U.S. Acts to End Web-Site Tax Scam
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U.S. Acts to End Web Site Tax Scam:
Buyers Took Phony Deductions, IRS and
Justice Dept. Say
U.S. Acts to End Web Site Tax Scam:
Buyers Took Phony Deductions, IRS and
Justice Dept. Say
04/15/2004 06:29 AMWashington Post Apr 15 2004 10:21AM GMT
Regulator acts on internet scam
Regulator acts on internet scam
07/16/2004 04:58 AMNews.ft.com - Fri Jul 16, 06:05 am GMT
'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam, U.S.
Officials Say
'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam, U.S.
Officials Say
02/14/2004 07:54 AMBoston Globe Feb 14 2004 12:01PM GMT
Man admits Christmas lights Web site
scam
Man admits Christmas lights Web site
scam
12/29/2004 11:38 AM'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam, U.S.
Officials Say (Reuters)
'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam, U.S.
Officials Say (Reuters)
02/12/2004 06:22 PMReuters - Consumers should not submit their
e-mail addresses to a Web site that promises to reduce unwanted
"spam" because it is fraudulent, the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission said on Thursday.
CORRECTED: 'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam,
U.S. Officials Say
CORRECTED: 'Do Not E-Mail' Site a Scam,
U.S. Officials Say
02/14/2004 02:35 AMBoston Globe Feb 14 2004 6:46AM GMT
Feds Shut Down Web Site in Scam Probe
Feds Shut Down Web Site in Scam Probe
01/23/2004 10:59 PMFederal investigators are seeking the source
of a phony e-mail purportedly from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
that asks recipients to click on a Web site and provide personal bank
account information.
Many People Believe PayPal Settlement
Site Is A Scam
Many People Believe PayPal Settlement
Site Is A Scam
08/03/2004 09:40 PMLast week we pointed out how
many
people fall for phishing scams while also noting that many people
assume legitimate messages are part of phishing scams. Just two days
later, PayPal sent out messages to many of their users about a class
action lawsuit settlement that entitled many users to some money. I
got the email, and was immediately suspicious. It turns out I wasn't
alone. While many people
are going to the site (the site
actually buckled under all the traffic)
plenty
have stayed away assuming it was a scam.
New phishing scam: Spoofed campaign site
New phishing scam: Spoofed campaign site
08/03/2004 05:52 PMWASHINGTON - Phishing fraudsters have found another group of victims
to target -- people who want to donate to political campaigns.
Feds Shut Down Web Site, Probe Bank Scam
Feds Shut Down Web Site, Probe Bank Scam
01/26/2004 10:19 AMDo Not Spam Site A Spam Scam
Do Not Spam Site A Spam Scam
02/12/2004 07:39 PMThe FTC is warning (once again) of a scam site that looks like the "Do
Not Call" site run by the FTC, but promises to
put
you on a do not spam list. The site is, of course, a scam for
spammers to pick up more email addresses. This isn't the first time
this has happened. The site is conveniently using the .us domain to
make it look more legit. Amusingly, if you click on the site's
"privacy" link, you get a 403 Permission Forbidden.
Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims?
Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims?
01/19/2004 05:05 AMAn 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 Within A Scam Warning
Scam Within A Scam Warning
12/22/2003 07:43 PMThere 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.
Configuring Site Systems and Site to
Site Communications with Advanced
Security
Configuring Site Systems and Site to
Site Communications with Advanced
Security
08/16/2004 10:22 AMRandom Acts of JD
Random Acts of JD
03/13/2003 10:25 AMJD Lasica talks about blogging as "random acts of journalism." Good
phrase, good thoughts....
Random Acts of Spamness
Random Acts of Spamness
01/16/2004 11:27 AMRandom acts of violets
Random acts of violets
02/19/2004 06:15 PMVia BoingBoing comes this timely meme from a Twin Cities blog: Send a
bouquet of flowers to one of the gay couples getting married in San
Francisco. Flowers on the Bay will deliver your bouquet to a random
couple. Anonymity seems to go both ways in this case, so it's
suggested that cards say, "With love, from Boston, Massachusetts."
"Call it The Big Gay Bouquet call it Flowers from the Heartland. Call
it whatever you want, but help us get this off the ground. " I called
Flowers on the Bay (1 888 217 9119) but the line was busy....
washingtonpost.com: Pre-9/11 Acts Led To
Alerts
washingtonpost.com: Pre-9/11 Acts Led To
Alerts
08/03/2004 09:01 AMPre-9/11 Acts Led to Alerts, Officials Not Sure Al Qaeda Continued To
Spy on Buildings .. The Washington Post
reports
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Pre-9/11 Acts Led To Alerts
(washingtonpost.com)
Pre-9/11 Acts Led To Alerts
(washingtonpost.com)
08/02/2004 10:29 PMwashingtonpost.com - Most of the al Qaeda surveillance of five
financial institutions that led to a new terrorism alert Sunday was
conducted before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and authorities are not
sure whether the casing of the buildings has continued since then,
numerous intelligence and law enforcement officials said yesterday.
BT acts against child porn sites
BT acts against child porn sites
06/08/2004 07:41 AMBlocking illegal sites is only one stage in the fight against online
paedophiles, say experts.
Australia acts over terror suspect
Australia acts over terror suspect
06/03/2004 12:49 AMThe Australian authorities begin legal moves to appeal after a man
held on terrorism charges is given bail.
"How Websites Learn | Acts of Volition."
"How Websites Learn | Acts of Volition."
06/14/2004 09:52 AM"Odious acts of hatred" in France
"Odious acts of hatred" in France
07/09/2004 11:49 AMChirac makes national appeal to stop attacks on Muslims and Jews.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
12/19/2004 03:40 PMLots of interesting comments and questions. Let me go back to the
beginning, to a time less than a decade after the United States
adopted our Constitution. In 1798, there was a bitter political
division in the young nation between the Federalists (led by John
Adams and Alexander Hamilton) and the Republican (led by Thomas
Jefferson and James Madison). In the elections of 1796, the
Federalists had retained control of both houses of Congress and Adams
had defeated Jefferson by a scant three electoral votes. It's
important to understand that at this time in history Americans were
deeply uncertain about the nation's future. Would democracy work?
There was no good precedent. It was truly an experiment, and no one
was sure the nation wouldn't simply fall apart. The Federalists
represented the propertied class. They were very concerned about
stability and security, and were very anxious about the passions and
irresponsibility of the common man. The Republicans exalted liberty
over security and were deeply suspicious of the Federalists.
At this time, a war raged in Europe between England and France. The
United States tried to maintain its neutrality so it could both avoid
war and continue to engage in commerce with both all sides. But in
1798 the United States entered into a treaty with England that
infuriated the French. Adams put the nation on war footing. The
Federalists gave him a larger army and a larger navy. We were on the
brink of declaring war. The Republicans were furious. They were much
more sympathetic to the French (who had overthrown their monarchy) and
much more hostile to the English (who were still ruled by a monarch).
It was in this context that the Federalists enacted the Alien and
Sedition Act.
The Alien Act empowered President Adams to arrest, detain, and deport
any non-citizen he found to be a danger to the security of the nation.
The individual was given no right to a hearing and no right to present
evidence in his defense. The Republicans objected that this was
unconstitutional; the Federalists responded that aliens had no rights
under the United States Constitution because they were not part of "We
the People." The Sedition Act effectively made it a crime for any
person to criticize the President, the Congress or the Government of
the United States. The Republicans vehemently object that the Act
violated the First Amendment; the Federalists argued that in time of
war it was essential to stifle criticism of the government because if
the People lost confidence in the government they would not make the
sacrifices war demands.
The Federalist prosecutors and judges used the Sedition Act
exclusively against Republicans, especially against Republican
congressmen and editors who criticized the President. Although the
Federalists argued that this legislation was necessary because the
nation was on the brink of war, the real reason the Federalists wanted
it was to silence Republican criticism and thus to ensure that Adams
would defeat Jefferson in the election of 1800.
The plan backfired. The American people rose up in protest against
these Act and elected Jefferson. This led to the demise of the
Federalist Party. Jefferson pardoned all those who had been convicted
under the Act. Fifty years later, Congress declared that the Sedition
Act of 1798 was unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court has never
since missed an opportunity to declare that the Act was
unconstitutional in the "court of history."
There are (at least) two lessons we can learn fro this episode: First,
clever politicians will often take advantage of a wartime atmosphere
to enact policies that will serve their partisan ends. Second, it will
often fall to the People themselves to protect their civil lliberties.
They cannot always rely on elected officials or judges to protect them
for them.
Do you think any of this is relevant to the present?
US acts after Iraq prisoner abuse
US acts after Iraq prisoner abuse
04/29/2004 11:11 PMA US general and six other officers face disciplinary action after TV
showed Iraqi inmates being abused.
How Websites Learn Acts of Volition
How Websites Learn Acts of Volition
06/14/2004 06:51 AMHow Web sites might
learn
actsofvolition.com/archives/2004/june/howwebsites
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Ofcom acts to combat 'slamming'
Ofcom acts to combat 'slamming'
04/14/2005 07:06 AMThe Register Apr 14 2005 11:50AM GMT
Yahoo! News - Pre-9/11 Acts Led To
Alerts
Yahoo! News - Pre-9/11 Acts Led To
Alerts
08/03/2004 10:55 AMSEIZED QAIDA DOCUMENTS YEARS OLD .. the story shifted .. this is
true
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Belatedly, China Acts on Civets
Belatedly, China Acts on Civets
01/07/2004 02:23 PMThe Chinese government's decision to start killing all civet cats in
captivity in Guangdong Province only partly counters its tolerance of
the sale of the animals in markets.
FCC acts to limit digital TV piracy
FCC acts to limit digital TV piracy
11/05/2003 04:10 AMBoston Globe Nov 5 2003 3:59AM ET
Microsoft Still Accused of Antitrust
Acts
Microsoft Still Accused of Antitrust
Acts
01/17/2004 10:57 PMAP via Daily Press Jan 17 2004 5:53AM GMT
Eurovision acts prepare for show
Eurovision acts prepare for show
05/14/2004 01:38 PMFans of the Eurovision Song Contest prepare for Saturday's event, held
live in Istanbul.
Zanzibar outlaws homosexual acts
Zanzibar outlaws homosexual acts
04/14/2004 06:33 AMZanzibar's parliament passes a new bill that outlaws homosexuality and
lesbianism.
Wi-Fi Alliance acts on dodgy wireless
kit
Wi-Fi Alliance acts on dodgy wireless
kit
07/20/2004 08:02 AMUniversal connection, or else
Branding Mozilla: Towards Firefox 1.0 |
Acts of Volition
Branding Mozilla: Towards Firefox 1.0 |
Acts of Volition
02/10/2004 09:18 AMBranding Mozilla: Towards Firefox 1.0 .. nice background on firefox
branding .. Mozilla Visual Identity
Team
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China acts to tackle Aids spread
China acts to tackle Aids spread
08/29/2004 12:27 AMChina for the first time introduces laws specifically targeting the
spread of Aids, state media says.
Government acts to keep minors out of
Internet bars
Government acts to keep minors out of
Internet bars
09/14/2004 10:04 PMthestar.com.my Sep 15 2004 2:55AM GMT
"Natural Selection Acts On The Quantum
world"
"Natural Selection Acts On The Quantum
world"
12/28/2004 05:13 PMIndia acts on call centre fraud
India acts on call centre fraud
04/13/2005 09:22 AMNationwide database for staff
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