Phantom phone scam hits another village

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Another village hit by 'phantom' phone
scam

Another village hit by 'phantom' phone
scam 07/02/2004 10:09 AM
BT's roadside boxes fingered

Internet scam hits phone bills

Internet scam hits phone bills 04/15/2004 02:31 AM
CFCN Plus Apr 15 2004 6:12AM GMT

Phantom Console Makes Phantom Appearance
At CES... Sort Of...

Phantom Console Makes Phantom Appearance
At CES... Sort Of... 01/09/2004 09:50 PM
Earlier this year we had a few articles about the mysterious Phantom gaming console that many are saying is just a big hoax or scam - as there seems to be very little real information on the thing. Now TAD writes in to point out that: "The Phantom console has shown up at CES, with no games, no screen shots - the reps wouldn't even turn it on. Just a box with some "ports" on it." Doesn't do much to inspire confidence.

New Scam Tactic Hits Online

New Scam Tactic Hits Online 09/13/2004 06:53 AM
Online scammers get the upper hand in bypassing filters by exploiting the process of steganography.

Online drug scam probe hits roadblock

Online drug scam probe hits roadblock 06/24/2005 03:06 PM
Hindustantimes.com - Fri Jun 24, 12:11 pm GMT

The phantom Phantom game console

The phantom Phantom game console 01/12/2004 04:04 AM
The Phantom PC Game Console, which like the OQO and a few of the other vaporous devices we'd been hearing about forever, finally showed up...

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: Spam Phone Scam

Other News: Spam Phone Scam 02/12/2004 11:28 AM
This nasty spam looked great until the program it downloaded called a "900" porn number and billed the victims.

Phone Scam Company Sued By FTC

Phone Scam Company Sued By FTC 10/31/2003 07:27 PM
Back in April we had the story of a Florida company, Epixtar, accused of some really sleazy phone scam, where they would call up businesses to offer them a "free internet yellow pages listing", and would ask a bunch of basic questions to get people into the habit of saying "yes". Then, they would cram a bunch of questions into a single question, with the last one being an obvious yes. The example given is: "You are authorized to make changes and incur charges on your business phone bill and are over the age of 18. I also have your main telephone number as 202 ... Is that all correct?" All of this would be said incredibly quickly, so that it was impossible to understand. They would say this proves that the recipient knew they were authorizing charges on the phone bill. The company is also accused of slipping in the fees at the very end of the call in a matter-of-fact way and then altering recordings of the calls if someone complained, to pretend that the person had approved the charges. After all of that, it still took the FTC some time, but they've now been sued by the FTC and had all of their assets frozen. The company, of course, denies it did anything wrong, saying they provide unnamed "internet services" that companies ask for. Of course, in shutting down this company, I'm sure plenty more will rush in to take its place.

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

US punters warned of 'pump and dump'
phone scam

US punters warned of 'pump and dump'
phone scam 08/23/2004 06:18 AM
Hot share tip hits answerphones

ASIC warns of US 'wrong number' phone
scam

ASIC warns of US 'wrong number' phone
scam 09/27/2004 03:09 AM
ZDNet Australia Sep 27 2004 7:39AM GMT

Man arrested in Cambs Police iPod email
phone jam scam

Man arrested in Cambs Police iPod email
phone jam scam 12/08/2003 06:55 AM
Thousands of callers

Net phone browsing hits new high

Net phone browsing hits new high 08/06/2004 08:04 PM
The Euro 2004 football tournament had a big influence on June's top mobile ringtones.

Smash Hits, Kiss, FHM&.on your 3G Phone

Smash Hits, Kiss, FHM&.on your 3G Phone 08/31/2004 06:12 AM
3G Aug 31 2004 8:53AM GMT

Encrypted Cell Phone Hits the Market

Encrypted Cell Phone Hits the Market 11/19/2003 03:26 PM
notshannon writes "Reuters reports about a new cell phone which automatically encrypts communications. Of course, the matching handset will decrypt the ...

PCCW hits Ofta over Internet phone
launch

PCCW hits Ofta over Internet phone
launch 08/04/2004 06:41 AM
Thestandard.com.hk - Wed Aug 4, 03:17 am GMT

DoCoMo hits 2 million 3G phone
subscribers ahead of plan

DoCoMo hits 2 million 3G phone
subscribers ahead of plan 01/30/2004 06:05 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Jan 29 2004 12:05PM GMT

Cabir cell phone worm source code hits
the net

Cabir cell phone worm source code hits
the net 12/28/2004 09:29 PM
TechSpot Dec 29 2004 12:32AM GMT

NTT hits record profits on booming
DoCoMo mobile phone business (AFP)

NTT hits record profits on booming
DoCoMo mobile phone business (AFP) 05/14/2004 04:50 AM
AFP - Japanese telecoms giant NTT full year net profit almost tripled to a record 5.6 billion dollars, thanks to growing broadband and mobile phone businesses and continued restructuring.

NTT hits record profits on booming
DoCoMo mobile phone business

NTT hits record profits on booming
DoCoMo mobile phone business 05/14/2004 06:07 AM
Channel NewsAsia May 14 2004 10:06AM 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.

Tales of the Phantom

Tales of the Phantom 01/28/2004 02:20 AM
USA Today Jan 28 2004 6:51AM GMT

The phantom menace?

The phantom menace? 03/25/2005 04:10 PM
CNETAsia's Winston Chai wonders whether it's too early to hit the panic button on mobile viruses.

Phantom IRC Services

Phantom IRC Services 07/06/2004 12:05 AM
New Staff Added

Spooked by a Phantom

Spooked by a Phantom 01/17/2004 10:56 PM
The new Phantom from Infinium Lab is the promise of high-end computer power with console ease. But will it work?

Phantom pixels in CSS

Phantom pixels in CSS 06/04/2004 02:16 PM

Last weekend I helped get a great new FCC policy blog up called Wireless Unleashed. It's a cool idea about how once regular TV stations go digital, all the unused stuff above channel 13 could be reallocated as a new free wireless spectrum, kind of like a super powerful 802.11b.

Anyway, now that the site is up, I can point out a phantom CSS pixel problem I encountered while doing the layout. I used a basic three colum CSS layout, with some padding in the main content area. My favorite hack is that it's got a background image to make the post area and sidebar fill their space to the bottom (while using an alpha transparent png that degrades nicely in IE for windows). On this one page, the design called for full-width banners, so I put some inline CSS to override the padding in the white area, and to get IE and moz to display the full width banners I had to resort to an image replacement hack.

Now, here's the crazy part. The center column isn't fixed width in CSS even though it's a fixed width layout, and the banners with people's names on them are the full width of that space. If you look carefully, you'll see a pixel or two of white space on the right edge of the banners. In firefox I see one pixel. In IE/Win, I see about 3 px. If you scroll down below the right sidebar to the last banner, you'll see that it's flush and there's no gap at all. The background line between white and orange doesn't bend, but the banners don't appear all the way to the edge when content is on the right. I can't figure out why, and just gave up on trying.

How to get game? Phantom knows

How to get game? Phantom knows 05/27/2004 06:29 AM
Chicago Tribune May 27 2004 10:49AM GMT

Phantom console

Phantom console 11/05/2003 07:08 PM

The Phantom Console

The Phantom Console 05/11/2004 09:27 AM

Infinium Labs sets launch for Phantom console: There's a new gaming console coming. It's free with a two year subscription to their gaming service,

The console features a PC-like architecture, with 256 megabytes of RAM and a 40 gigabyte hard drive, running an embedded version of Windows XP. It will use a custom controller and support surround sound and high-definition TV.

But Bachus downplayed the capabilities of the hardware, saying the real focus was the gaming service. "It's kind of a fool's errand to try and chase the PC," he said.

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On-Demand Games a Phantom No More

On-Demand Games a Phantom No More 05/10/2004 06:04 AM
The long-awaited Phantom Gaming Service -- which lets customers rent or buy PC games online -- will go on sale in November. Infinium Labs hopes to attract 'lapsed' gamers who don't have time to cruise the aisles at the mall. By Kourosh Karimkhany.

First Phantom Renaissance Screens

First Phantom Renaissance Screens 06/14/2004 04:33 PM

Is cyberterrorism a phantom menace?

Is cyberterrorism a phantom menace? 11/11/2003 04:30 PM
Gartner's information security and risk research director dismisses cyberterrorism as a "theory."

Phantom Console To Use Windows XP

Phantom Console To Use Windows XP 11/15/2003 08:50 AM

Phantom Goes Live in 2005

Phantom Goes Live in 2005 12/24/2004 12:15 PM

This is a shocker: The Phantom Game Service will be demonstrated at the upcoming CES in the Microsoft Booth in preperation for going live in 2005. I always assumed that the Phantom would live up to its name and go down in a flaming streak of screaming investors. The device will use Windows XP Embedded technology to deliver games to peoples’ living rooms. Infinium Labs, the company behind the Phantom, say they’ve got the backing of nearly two dozen leading game providers.

Infinium Labs to Demonstrate Phantom at CES

Phantom Authority Network

Phantom Authority Network 01/16/2004 10:56 AM
Andrea Cifftolilli's Phantom Authority case study on Wikipedia applies team and good club theory and transaction cost analysis to provide insight into how large scale wikis work. Do read this paper...I'm only providing a single point here. First the numbers,...

Wraps come off Phantom console

Wraps come off Phantom console 05/10/2004 10:17 AM
BBC May 10 2004 2:13PM GMT

The Phantom Controller Menace

The Phantom Controller Menace 05/13/2004 05:03 PM
JANE PINCKARD -- The Phantom is officially on display at E3 - as discussed earlier this week on Gizmodo. As reported, it will have no external ports. That means no piracy, people! Arrr! Rumors of this platform were thought to be a hoax at first ... because wouldn't you have...
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