Exposing Scams

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...  

Another phishing expedition from the bottom feeder scammers. This one is quite obvious. Why would a company that offers email service want you to reply to another server? In this case "live.com". I hate to think that I am only known as an "undisclosed-recipient" by my server! They sure know my...  

Anti-phishing Software (Basic computer security) Spyware??? I downloaded something, and the second it finished downloading I knew I downloaded spyware. McAfee didn't detect it, nothing detected, but I got numerous spyware ADS and popups, you know the kind that are all YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED...  

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the world right now. However most people really don't understand the different aspects of it and how it can affect them. Learn about the different areas of identity theft and the best way to secure identity theft protection.  

The Internet has made everything faster. We can buy anything, including purebred puppies online, but we can also become victims of online fraud, too. But if you use your common sense and follow these tips, you can avoid becoming the next victim of the Nigerian puppy scam, the latest twist in the...  

Ghana and Nigeria yesterday took a giant step towards the consolidation of intra-African trade relations with the opening of the second Ghana-Nigeria Business Summit by President J. A. Kufuor in Accra. The summit is to prepare the ground for the ...  

Four officers of the Nigerian Army including a Commanding Officer were yesterday arraigned at a military court sitting in Akure, Ondo State.  

However, Narita underscores third-party debt collectors may still be required to create an identity theft prevention program regardless of whether they are ...  

Nothing puts a damper on a pay-day celebration like finding out that the dollars on your pay stub have been stolen, along with your identity.  

Naively, she did as told and became a scam victim. The check, sent by her would-be roommate, bounced. “Christopherson” went missing. The student came to be scammed out of the money she had sent across at the fraudster’s behest. … The rest is here:  

GOTCHA: Anne Hathaway has joked that her new boyfriend is an incredible wealthy Nigerian Prince she met when she received a random email. ...  

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Monday it was making significant progress curbing crude oil theft, an illegal trade worth millions of dollars a day and the financial lifeline for militants in Africa's top producer ...  

A Mega Million lottery ticket worth $126,163 not been cashed in, and the California Lottery was hoping someone would check their old stubs to look for a winner.  

Records of deaths are to be released for the first time in a bid to stop fraudsters stealing the identity of the deceased.  

CitiNannies.net is the first family membership organization to offer families and candidates prescreening for the defense of fraud schemes and Nigerian scams. [PR.com - May 17, 2008]