Category Archives: Websites

Spoof websites bilk Caledonia man out of $30K

Posted on 25 May/2011 by mxw

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 →

Posted in Anti-Scam Protection, banking, Classiified Ads, Email Scams, money laundering, Scam Reports, spoof websites, Websites | 3 Comments

WORK FROM HOME!!! (yep, it’s yet another scam)

Posted on 9 May/2011 by mxw

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

Posted on 22 Sep/2010 by mxw

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 , , , | 3 Comments

Powell Exotic Furniture Website Spoof Scam – PEFURNITURE.NET

Posted on 11 May/2010 by mxw

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?

Posted on 11 May/2010 by mxw

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

Posted on 22 May/2009 by mxw

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 →

Posted in humor, Phishing, servers, spoof websites, tools, Uncategorized, Websites | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Who or What is BobBear?

Posted on 25 Mar/2009 by mxw

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

Posted on 18 Feb/2009 by mxw

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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