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- Be our representative, go to jail
- I've gotten several messages like this recently:From: WEBSTER ENTERPRISES PLC [jenni@reedtribe.org]Subj: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVEI represent Webster Enterprises Import and Export Company based in the UK.My company exports cocoa,rubber and timber for world trade. We are searchingfor representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to ourcustomers in Europe...
- Tags: DelbertPGH, deposit, off-topic, scams, spam
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- The ePassport cloning myth never dies
- Why is the media, slashdot, and digg always falling for these scams?Some guy goes around telling people he's cloned an ePassport when it's bunk. All he did was do what he was suppose to be able to do with physical possession of an ePassport; which
- Tags: SECURITY, george_ou@..., ePassport, RFID ePassport
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- I bought a New laptop! or not.
- Got this in my email today:"Dear Customer,Thank you for ordering from our internet shop. If you paid with a credit card, the charge on your statement will be from name of our shop.This email is to confirm the receipt of your order. Please d
- Tags: and things lurking in my email., bank, credit card, e-mail, laptop computer, Mickster269, off-topic, scams, security, shams
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- [i]Well here's a new scam!!!
- [b][i]Received this about an hour ago. I've exed out all numbers in case anybody thinks this is genuine and might try to steal my $2,950,000.00!These guys must think we are all idiots but some poor suckers will get taken in. X-( [/i][/b] FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY ...
- Tags: agent, Flash, Fortune, lottery, e-mail address, Second Category, spam, scams, no free lunch, sleepin'dawg, off-topic, draw, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2006-06-20
- Can be anywhere....
- after a win like that, Jaqui is buying us all first class plane tickets to wherever he's picking up the restaurant, hotel and bar bill ......(This one has been going around the UK for a while - and yes, there have been takers!)GGwooo-hoo 500,00 pounds sterling!!!!yeah, right, like I'm going...
- Tags: E-mail, This IS, Netherland Lotto, EUROPEAN
- Discussion threads 2006-03-10
- Gas pipe broadband?
- article root[Edited by: admin on Nov 18, 2005 12:36 PM]Gas pipe broadband OR Stock swindle?At first I checked the date and it is not April One.Bit-Heads, CEOs and Politicians just do not understand RF especially microwaves. There are so many engineering issues with this scheme:1. Cheap high power...
- Tags: Network technology, Gas
- Discussion threads 2005-11-18
- Online scams emerge in Katrina's wake
- To the IT community, this is no surprise. Usually extreme disasters are followed by online scams. One Katrina spam campaign tricks people into clicking a link for breaking news reports, but they actually go to a bogus Web site, where malicious code is installed on their computers. Other bogus e-mails...
- Tags: disaster relief, Katrina, online scam, Red Cross, scams, security, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2005-09-02
- Critical vulnerabilities surface in IE and HP-UX
- Gulf CoastIf anyone has any comments about the situation or any particularly good web resources which I might list on my research web site, please let me know.If you want to complain or have questions about the situation I may have useful information to share since I served for many...
- Tags: Critical Vulnerabilities, HP-UX, hurricane, Microsoft Internet Explorer, scams, security, Tech Locksmith
- Discussion threads 2005-09-02
- Nigerian pleads guilty in e-mail fraud
- j_21078It just never ceases to amaze me that people fall for these kind of scams. What is the old saying? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.I got an email from himfortunately I wasn't hiding under the desk when the brains were being dished out.Hoisted by...
- Tags: E-mail
- Discussion threads 2005-07-18
Additional Resources
- 12 steps to avoid phishing scams
- Phishing scams have evolved from being a simple annoyance to a dangerous problem for IT departments as business users expose sensitive data when being duped by phishing scams while using corporate computer systems. Here are 12 steps that can help significantly reduce the risk of phishing scams, along with examples...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- Download resources 2005-06-04
- Please Read!
- Hello, Can anyone tell me what is the best site for doing paid surveys online that is not a scam and that really paid.. Please email me at pinkylee98@yahoo.com letting me know. Thank you.ScamsThey are all scams.It's why it is called a "Get rich Quick scheme."
- Tags: E-mail
- Discussion threads 2005-07-25
- Nigerian scams -- how do they work?
- I have been on the receiving end of a considerable number of these attempted scams, largely because I have belonged to a number or matchmaking sites, although I have also received at least one via TechRepublic.So Jane's late husband/father was kill
- Tags: nigerian scam, off-topic, bank, jardinier
- Discussion threads 2006-10-28
- BitIdentify Pro for Internet Explorer (exe)
- No matter which browser or mail client is used, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, BitIdentify can detect unknown phishing attack phenomena and raise alarm immediately to user. Even not only that, BitIdentify is quite more powerful since it is language-independent as well. BitIdentify Professional...
- Tags: Credit Card, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ImageSkill, BitIdentify Tool, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Spam, Internet, Web Browsers, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2006-04-19
- BitIdentify Pro for Mozilla Firefox (exe)
- No matter which browser or mail client is used, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, BitIdentify can detect unknown phishing attack phenomena and raise alarm immediately to user. Even not only that, BitIdentify is quite more powerful since it is language-independent as well. BitIdentify Professional...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Credit Card, Mozilla Corp., BitIdentify Tool, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Spam, Internet, Web Browsers, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2006-04-14
- Help users recognize and defend home networks against spam, spyware, scams, pop-ups and cookies
- This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Home Networking Simplified, helps end users protect their home networks against spam, spyware, pop-ups, scams and cookies. In addition to viruses and worms, users must protect their home networks from a host of annoying and potentially dangerous program, such spam,...
- Tags: Chapter, Network, Home Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Home Networking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Personal Technology
- Book chapters 2005-08-18
- Google plugs 'obscure' phishing holes
- Google has fixed a security flaw that opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks, and other attacks. Attackers could exploit the flaw, a cross-site scripting vulnerability, to launch phishing scams or steal a user's credentials.In the past, Google hasn't experienced as many security issues as other industry names--do you...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, phishing, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-12-22
- 7746--Tired of being scammed online?
- 7746--Tired of being scammed online?Find a scamfree job today.Visit our approved scamfree sites page, view scams, report scams, get scam free job directory or certify your business scamfree.For details visithttp://www.typeinternationa
- Tags: off-topic, shairabaldama@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- Educate your users about e-mail safety with this PowerPoint presentation
- While e-mail has become a mission-critical business application, it has also become a vehicle for scams and viruses. One of the most important aspects of e-mail security is user education. This PowerPoint presentation by Joshua Hoskins entitled "Practice e-mail safety" provides IT professionals with a slide show that they can...
- Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, PowerPoint Presentation, E-mail, Microsoft Office, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2005-06-10
- Spamscatter: Characterizing Internet Scam Hosting Infrastructure
- Unsolicited bulk e-mail, or SPAM, is a means to an end. For virtually all such messages, the intent is to attract the recipient into entering a commercial transaction - typically via a linked Web site. While the prodigious infrastructure used to pump out billions of such solicitations is essential, the...
- Tags: University Of California, Internet, E-mail, Web Site Development, Online Communications
- White papers 2007-05-14
- Phishing - Past, Present and Future
- A particularly dangerous and now common type of spam known as "Phishing" attempts to trick recipients into revealing personal and sensitive data, such as passwords, login ID's, financial information or social security numbers. Recipients are directed to counterfeit and fraudulent websites that are exact duplicates of well known and respected...
- Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2005-12-15
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