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… From CPanel to …. what??
I am an old Unix dude, I have installed more different versions of Unix than most people – Everything from Sco Xenix/286 thru to Centos5.2 and I don’t usually have much problems – but as time wears on, my brainDisk is starting to squeal and it’s not as fast at random access as it used […]
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US-CERT Re-Issues Warning about Shopping Online
This is a notice that you should send to your family and friends, (especially the ‘silver surfers’) and maybe even stick on the ‘fridge door and on the side of your monitor, just so you remember. Help make this a Scam-Free Christmas! US-CERT Issues Warning about Cyber Shopping Online shopping has become a popular way […]
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Mystery Shopper Scam – How and Why it works
Here’s a little email I receive quite often – I assumed these were scams, but never got round to ionvestigating them until now. from a Javier Hines [otakvenezi@webvis.net] email address, but wants replies to Michael Bernard [michael.bernard55@gmail.com]. Irvine, CA 92604-3703 Thank you for your interest in the Mystery Shopper position. Our company conducts surveys and […]
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Been Scammed on CraigsList? – New Service from Scamdex
Back in 2008, Scamdex found a blog devoted to outing the huge population of scammers to whom Craigslist is a God-given opportunity to rip off people the world over. The Blog, Exposing scam artists who use Craigslist is still here but hasn’t been updated for a while, which is a shame. Scamdex’s Scam Tip Off […]
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Two REALLY good reasons to use FireFox as your web browser…
I know I keep banging on about this, but one of the easiest and cheapest ways to protect yourself from online scams and phishing is simple: Change your Web Browser! Here are two really good reasons why you should use FireFox to surf the web instead of the ubiquitous Internet Explorer. Firefox includes strict anti-phishing […]
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UK Charity urges users to report illegal web content
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a UK-based Hotline for reporting illegal content. Specifically Child sexual abuse content hosted worldwide and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK. It’s remit is to protect the citizens of the UK from illegal and offensive online content by allowing the public and IT […]
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Scam Roundup
= Prosecutors want tabs kept on Disney scam suspect MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA Miami-Dade prosecutors want to restrict the movements of alleged = Disney vacation scammer Nancy Alvarez. BY DAVID OVALLE Nancy Alvarez, 20, is = accused of … See all stories on this topic = Freedom, NH, officer charged in alleged pay scam WCAX – […]