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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
- Online scams emerge in tsunami's wake
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By Reuters Scam artists are posing as tsunami victims on the Internet in a bid to divert some of the millions of dollars flowing to relief efforts, security experts...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, Financial services, SECURITY, online scam, scam, Web site, Internet, bank, Web, Reuters Ltd.
- Technical articles 2005-01-06
- 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, Home Networking, Cisco Systems Inc., Cookie, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Book chapters 2005-08-18
- 12 steps to avoid phishing scams
- limited and lacking, but usefulThe article provides some good advice. Unfortunately, it falls short in some areas. In particular, it focuses exclusively on Windows clients, and it doesn't emphasize enough or indicate the two most effective measures one can take to protect oneself from phishing:1. Educate yourself...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, e-mail, phishing
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- 12 steps to avoid phishing scams
- Some computer users and even some IT professionals have been confusedabout the defition of a "phishing" attack. What exactly is a phishingattack? A phishing attack is when you receive an official-looking e-mail froman online banking or financial institution – it could even be eBay or PayPal,or any other service that...
- Tags: Â, phishing, Steven Warren MCSE, MCDBA, software
- Technical articles 2005-08-04
- Help users recognize and defend home networks against spam, spyware, scams, pop-ups 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, spyware, Internet and e-mail scams, pop-ups, and cookies. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Home Networking Simplified, focuses on spam, cookies, spyware, and scams-what they are,...
- Tags: home network, Cisco Press, security threat, virus, worm, network, IT professional, home networking, spyware, security, vulnerability, Cisco Systems Inc., spam
- Download resources 2005-08-18
- Why do people still fall for Phishing scams?
- After being bombarded with phishing e-mails this week I have had to ask myself who on earth would fall for them! Google mail are usually very good at filtering out both spam and phishing mail; it's very rare that I'll actually see one in my inbox. ...
- Tags: Phone, Phishing, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-09-23
- 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
- Old scams pose the 'greatest security risk'
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: social engineering, Rob Forsyth, Rich Mogull, security, Gartner Inc.
- Technical articles 2004-11-02
- A new [b][i][u]"LOW"[/b][/i][/u] in scams and fraud
- [b]A scam this [i][u]"LOW"[/u][/i], while inovative and inventive, would gag a maggot on a gut wagon.[/b]Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:08:12 -0400 EDT Subject: UNITED NATIONS 1987/2007 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS. From: "FROM REV. JOHN COOKER" Add to Address Book ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,UNITED NATIONS 1987/2007...
- Tags: Benefits, sleepin'dawg, compensation, payment, scam victim
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- Unraveled: Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cash
- Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cashDo you think MonaRonaDona is but the first of a new wave of "for-profit" malware?RE: Unraveled: Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cashI dealt with 3 different variations of this last week and it took 3 different methods to remove...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- 12 steps to avoid phishing scams
- Some computer users and even some IT professionals have been confused about the defition of a "phishing" attack. What exactly is a phishing attack? A phishing attack is when you receive an official-looking e-mail from an online banking or financial institution – it could even be eBay or PayPal, or...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, E-mail, SECURITY, phishing
- Blog posts 2005-11-21
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