Archive for the ‘Email and Web Scams’ Category
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Another accommodation scam email, this time done a little better.
Rather than the all capitals, poor grammar and spelling of previous emails, this one reads better and so is harder to spot.
However, the key ingredients are the same
Doesn't match the products on offer (Asking for 7 people, when only 6 available)
Insists ...
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Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Beware of a directory listing scam that is being emailed out to people offering a business listing with Free Updates!
What is hidden though is that by signing and sending back the form, you lock yourself in for a three year listing at EU995 per year.
But they do let you update ...
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
The anglers are at it again, phishing for your personal details.
I got two emails this morning, both titled "Royal win!" to two different addresses. Aren't I lucky to win two 1st category prizes. Especially when I didn't enter!
PDF's are attached that ask for personally identifiable information, such as Passport, Drivers License or ...
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Friday, January 28th, 2011
Another phishing scam is circulating, following the lines of similar ones over the last few years.
ie. Scare users into divulging logins and passwords by saying their access to something is finishing.
Fortunately, the link in the one a client of mine has sent me has been deleted, so the damage has ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
I have a morbid fascination with the content of spam.
They ways that these people try and avoid the antispam brigade can be quite hilarious.
What I really can't understand is when something is this bad, that people still respond.
Because, in the end, the proliferation of spam is collectively our own fault. ...
Posted in Email and Web Scams, Funny | 2 Comments »
