Category Archives: Websites

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

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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

Posted in Classiified Ads, Craigslist, Email Scams, Job Scams, Online Advertising, Ponzi Schemes, Websites | 38 Comments

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

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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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Swoopo, BidRivals (and other Penny Auction sites) – Are they a Scam?

My answer is ‘Probably Yes‘! These sites (and there are plenty of copycats) appear to operate as eBay-type auctions, but they have several important differences which people need to be aware of: The main one being, unlike eBay, when the … Continue reading

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PHP Exploit URL foxes Apache

There are a lot of smart people out there who know way too much about computers and software and stuff, like this guy: ‘Perishable Press‘. So, can someone clever please tell me why this simple url hangs up a bunch … Continue reading

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Who or What is BobBear?

In my infrequent callouts to other websites that  (like Scamdex) were  created out of the blind fury experinced by seeing bad people taking money from good people, I have another site for you to take notice of. But first, a … Continue reading

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Cyber Security Tip: Safeguarding Your Data

Cyber Security Tip ST06-008        Safeguarding Your Data When there are multiple people using your computer and/or you store  sensitive personal and work-related data on your computer, it is especially important to take extra security precautions. Why isn’t “more” better? Maybe … Continue reading

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