, the FBI and the National Center for Disaster Relief Fraud (NCDF) remind the public there is a potential for disaster fraud in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Suspected fraudulent activity pertaining to relief efforts associated with the recent series of tornadoes in the Midwest and South should be reported to the NCDF hotline at 866-720-5721. The hotline is staffed by a live operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the purpose of reporting suspected scams being perpetrated by criminals in the aftermath of disasters.

Disaster Relief  Fraud  was originally established in 2005 by the Department of Justice to investigate, prosecute and deter fraud associated with federal disaster relief fraud programs following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

Its mission has expanded to include suspected Disaster Relief Fraud related to any natural or man-made disaster. More than 20 federal agencies, including the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the FBI, participate in the NCDF, allowing the center to act as a centralized clearinghouse of information related to disaster relief fraud.

In the wake of natural disasters, many individuals feel compelled to contribute to Disaster Relief Fraud  victim assistance programs and organizations across the country. The Department of Justice and the FBI remind the public to apply a critical eye and do its due diligence before giving to anyone soliciting donations on behalf of tornado victims. Solicitations can originate from e-mails, websites, door-to-door collections, mailings and telephone calls, and similar methods.

Before making a donation of any kind, consumers should adhere to certain Disaster Relief Fraud guidelines, including the following:

• Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming emails, including clicking links contained within those messages, because they may contain computer viruses.
• Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Disaster Relief Fraud surviving victims or officials asking for donations via email or social networking sites.
• Beware of Disaster Relief Fraud organizations with copycat names similar to but not exactly the same as those of reputable charities.
• Rather than following a purported link to a website, verify the existence and legitimacy of non-profit organizations by utilizing various Disaster Relief Fraud Internet-based resources.
• Be cautious of emails that claim to show pictures of the Disaster Relief Fraud  areas in attached files, because the files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known senders.
• To ensure that contributions are received and used for intended Disaster Relief Fraud purposes, make donations directly to known organizations rather than relying on others to make the donation on your behalf.
• Do not be pressured into making contributions; reputable Disaster Relief Fraud charities do not use coercive tactics.
• Do not give your personal or financial information to anyone who solicits contributions. Providing such information may compromise your identity and make you vulnerable to identity theft.
• Avoid cash Disaster Relief Fraud donations if possible. Pay by debit or credit card, or write a check directly to the charity. Do not make checks payable to individuals.
• Legitimate Disaster Relief Fraud charities do not normally solicit donations via money transfer services.
• Most legitimate Disaster Relief Fraud charities maintain websites ending in .org rather than .com.

In addition to raising public awareness, the NCDF is the intake center for all disaster relief fraud. Therefore, if you observe that someone has submitted a fraudulent claim for disaster relief, or any other suspected fraudulent activities pertaining to the receipt of government funds as part of disaster relief or clean up, please contact the NCDF.

If you believe that you have been a victim of Disaster Relief Fraud by a person or organization soliciting relief funds on behalf of tornado victims, or if you discover fraudulent disaster relief claims submitted by a person or organization, contact the NCDF by phone at (866) 720-5721, fax at (225) 334-4707 or email at disaster@leo.gov.

You can also report Disaster Relief Fraud suspicious e-mail solicitations or fraudulent websites to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

We have a wide variety of Internet and Website Promotion Services for you to choose from. If you have a web site business selling products and services. Then we can help you with internet marketing & web site advertising! We have helped business companies to succeed on the web with our Internet and Website Promotion Services.

Verified Safe Business Directory Trust Seal  their customers will have confidence to purchase their products and services.

“Today there is a growing concern about fake blogs and websites that are spreading viruses and contributing to the growing concern of increasing identity theft. By dealing with companies that have been screened by Verified Safe  business directory a consumer can be assured that they are dealing with a real company with clean credentials.”

Our Verified Safe  business directory is user-friendly. You can search alphabetically, by category, City, State or zip code. You can share, e-mail to a friend, or add to favorites right from the member listing page.

Not only can the Verified Safe Business Directory be found at popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, but we have also launched a new Search Engine Optimization Plan that makes it easier for consumers to find your Verified Safe Business Directory on the web without first going to our website.

Our search engine optimization goal is to increase your presence in the top 10 listings on search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN. When completed you may see an increase in traffic to your site or in the number of consumer inquiries for your firm’s Verified Safe Business Directory Reliability Report.

Verifeid-Safe.com Is here to educate you and build Verified Safe Business Directory consumer confidence to increase your online sales and conversions.

Best of all….it’s free! Try it out….just pick the type search you want and you will know in seconds if the business is a member of the Verified Safe Business Directory!

HostPlan4You.com has successfully qualified for this partnership by passing a stringent certification and background check unlike any in the industry. The company is now authorized to carry the Verified Safe trust seal on its website.

To qualify for this strict Verified Safe Business program, HostPlan4You.com passed a thorough 12 point investigation which consists of US domestic and local commercial criminal and civil investigations. The process also includes hacker-safe, website, and SSL verification for the company’s website.

Troy Williams, CEO of Verified Safe Business said, “Today there is a growing concern about fake blogs and sites that are spreading viruses and contributing to the growing concern of increasing identity theft.

By dealing with companies that have been screened by Verified-Safe a consumer can be assured that they are dealing with a real Verified Safe Business with clean credentials.” “Trust is essential to your business and to all websites. By displaying the Verified Safe trust seal, our customers will have confidence to purchase our products and signup on our email list.

You simply can’t beat this Verified Safe Business level of confidence

For more information about the Verified Safe Business program call 615-547-9563, or visit their website at verified-safe.net.

About Verified Safe LLC

Verified Safe LLC is a world class leader in online security and business verification. The company has remained forefront in the industry by providing Verified Safe Business protection to both businesses and consumers from hackers and scammers online. Their unique service accomplishes this by utilizing proprietary patent pending technology to automate the process of business verification and owner background checks on a nationwide basis.

About Troy Williams

Some 19 years ago Troy Williams launched a new Verified Safe Business to serve the public, business and legal community. His vision was to provide those communities with the tools they needed to be successful. Over the years his company provided many services, from private and corporate security to becoming a world class leader in providing a fast and inexpensive gateway to public records. Troy has attended advanced workshops from SBI Seminars on topics designed to keep him on the cutting edge of the legal and practical application of his services, while maintaining his license as a Tennessee Private Investigator and certification with Integrity International Security Services. Today Troy is recognized as an expert counselor, mentor and consultant in the field of security and Verified Safe Business information services.

Contact Information:
Troy Williams
Verified Safe, LLC
615-547-9563
support@verified-safe.net

Do you need help in driving traffic to your website ….or  maybe you’re seeing plenty of traffic, but finding that web “hits” are not resulting in “sales”.

Ever heard of Verified Safe? More than likely, you have.

Verified Safe is one of the world’s most trusted Business Verification Services….but what does that have to do with your success? Everything….!

Having a Verified Safe Business Seal, means you have much greater visibility on the web…even better, you’re not just getting traffic, you’re getting TARGETED traffic.

So forget PPC, SEO, Google Banner Ads and all the other time and money wasters…as a new Verified Safe Accredited Member, you take 2 giant steps forward…one, your business gains instant consumer confidence…and two, your business gains substantially greater web presence.

What makes Verified Safe different from other so called, “Verification” programs?

Unlike other programs that only verify the site privacy policy, SSL usage and possibly a third party verification of the site owner information, the Verified Safe Business Seal Program is far more comprehensive.

A business must first pass through a 12 point compliance investigation which consists of exhaustive US domestic and local commercial, criminal and civil investigations.

All said and done, when a consumer deals with a Verified-Safe Member in good standing they know they’re dealing with a real company…with clean credentials. They also know that by clicking on your website, they enjoy iron-clad protection against viruses, spyware, and identity theft.

Can your competitors say the same?

Our Verified Safe directory is user-friendly:  You can search alphabetically, by Category, City, State or zip code. You can share, e-mail to a friend, or add to your favorite’s right from the member listing page.

Try it out… just type the name of the business you’d like to investigate, and you’ll know in seconds if that business is Verified-Safe!