Archive for May, 2008

28
May

The Nigerian Email Scam

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The Bait: Con artists claim to be officials, businesspeople, or the surviving spouses of former government honchos in Nigeria or another country whose money is somehow tied up for a limited time. They offer to transfer lots of money

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28
May

On racism and spam

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There has been a long-running email scam, sometimes called the Nigerian Scam or the 419 scam. Basically, it requests that the receiver send money as part of a plan to free a large sum of money that’s been held in an account in a bank in

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28
May

Yahoo sues over lottery phishing scam

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Yahoo has filed a lawsuit against an unknown group individuals, loosely called the “Yahoo Lottery Spammers,” for using the company’s name in an email scam that sought victim’s personal information and extorted money from purported

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28
May

Latest Email Spams and Scams

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Online And Offline Scams & Info On How To Be Safe Online Or Offline. Don’t Get Scammed By These Scams !! Latest Online Email - Spam - Scam Latest Posts :- European Champions League Latest Email Scam Rayburn Trading Company Ltd Job Scam.

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28
May

Email Scam in walmart

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Posted by Thoughtful on 5/27/2008, 7:50 pm; 3 responses, latest posted 5/27/2008, 8:15 pm.

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27
May

Tax Refund Email Scam

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Scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Scams are crafted to be seemingly coming from the authorities. I received the following notice today issued by the Australian Taxation Office:. An email fraudulently claiming to be from the

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27
May

Greetings, I am apologize for contacting without knowing your

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The latest twist in the Nigerian email scam is a meta-scam email saying you are a party to a class action lawsuit against Nigerian email scammers and the settlement entitles you to hundreds of thousands in damages.

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27
May

A creative - but obvious - new email scam

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Dear Applicant:. After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax refund value is $252.60.

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27
May

Spear Phishing vs. Whaling

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When did the criminal use of email affect my days in the boat? Spear phishing is when an email scam has a particular target, but people in the industry are now…

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27
May

Fondazione Di Vittorio email scam

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Attn:Sir/Madam, The Fondazione Di Vittorio would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a Grant/Donation cash aid of USD$1500000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand

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