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Scamdex Database Search is AFU
(Yeah, you know what that means don’t you? :)) Anyway, I messed about with the indexer last night to try to improve the hit rate for my hand crafted index (as opposed to the HyperMail one). I guess I broke summat and it stopped working. Anyhoo, seems to be fixed now, but it’ll take a […]
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New Email offers Registration (with Virus Payload)
I’ve received several emails today, all matching the same pattern. The email comes iwth a range of subjected and from a range of senders but the enclosed web link, when clicked brings you to the same html, all located on different IP addresses. The few ip addresses I looked up seemed to be typical home […]
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Aussie Sheep Farmer in Mali Marriage Scam
Poor Des Gregor! Presumably no longer satisfied with sheep as romantic partners, Des, 56, flew to Mali in West Africa to meet his future wife, whom he had wooed on the net. A sweetener to the marriage was an $80,000 dowry of gold. Sadly, the marriage ended in him being attacked, tied up and robbed, […]
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Fighting the Credit Card Scammers (and the baddest countries!)
Fraudlabs are aimed at online retailers and they provide some useful services for checking that the credit card transaction you are about to approve looks ‘right’. Given a combination of IP address, shipping address and credit card identification, they will give you a clear description of why that transaction is not a good risk. In […]
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The Microsoft Lottery – NOT!
All my troubles are over… I’ve won the Microsoft Lottery. But I wonder – Does Bill know? A Votre Amaible Attention , Nous Avons Le Plaisir De Vous Annoncer Que Vous Etes L’un Des Heureux Gagnants De La Bill Gates Foundation Lotery For Internet Expansion In The World Dont Le Siège Social Ce Trouve […]
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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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World Scam Roundup Report
More examples from round the globe of scams – and these are just the ones that get reported – There are many more that never make it to print! Scam Watch Los Angeles Times – CA,USA In a call typical of the scam, a fake Red Cross worker tells a military spouse that he needs […]
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What the heck is Jig-a-Loo?
According to their website http://www.jigaloo,com), Jig-A-Loo is a revolutionary new product that combines the power of a lubricant with a water repellent. Unlike any other lubricant, it contains no oil, grease, wax or detergent, so it doesn’t stain or stink. It stops squeaks, unsticks just about anything, protects against rust, and is an exceptional water […]