Exposing Scams

Webroot reports on fake Verified by Visa phishing scam 20 November 2009 IT security vendor Webroot says that a phishing scam purporting to come from Visa, the international card issuer, is scamming internet users as they start their online shopping for Christmas. According to a blog posting by Webroot , the phishing scam commences with a phishing email advising the recipient that he or she can now sign up for Verified by Visa, an online authentication system designed to enhance... Read Full Story

BankInfoSecurity.com is running an interesting article on the subject of an ATM Skimming crimewave that is sweeping the nation. ATM Fraud: New Skimming Scheme Hits Banks Tenn. Incidents Part of Growing International Wave A series of skimming crimes that hit the Nashville, TN area recently is but one of many ATM fraud schemes preying upon financial institutions and their customers. Nashville police reported last week that they were investigating an ATM card skimming scheme where... Read Full Story

ROMULUS BACIAN, 40, and MARIUS ENACHE CSAPAY, 45, both of Romania, pleaded guilty today to their roles in a conspiracy to steal ATM/debit card account information from hundreds of Washington Mutual customers using “skimming” equipment they illegally affixed to ATMs around the metro Atlanta area. “Illegal skimming for personal gain is a ‘high tech’ crime and we have adapted our technology and assets to further the investigations of this specific type of electronic crime. With assistance... Read Full Story

Alright, here is a posting that you will love. I am going to be exposing internet scams online right here on this blog . I also urge everybody and anybody to give your two cents. If you know of an internet scam that is taking people's money then please post it in a comment.  I will check it out, and if it is truely a scam I will add it to my list of internet scams to avoid. I am sure that many of you have heard of the older MLM Scams, Ponzi Scams, and Pyramid Schemes . Then there are more... Read Full Story

A new sting operation conducted by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has already nabbed 18 spammers. Dubbed Operation Eagle Claw, it has also led to the shut down of 800 malicious websites. The Commission has partnered with Microsoft on the project and said its goal is to remove Nigeria from the top 10 list of countries where the most scam emails originate from. The Nigerian or 419 scam, named after the section number in the Nigerian Penal code that makes them illegal... Read Full Story

Hucksters posing as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials--and promising thousands of dollars in sweepstakes prizes--are now targeting Texas consumers. Scam artists behind the scheme make initial contact with consumers by telephone and then send an official-seeming letter with instructions on how to claim the prize, according to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. The letter, which has a phony FTC logo, is designed to convince consumers that government officials are contacting them... Read Full Story

The economic downturn appears to be bringing out the worst in some people. The Federal Trade Commission announced a major crackdown Wednesday on scammers trying to take advantage of people worried about the tough economy by promising jobs that don't exist, get-rich-quick schemes, debt-reduction scams and other phony services. The biggest case involved a California company called Family Products that marketed alleged get-rich schemes such as "John Beck's Free & Clear Real Estate System." The... Read Full Story

You are reading this and if you are it is for good reason . You simply do not want to get suckered into any scams. Making $200-$900 a day does sound great but in the same token it sounds a little exaggerated. Now, do not get me wrong I am not claiming to know every persons results. What I am doing is compiling everybody's possible experiences and my common sense or basic logic into this one article.  Did you find out about the Google Work From Home package via some ad that stated that you... Read Full Story

Updated Monday, May 11, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. EST Scammers have spoofed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) website in a phishing scam targeted at those who will be receiving an economic recovery payment this month. Under Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law in February, nearly 55 million individuals receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement or veterans benefits will receive a one-time $250 economic recovery payment this... Read Full Story

  STAYING SAFE — “America’s Crime Prevention Column” with Bruce Mandelblit Phishing is a sneaky tactic for cyber-thugs to steal your personal information. Just how sneaky is phishing? Well, just ask the Director of the FBI, Robert Mueller.  He recently stated that he was almost the victim of a phishing scam.  In fact, Director Mueller said he stopped using online banking because of this attempted phishing incident. Exactly what is phishing? Phishing is a nasty tool that... Read Full Story