Warning over net name scam

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Scam Within A Scam Warning

Scam Within A Scam Warning 12/22/2003 07:43 PM
There have been a ton of warnings about so-called "phishing" spam scams - where a very realistic email from a well-known financial firm asks you to confirm the details of your account. Of course, the email isn't real and the scammers just want your account details. They go through all sorts of tricks to hide the fact that the email isn't real, but the latest such phishing scam uses a bit of social engineering. It warns people about such scams, and then says they need to fill out new information to avoid being taken by such a scam. It seems the scammers are trying to get increasingly clever, and it's an interesting social engineering trick to try to get people to let down their guard by first warning them about a scam - and then scamming them anyway.

Warning email hides scam

Warning email hides scam 12/18/2003 06:55 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 18 2003 5:58AM ET

Internet bank scam warning

Internet bank scam warning 02/05/2005 09:10 PM
Canada.com - Sat Feb 5, 09:08 am GMT

Charity watchdog's scam warning

Charity watchdog's scam warning 01/06/2005 12:12 PM
The public should only give to tsunami appeals run by registered charities, the UK charities regulator warns.

Phone scam warning exposed as hoax

Phone scam warning exposed as hoax 12/04/2003 01:15 PM
Urban myth number 352

Warning over internet phone billing scam

Warning over internet phone billing scam 06/28/2004 08:01 AM
Edinburgh Evening News Jun 28 2004 12:24PM GMT

Bank issues warning of internet fraud
scam

Bank issues warning of internet fraud
scam 07/27/2004 02:25 PM
Ireland On-Line Jul 27 2004 6:39PM GMT

Police issue warning on Internet
blackmail scam

Police issue warning on Internet
blackmail scam 12/29/2003 05:35 PM
ABC Online Dec 29 2003 5:31PM ET

Scam trend leads to warning from police
about perils of Internet commerce

Scam trend leads to warning from police
about perils of Internet commerce 09/02/2004 06:18 AM
Dailyherald.com - Thu Sep 2, 09:03 am GMT

Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims?

Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims? 01/19/2004 05:05 AM
An odd article out of South Africa complaining that scam busters are just as bad as scam victims - in that they act in just as predictable a manner. Of course, the scam busters aren't the folks losing money to the scammers, and, in fact, they often are doing a good job to spread news of a scam to protect potential victims. So, I'm a bit confused as to what's so upsetting about people taking it upon themselves to tell others about a scam. Certainly, there are some things that don't deserve to be publicized, but are, due to the intensity of the efforts against them. However, scams are something that clearly should be publicized to limit the negative impact. It seems that the real complaint of the writer isn't so much scam busters, but "fad" busters who complain about people getting hooked on the latest fad. However, fads and scams are two very different things.

Scam I am

Scam I am 04/06/2005 10:04 AM
Management consulting is a giant fraud! OK, we knew that. But what Martin Kihn reveals in his entertaining new book is just what miserable lives these know-nothing "experts" lead.

How Will They Scam Thee?

How Will They Scam Thee? 01/27/2004 02:56 PM
The FTC counts the ways consumers are hoodwinked in a new report.

yet another new phising scam

yet another new phising scam 01/22/2004 12:45 PM
Gadi Evron (Jan 22 2004)

Following The Bouncing 419 Scam

Following The Bouncing 419 Scam 07/09/2004 01:13 PM
Because no one can believe just how often people are fooled by obvious 419 scams, the folks over at TheRegister have put together a story looking at the details of how one works, including the entire series of emailed correspondences. They also checked out the fake bank that the sucker sent his money too, and even spoke to someone claiming to work at the bank, who quickly got upset and hung up on them as he discovered where the phone call was headed. However, as they point out, it was the guy's own greed that got him into the situation: "He allowed his desire for riches to suck him into a scheme that - even if true - he must have known to be illegal. He has no recourse to law and the 419ers are laughing all the way to their bogus London bank."

Anatomy of a 419 scam

Anatomy of a 419 scam 07/09/2004 08:31 AM
Exclusive One victim's first-hand account of advance fee fraud

Romancing The E-Scam

Romancing The E-Scam 12/02/2003 12:13 AM
It's fairly impressive what scammers can trick people out of. A man in Minnesota has been arrested for tricking two women out of over $300,000. He met them both in "romantic" online chat rooms, and convinced them to give him money to invest in various real estate deals that apparently didn't exist. One woman was scammed out of $36,000, but the other forked over $280,000 before she realized that the real estate deals didn't exist. So, here's the question: you meet someone in an online "romance" chat room and they start asking you for money. At what point do you stop and do a little due diligence before just sending them checks? I would think that most people wouldn't even bother to speak to the guy again, but if you can get past that, you'd at least try to find out a little more about what you were investing in. Some people apparently have too much money on their hands and don't seem to care what happens to it.

New advance fee scam

New advance fee scam 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
Personal Computer World Jan 5 2005 12:49PM GMT

Scam the scamers

Scam the scamers 12/02/2003 01:38 AM
Inspirert av Marcus sin post fra sin spam folder, søkte jeg litt på nettet og fant en hysterisk morsom site: Quatloos! som er en site for diverse e-mail scams. Spesiellt artig var denne samtalen mellom DR. ELVIS ANYIM, the Procurment...

Latest Scam: Pay Us For Using @

Latest Scam: Pay Us For Using @ 08/17/2004 03:23 PM
TheRegister has picked up one of the more amusing scam emails apparently making the rounds. It's not entirely clear how much they're actually asking for (the quoted email shows a few different amounts), but those behind the scam are suggesting that they've copyright ed the "@" symbol and users need to pay (somewhere around $10 to $20) for an unlimited one-year license. The thing is... some people might actually fall for something like this.

Two Men Accused of $11M Internet Scam

Two Men Accused of $11M Internet Scam 07/05/2004 07:08 PM
BizReport.com Jul 5 2004 10:14PM GMT

Publishing-scam vocabulary

Publishing-scam vocabulary 09/21/2004 06:23 AM
Cory Doctorow: Teresa Nielsen Hayden's latest blog-essay on publishing scams explores the vocabulary choices that tip off the likelihood of a sleazy publishing scam:

This is a segment of a larger piece, the working title of which has been "Ambient Misinformation about Publishing and Writing, and the Cultivation of the Reader Mind: A Rant I Didn't Get to Deliver at Noreascon." It has occurred to me that I could write about this one for a very long time without exhausting the subject.

Certain words and phrases are like little genetic markers for scammers. Here's a non-exhaustive list, non-exhaustively explained:

1. "Giving new writers a chance." Also: "Helping new writers."

While agents and publishers frequently do just this thing, they don't talk about it in those terms. For them, it's always a specific new book, a specific new author. Making judgements about which book and which writer they're going to work with is the heart of their job. When you hear someone talking in an indiscriminately general fashion about giving a chance to new writers, there's something wrong.

Same goes for "helping new writers." There might be legitimate projects aimed at helping new writers as a class, but the business they're in isn't agenting or publishing.

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Crackdown on internet scam

Crackdown on internet scam 07/16/2004 04:58 AM
Thisismoney.com - Fri Jul 16, 09:38 am GMT

SANS reports greetings scam

SANS reports greetings scam 04/06/2005 09:55 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 6 2005 2:04PM GMT

Internet Scam Slammed

Internet Scam Slammed 09/14/2004 01:47 AM
Stock Patrol Sep 14 2004 6:30AM GMT

Man Sentenced in $5M Wheelchair Scam

Man Sentenced in $5M Wheelchair Scam 12/20/2003 01:30 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 20 2003 0:35AM ET

Other News: Deaf Scam

Other News: Deaf Scam 04/09/2004 04:01 PM
We're *really* starting to dislike Nigeria....

Scam Or Not: Free iPods?

Scam Or Not: Free iPods? 08/18/2004 06:32 AM
Most people admit that the idea behind a site promising free iPods if you sign up for trial offerings from various marketers (and convince others to as well) sounds like a scam. However, those who have done it insist it's no scam at all -- but a legitimate marketing practice that gets people to try various products or services in exchange for an iPod. That said, whether it's a full-out scam or simply a marketing ploy, it's still sketchy. Anything that requires you to get others to participate before you get your "prize" is going to lead to spam from people trying to get you to sign up so they can get their prize. Furthermore, you're giving up your info to a marketing company who clearly has incentive to resell it. Their privacy policy (which does not appear to show up in Firefox) admits that they're going to give your info to "marketing partners." So, while it may not be a full on scam, it is just like plenty of other marketing programs, where the end result is plenty of spam.

Other News: Mob Phone Scam

Other News: Mob Phone Scam 02/12/2004 11:28 AM
An organized crime scam sucked $200 million out of victims' accounts via innocuous little charges on phone bills.

Other News: "Do Not Call" Scam

Other News: "Do Not Call" Scam 02/13/2004 11:54 AM
The FTC points out a fake "Do Not Call" website.

The internet lottery scam

The internet lottery scam 08/27/2004 01:35 PM
Expatica Netherlands Aug 27 2004 5:17PM GMT

Quite The Telecom Equipment Scam

Quite The Telecom Equipment Scam 09/03/2004 07:53 PM
Broadband Reports point us to a Forbes story concerning the huge telecom equipment scam operation called Norvergence. The company was apparently selling $2,000 router/firewall boxes (that were available for $300 on eBay) by calling it "The Matrix: a merged access transport intelligent exchange." They then targeted small, non-tech-savvy businesses with fast talking salespeople promising "unlimited broadband, landline and cell phone service with no per-minute charges." Even better, they weren't actually selling them, but "leasing" them at $300/month for a minimum five year lease. Then, to make matters even more ridiculous Norvergence sold those leases to leasing and banking companies. Norvergence got all the cash ($143 million in 2003) and ran, while everyone else got screwed. Meanwhile, the founders of Norvergence have already bankrupted another telecom startup, leaving creditors in the hole by nearly $70 million, and are already hard at work on yet another telecom startup. Why not? It seems to pay so well. Is there any possible reason these guys haven't been arrested yet?

Other News: Campaign Scam

Other News: Campaign Scam 08/03/2004 11:15 AM
This fraudulent "presidential campaign" solicitation gets rerouted to India, along with your personal information.

Backwards scam spam

Backwards scam spam 09/07/2004 07:41 PM
From: kenbergstore01@fastermail.com Subject: Sales Enquiry.............. Date: September 7, 2004 1:48:45 PM PDT To: [hidden] perl.org Hello sales, I want to order for some items from your store to my store and the shipment will be international to africa(nigeria) mail me back for the type of payment you accept and the list of items that i want.your responce is needed urgently. REGARDS, KEN. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://fastermail.com Powered by Outblaze How can anyone possible fall for...

Paypal e-mail scam going around

Paypal e-mail scam going around 12/29/2003 02:24 AM
Appears there is another Paypal e-mail scam going around. Always and I mean always load your browser yourself not thru...

UTPD: ATM SCAM ALERT

UTPD: ATM SCAM ALERT 02/19/2004 06:15 PM
photos of an ATM scam

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C.P. man loses $3,000 Internet scam

C.P. man loses $3,000 Internet scam 07/25/2004 06:00 AM
Thetimesonline.com - Sun Jul 25, 06:39 am GMT

Scam Combines Patriot Act FUD With IE
Bug

Scam Combines Patriot Act FUD With IE
Bug 01/24/2004 06:10 PM

ASA slaps Nodots scam

ASA slaps Nodots scam 12/04/2003 07:18 AM
EU Registry Services also cautioned

Bank of England hit by scam

Bank of England hit by scam 12/30/2003 05:12 PM
Manchester Online Dec 30 2003 3:42PM ET
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