Google Scam Feed- Ex-NYPD sgt. nabbed in 4.7M scamA RETIRED NYPD sergeant was arrested Wednesday and charged with stealing $4.7 million from investors to develop a bogus real estate project . James Monahan, 42, a cop from 1994 to 2005, was arraigned on fraud charges in Manhattan Federal Court and ...See all stories on this topic »New York Daily News […]
- Woman sentenced for role in Nigerian scamBy Heather Polischuk, Leader-Post May 17, 2012 2:02 AM A Regina woman received a community-based sentence for her role in a Nigerian scam that targeted hundreds of American citizens in 2009 and 2010. Roseanne Nightingale pleaded guilty to a fraud ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- South Bend Police warn of alarm scamThe South Bend Police Department says some salesmen are going door-to-door and scamming residents. They're posing as employees from legitimate companies like ADT and targeting residents who already have security systems. The representatives have tried ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Scam targets Amazon.com usersBut scam artists are going after Amazon customers - stealing their information. It starts with an email that appears to be from Amazon.com, canceling your order. The subject heading is: "Your cancellation." But when you click on it, the scammers gain ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Ex-NYPD sgt. nabbed in 4.7M scam
Category Archives: Email Scams
Spoof websites bilk Caledonia man out of $30K
A man in Caledonia, Wisconsin thought he was buying a car from a reputable website (autotrader.com) and paying for it using a reputable financial site (amazonpayments.com). Turned out that both sites were so-called ‘spoof sites’ – Identical copies of valid … Continue reading
WORK FROM HOME!!! (yep, it’s yet another scam)
Anyone online or offline has seen the ads by now – Money Motivated Pros | Team Leaders Needed | Looking for Recruiters | Professionals Needed | Remote Agents Needed | Top Guns Only | Business Development | Marketing Reps | … Continue reading
Online Trading – A Warning!
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Online Trading, a guide by US-CERT Online trading can be an easy, cost-effective way to manage investments. However, online investors are often targets of scams, so take precautions to ensure that you do not become a … Continue reading
TweekServ is a Scam Job (transaction Processing)
TweekServ is a Scam – TweekServ is a Scam | TweekServ is a Scam – TweekServ is a Scam | TweekServ is a Scam – TweekServ is a Scam It’s just the usual ‘transaction processing’ scam – you get counterfeit … Continue reading
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IC3 Reports 25,000 Scam Complaints per Month in 2010
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received its two-millionth complaint in 2010 - IC3 receives and processes 25,000 complaints per month and 2010 was it’s second highest year (slightly down from 2009) for scam reports. The Annual IC3 Report for 2010 has … Continue reading
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Asterpix (who they?) vs. Google
Some Background First A company called Asterpix (www.asterpix.com) have a cool tool (Searchlight) for websites (such as this one!). They analyse the page you are on, include any recent search terms passed in (eg. from Google) and the website you … Continue reading
Posted in Email Scams, Google, Online Advertising, Scamdex, Websites
Tagged adsense, asterpix, Google, searchlight
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‘Nigerian’ Scam still top online Scam, says PandaLabs
the best defense PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory has drawn up a ranking of the most widely used scams over the last few years. These confidence tricks, which are still in wide circulation, all have the same objective: to defraud … Continue reading
Powell Exotic Furniture Website Spoof Scam – PEFURNITURE.NET
Administrative assistant needed by Powell Exotic Furniture,Good pay and flexible hours, see attached pdf for more info or sign up via www.pefurniture.net/careers.php Here’s a new website spoof scam – take the website of a perfectly respectable, American furniture company – … Continue reading
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