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Taking down the ‘Bad’ Domains is hard
Larry Selzer in his latest blog says that “Often the best way to thwart an Internet attack is to take down the domain names involved in it, but this is a hard thing to do under current rules. “ This is true in so many ways and the problem needs to be addressed at point […]
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State Department advice on Advance Fee Fraud (AFF/Nigerian) Fraud
The United States Department of State (Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair) has issued a very useful, informative and, more importantly, READABLE document online about the most common type of international fraud Here’s an excerpt: … AFF criminals include university-educated professionals who are the best in the world for nonviolent spectacular crimes. AFF […]
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stopandhelpus.org – Scam Charity Site?
When I get spam from a charity asking specifically for donations I visit the website just to see what kind of organization would use spam to solicit contributions. In most cases it’s a scam. Bona fide charities would NEVER spam you. So this morning I received the following email Stop! Help us, we are in […]
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That ‘Check Receiving’ job IS a scam!
Here’s a recent scam job offer I received, one of many. Better written than usual, but the same tagline – ‘Payment Processing‘ (aka ‘Transaction Processing Agent‘ etc). This scam involves sending the victim a large check, then asking him to deduct a commission (usually 5-15%) and then to send the rest on to a third […]
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Scam Offers Cut-Rate Plasma TVs
Get a 50-inch plasma-screen TV for less then $800? Nope, it’s a scam and for a change the FBI got their man! your tax dollars actually working! read more | digg story
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Skype Chat fails Scamdex Reporting Criteria
Scamdex believes that every provider of interactive services should have, front and center, a simple way to report abusers of it’s service. So, a provider of free email needs to have an easy-to-find way to report people using it’s email for scamming or spamming. This reporting should be linked directly to a mechanism which flags […]
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Craigs List Scam hits Omaha Truck Seller
The owner of a truck in Omaha Nebraska was almost caught by a scam commonly used to dupe people out of thousands of dollars using the comm ads website, Craigs List (www.craigslist.org). He was trying to sell his truck on the site and was contacted by a buyer who sent him a cashiers check by […]
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Ghouls targetted in Virgina Tech Phishing Scam
To those people who want to see what happens when a madman shoots 32 other students, there is a sting out there just for them. Email Spam promises camera phone footage of the Virginia Tech tragedy, but the website just tries to grab your bank details instead. IT security and control firm Sophos has warned […]