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: Websites
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
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
… 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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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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Tagged cyber shopping, malware, Phishing, US-CERT, Warnings
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Two REALLY good reasons to use FireFox as your web browser…
I know I keep banging on about this, but one of the easiest and cheapest ways to protect yourself from online scams and phishing is simple: Change your Web Browser! Here are two really good reasons why you should use … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Scam Protection, malware, Phishing, web browser
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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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New Scam Email Indexing Method (again!)
It’s my third iteration on the same basic principle: take a carefully filtered and enhanced archive of 150,000 email messages and then sort, categorize and analyze them, then put them in a defanged, indexable/searchable list format so that people can … Continue reading
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