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New scam adds live chat to phishing attack

Not all live chats are scamJust because there's a web based chat window involved doesn't mean it's scam. There are a couple of live support software that are great for the customer!That's not what they are sayingThey're not saying all live chats are scams. They are saying that scammers have...

Tags: Instant messaging, phishing, scammer, live chat, IM

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Microsoft's Bing invaded by pharmaceutical scammers

Rogue online pharmacies have found a way to exploit Bing's advertising program. According to a recently released report by KnujOn and LegitScript, 90% of the Bing sponsored pharmacy ads were rogue ones, shipping counterfeit prescription drugs, with the bogus companies participating part of larger affiliate networks like...

Tags: Advertisement, Pharmacy, Microsoft Corp., Scammer, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-07

419 scammers using Dilbert.com

419 scammers using Dilbert.comYou know, you'd think 419 schemes would be famous by nowWhy do people *still* fall for them? Quite aside from the cynicism factor this has been going on for years. Surely everybody's heard about it by now???Sometimes they're nearly believableI'm as suspicious about these spam letters as...

Tags: INTERNET, Spam, Dilbert.com, scammer, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

419 scammers using Dilbert.com

Scammers too, know Dilbert. On their way to search for clean IPs through which to send out yet another scam email, 419 con-artists Mrs Sharon Goetz Massey have recently started  using Dilbert.com's recommendation feature in an attempt to bypass anti-spam filters -- and it works. The use...

Tags: Fraud, Scammer, Litigation, E-mail, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Business Operations, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-07-28

eBay scammers try to scam security expert

If Bruce Schneier can't sell a PC on eBay without scammers trying to get one over him, what chance do the rest of us have? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: eBay Inc., Scammer, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-06-22

419 scammers using NYTimes.com 'email this feature'

419 scammers using NYTimes.com 'email this feature'Hey looks like.....NYTimes is actually getting some use these days. Good or Bad its some use. If they had any good business decisions it would have shutdown already. Guess they are waiting on a bailout? Last I heard it was...

Tags: New York Times Co., e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Rogue antivirus software pays off for scammers

Rogue antivirus software pays off for scammersI've hit those sites 4 or 5 times.Oddly enough on each attempt I was doing my default "Linux" search on Google blogs. My personal experience has proven to me that Linux is much more secure than Windows. Although being attacked by malware...

Tags: Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, scammer, antivirus software, software

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification[x] funny [x] interesting [x] scaryWhat's next, the feeder mod that uses that data automatically in another ATM and makes bank transfers?Number card plus keypad static code security should end soon.

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Network technology, Telephony, NETWORKING, ATM, SMS

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...

Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Scammers caught backdooring chip and PIN terminals

Scammers caught backdooring chip and PIN terminalshardly newsThe BBC was reporting on such cases back in February: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7265437.stm

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, scammer, chip

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Online brand-jacking increasing

With the evolving sophistication of online scammers' understanding of social engineering and trust building online, the techniques they use to build authenticity into their scam propositions have started directly influencing a targeted brand's reputation online in the most negative way possible - the loss of a customer's trust into the...

Tags: Brand, Scammer, MarkMonitor, Phishing, Branding, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Escrow fraud. Ruining Craigslist?

Escrow fraud. Ruining Craigslist?This dude is a racistYeah, this author makes a point by saying one needs to be careful when using Craig's list. But to imply Nigerians and Russians business people are crooks is racist. Just because some of them commit crimes does not mean ALL of them do....

Tags: Litigation, personals section, Craigslist, scammer, Ruining, Escrow Services, fraud

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Spam-scam crackdown nets $2 billion in fake checks

Spam-scam crackdown nets $2 billion in fake checksWhat??? This Is Preposterous!!!I was expecting my $2 million dollar check from Mr. Niaru Ubotooni on Thursday, I swear if he is one of the individuals in this sting I will SUE!!!

Tags: crackdown

Discussion threads 2007-10-03

Scamming the scammers: Web vigilantes work hard to bait email thieves

Internet users are outscamming the scammers in a competition for who can be the wickedest Internet vigilante, reports the New York Times.Scam-baiters are taking glorious revenge on the mostly African scammers who take advantage of the unwary typically by offering millions of dollars in payoffs for helping them wire...

Tags: Web, International

Blog posts 2007-07-04

E-mail scammers face European crackdown

E-mail scammers face European crackdownOnce Again....Once again, there is no mention that the US will engage the email and other scammers who prey on the unwary by joining forces with others or by themselves. Our government is run by business so any business is good as long as the rich...

Tags: Government, Free trade, scammer, exchange rate, Third World, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-01-03

Love is scary: What NOT to do in online dating

Halloween’s once-a-year scary, but merry, festivities will soon be upon us. Online dating, however, is a scary proposition all year long. Below are some tips on what NOT to do when looking for love online. WARNING: MARRIED PEOPLE AND CRIMINALS WILL BE PROSECUTED Online dating site True.com’s “value...

Tags: scammer

Blog posts 2006-10-13

FTC wants beefed-up powers against Net scammers

FTC wants beefed-up powers against Net scammerswhere's the beef>"The U.S. Senate in March unanimously approved a bill called the Undertaking Spam, Spyware and Fraud Enforcement Beyond Borders Act of 2005, nicknamed the U.S. Safe Web Act."

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Internet service providers (ISPs), Viruses and worms, SECURITY, spyware, scammer, FTC

Discussion threads 2006-07-24

Wired-up Africans reach 100 million-- ingenious uses abound

Wired-up Africans reach 100 million-- ingenious uses aboundWired-up AfricansAnd it gives them access to the 'Net so the unscrupulous can try to run scams/frauds on the American public as if we had just fallen off a truckload of turnips.Scams know no colorYeah, I get hit with Nigerians trying to scam...

Tags: Wired-up Africans, scammer

Discussion threads 2005-10-19

iTunes domain dispute heads to U.K. court

iTunes domain dispute heads to U.K. courtAlexa says...itunes.co.uk, no traffic data (i.e. below 5th million)Also Skipmusic.com no traffic dataSo its worthless to him in terms of stray traffic, and he will likely lose it.Scammer gets what he deservesNormally, I'd side with the little guy in a dispute like this. ...

Tags: Domain names, scammer, Alexa Internet Inc., domain name, complainant, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2005-03-29

Scammers access data on 35,000

Scammers access data on 35,000Too many IT service providers cannedthe real technical oriented employees to use cheaper labor. Well, they are getting what they paid for.After nigh on 13 years in the IT industry, I have found that only about 1 in 10 IT techs are actually qualified to...

Tags: Insurance, Benefits, Credit Reports, scammer, information technology

Discussion threads 2005-02-15