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The Inevitable IRS Tax Refund Scam
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning of a new Internet scam based on a site masquerading as a member of the Free File Alliance. The site attempts to get taxpayers to file their information with them. The scammers then change the bank account details to their own and wait for the refund payments […]
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Pump & Dump Spam Scam gets action
In their biggest strike ever against online investment scams, US regulators on Thursday shut down trading in 35 over-the-counter stocks that have been the subject of spam e-mails touting their investment potential. Christopher Cox, the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, estimated that more than 100m stock-touting e-mails are sent each week. The majority are pump-and-dump […]
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eBay feels the pain of phishing (at last)
A news report in eWeek has me chuckling ruefully. A Romanian calling himself ‘Vladuz’ is causing havoc at eBay and eBay has been forced to take notice. Due to a combination of spam phishing attempts by emails such as these, and (he claims) hacking of the eBay databases, he has been able to get access […]
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Green Card Lottery Scam (DV-2006-2007)
Here’s the latest example of this nasty scam preying,as usual, on those members of society with probably the least to lose. The US Government, as you may not be aware, makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low […]
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Bank loses $1.1m to online fraud
Nordea says it has refunded the affected account holders Internet fraudsters have stolen around 8m kronor ($1.1m; £576,000) from account holders at Swedish bank Nordea. The theft, described by Swedish media as the world’s biggest online fraud, took place over three months. The criminals siphoned money from customer’s accounts after obtaining login details using a […]
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Irish Bank hit by ‘undetectable’ phishing scam
FRAUDSTERS are targeting Ireland’s biggest bank, AIB, in a virtually undetectable internet scam. The bank admits it does not know and cannot find out how many of its customers are affected by the fraud. If you have an account at AIB, click here for Important Information Cheats have found a way of overcoming security measures […]
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Merry Christmas to Barclays Customers … from the Scammer
Conmen have targeted Barclays customers over Christmas by trying to persuade them to hand over their account details.The emails carry the Barclays logo and ask customers to fill in confidential information. They even have a link to the bank’s online help page, complete with customer services numbers, and allow the user to return to Barclays’ […]
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Inbound Call Centers
If you receive an email stating that your cell phone number will soon be released to telemarketing companies, don’t panic.Cell phone numbers won’t be released, email is a scam (WPDE-TV Myrtle Beach – Florence) … telemarketing consultant blog – http://www.topslog.com/telemarketing