Monthly Archives: August 2007

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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