Monthly Archives: December 2006

Beware of These Internet Hacker Scams in 2007

Experts believe that in 2007 internet hackers will find new avenues to scam people. Right now hackers use email to try and get personal information from individuals and businesses. But in 2007, hackers will use instant messaging, … Current World … Continue reading

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The ‘Rose Household Textiles’ Nigeria Scam

We all get scam offers by email and instant messenger. I was contacted twice by yahoo messenger last week by two different people both claiming to work for two different ‘Rose Household Textiles Ltd’ companies based in the UK. … … Continue reading

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New Vista’s just a load of spam (Scam)

New Vista’s just a load of spam (Scam) A new email scam is purporting to offer cheap copies of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista.The consumer versions of Vista aren’t scheduled to be launched in Australia until January 30, but … Continue reading

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Email Lottery Scams – International Lottery Scam Information

Email Lottery Scams – International Lottery Scam Information Information and examples about email lottery scams.

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Possible Scam Targeting Authors

What they are doing is a more personalized version of the “Nigerian Banker Email Scam“. They expected to give me a check that included their purchase from me plus an amount that they needed to pay their shipper. WritersWeekly.com – … Continue reading

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2007 – Spam is Back with a Bang

2007 – Spam is Back with a Bang By mkatz While our intelligent email engine blocks out most of this spam so that it is … The first is the stock pump-and-dump scam. While this scam has been … name … Continue reading

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New UK Report on Mass-Marketed Scams

New UK Report on Mass-Marketed Scams By Jon Rusch Today, the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued a study on the impact of mass-marketed scams (ie, scams using direct mail, telemarketing, email, and the Internet) on UK consumers. … Continue reading

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Phishing goes local

Two new email Phishing scams are targeting WSECU members. The email appears to come from WSECU. In fact, it comes from an fraudulent source shown as (Inbonline@wastatecu.org). John G Bell’s Blog – http://blog.arlecchino.org

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