Monthly Archives: December 2008

… the Pipes, the Pipes are calling…. here’s the ScamPipe!

Here’s a little utility I knocked together using Yahoo’s Pipes (http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/). It allows you to aggregate, sort and filter feeds from various sources to make one combined info thingy. http://pipes.yahoo.com/scamdex/scampipe Let me know what you think – I can add … Continue reading

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Free Email Services – they can be useful!

Sooooo I went to the ZZN.com website, a free email service provider – it’s been around for years and does not seem to be going anywhere soon – and created a SCAMDEX.ZZN.COM email service – so you can go there … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Round-up of Internet Scams in the News

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Been Scammed on CraigsList? – See this Blog

Scamdex has 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. As the recent seller of a laptop, I can attest to the fact … Continue reading

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