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
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PhishTank.com – Anti Phishing Website that Gets Results!
PhishTank.com – Anti Phishing Website! Here’s the thing – from now on, ANY TIME you get an email that sends you to a PayPal/Bank of America/Google Adsense/eBay/your-bank-name site that you know is a scam site [that just wants your login/password/credit … Continue reading
DNS (whassat?) it’s a great tool against Scammers!
The DNS Route to Scam Protection Online. When you type in ‘www.scammingsite.com’ on your browser, a lookup is performed to translate the domain name into a unique address (IP Address) that all networked computers understand and which contains the path … Continue reading
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Who owns Westpac-site.org?
Why do I ask? Well, I got a spam/scam email today that pretends to be an alert from Microsoft, via the Secret Service that a backdoor has been found in Windows XP and that a patch has been released which … Continue reading
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stopandhelpus.org – Scam Charity Site?
When I get spam from a charity asking specifically for donations I visit the website just to see what kind of organization would use spam to solicit contributions. In most cases it’s a scam. Bona fide charities would NEVER spam … Continue reading
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The Inevitable IRS Tax Refund Scam
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning of a new Internet scam based on a site masquerading as a member of the Free File Alliance. The site attempts to get taxpayers to file their information with them. The scammers … Continue reading
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Are you using Firefox? – Why Not?
Firefox has many advantages over the competition, The main one being the toolbar add-in. The first one you should install is Google. The really really great thing about the Google toolbar is the builtin antip-phishing detection/protection system. The way this … Continue reading
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Irish Bank hit by ‘undetectable’ phishing scam
FRAUDSTERS are targeting Ireland’s biggest bank, AIB, in a virtually undetectable internet scam. The bank admits it does not know and cannot find out how many of its customers are affected by the fraud. If you have an account at … Continue reading
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