Exposing Scams

ATM Fraud: New Skimming Scheme Spreads MD, IL, GA Banks, Customers Targeted by Fraudsters Three ATM skimming operations in Maryland, Illinois and Georgia have netted thieves more than $120,000, according to law enforcement agencies investigating the crimes. These discoveries follow several recent incidents of ATM skimming in other states Maryland State Police report that an ATM skimmer was placed on a Bank of America ATM in Eldersburg...  

Phishing Scam Expands to Three More StatesBankInfoSecurity.comAs part a growing wave of similar phishing attempts throughout the nation, customers in Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri and Lewiston, Idaho last week ...  

KAUZH1N1 vaccine side-effect comes in form of phishing scamWQAD"Phishing was not nor corruption of your computer system was not a side affect that was thought to be a result of it", said Rock Island County Health ...CDC H1N1 state vaccination program phishing scamExaminer.comOn Your Side: H1N1 E-mail Phishing ScamNews Channel 8CDC warns of phishing scam revolving around H1N1 fluStandardNetGeek.com -NBC2 News -Greeley Tribuneall 504 news...  

The Centers for Disease Control have issued a warning that there's a new, swine flu-themed phishing email going around. It says something about an imaginary State Vaccination H1N1 Program, and asks you to create an account on the cdc.gov website--and if you click the link, malicious code may be installed on your system. Obviously you have brain worms if you fall for this. "Fraudulent emails referencing CDC-sponsored State Vaccination Program...  

Sometimes phishing scams are so brazen or pathetic, the only thing you can do is laugh. After all, if you believed people really fell for emails like the following you would probably cry. This particular email, which asks you to reply instantly with your username and password (and, interestingly, whether you use Outlook Express or not), claims to come from the Yahoo Webmaster Team: Clearly you would have to make a number of errors to fall for...  

Together with the popularity of Google Adsense, a whole new breed of scam artists have been born The Adsense Scammers. The Adsense Scammers usually use some very intriguing ad copy marketing text on their websites, and tries to lure new ...  

The N.C. Division of Public Health has received reports that scam artists are sending fraudulent emails about H1N1 flu vaccinations to anyone with an email address to try to steal personal information from them and/or to cause harm to their computers. Such email scams are called "phishing."  

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) - Pineville Police have arrested two Texans in what they believe is a large ring of people creating and cashing counterfeit checks. The Alexandria Daily Town Talks reports Anthony Simmons and Paul Flemings, both of Dallas, were...  

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police say a Tompkinsville man fueled his heroin addiction by stealing an ATM card from his long-time girlfriend’s sister.  And, based on court papers, he didn’t appear worried about racking up fees by not using her...  

Less than one week after an oil tanker belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Company was hijacked, the Ghanaian navy is returning the rescued vessel to Nigeria. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said in Ghana that the ship was hijacked off the Nigerian coast near Lagos last week and captured by the Ghanaian navy after a chase. He [...]  

Ronald McCarrie, 84, got a check from Canada that was stolen from a U.S. business. A letter said to cash it and send a check for taxes on his winnings. The envelope had come from Canada, and inside, Ronald R. McCarrie found a pleasant surprise: a ...  

1. Cassa NY hotel and condo jacks up prices at nine of the 29 remaining unsold units [Curbed] 2. City considers shuttering three underperforming Queens schools [NYDN]  3. AY opponent says, despite court ruling, he won’t back down on eminent domain complaint [Brooklyn Eagle]  4. Goldman CEO Blankfein slashes Park Avenue co-op price to $13.5M, down $1.5 million [Cityfile] 5. Lizarran tapas chain coming to New York City [Village Voice]  6...  

A bloody pirate attack off Benin's coast is raising concerns that Nigerian pirates - operating on the opposite side of Africa from Somali pirates - are extending their reach and shows that the waters off West Africa are almost equally dangerous, a maritime expert said.Pirates attacked an oil tanker Tuesday, killing a Ukrainian sailor and wounding at least two crew members on the Liberian-flagged Cancale Star, said Benin's naval chief, Maxime...  

There's a phishing scam being emailed to Facebook users. This email looks like it's from Facebook, feels like it's from Facebook, but it's not really from Facebook. The scary thing is that it tells you that Facebook has a new log in system to make Facebook a safer place. All you need to do is update your Facebook account. Don't click on any of the links in this email. Video Instructions for Phishing Scam The virus email that's going around...  

Attorney General Terry Goddard has warned consumers about a "phishing" scam purported to be from a Glendale-based financial institution. Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile customers have received text messages stating that their Credit Union West account...