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Yahoo Email Hacked
Anyone who has a Yahoo Mail account should change their password! My wife’s account was just hacked – not sure how as she doesn’t use it any more, but none-the-less it was. Read More
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What is Phishing and how can I avoid them?
An explanation on what Phishing is. Read More
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Nigerian eBay Scam – Victim lost $8700 for selling PS3 on EBay
An unfortunate single mother was scammed into sending $8700 to a Nigerian who claimed to represent Western Australia’s government’s consumer protection agency. Read More
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| WILLIAM L.W. CHEUNG – Nigerian 419 Scams | May 20, 2010 |
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A so called business man by the name of Mr. William Leung Wing Cheung is offering a business suggestion which involves the transfer of a large sum of money. An Advance Fee will no doubt be required to unlock the account, or to pay legal fees, or to pay for a new BMW that he has always wanted. He is asking that I should be discrete – so I thought that I should add it to my website – oops! Read More
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| HSBC – Phishing | May 19, 2010 |
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An email stating that you need to check your HSBC account after a scheduled maintenance. Read More
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| International Country Phone Codes | May 17, 2010 |
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Before you call any number, it is important to know where the number is from. For example, if you receive an email saying that you need to call an American Bank but the phone number starts with +227 (Nigeria) then it is obviously a scam. Read More
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| HM Revenue & Customs Tax Refund – Phishing | May 17, 2010 |
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Another one?! A Phishing email claiming that there is a tax refund due from the HM Revenue and Customs. Read More
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| PayPal – Phishing | May 17, 2010 |
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This one is a little embarrassing! It is so obviously a scam. Anyway, just to humor them them, it is basically asking you verify all your confidential information as a card associated with your PayPal account was reported lost or stolen. The grammar, the layout, pretty much everything screams ‘HELLO I AM A PHISHING SCAM’! Read More
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| What is Phishing and how can I avoid them? | May 14, 2010 |
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An explanation on what Phishing is. Read More
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| HM Revenue & Customs Tax Refund – Phishing | May 14, 2010 |
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A Phishing email claiming that there is a tax refund due from the HM Revenue and Customs. Read More
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| iTunes – Malware | May 14, 2010 |
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An email claiming to be from iTunes saying that you have a $50 gift certificate but instead contains a Trojan horse cryptic.NV virus. Read More
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| Nigerian eBay Scam – Victim lost $8700 for selling PS3 on EBay | May 13, 2010 |
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An unfortunate single mother was scammed into sending $8700 to a Nigerian who claimed to represent Western Australia’s government’s consumer protection agency. Read More
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| Canadian Tire – Phishing | May 8, 2010 |
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A fraudulent email claiming to be from the company Canada Tire’s threatening to close your account if the profile is not updated. Read More
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