[ 8 Feb 2010 | No Comment ]
Top Search Engines for Uploading Sites

Online Storage services like Megaupload and Rapidshare provide a medium for users to store and share their files. However with the exception of a few services, they lack the search capability.
With ever-improving download speeds for even non-registered free users, they’ve become great tools to download what you want. In a way, online storage service has become a viable alternative to P2P softwares such as eMule and BitTorrent.
The good news is that there are search sites that crawl for files hosted on online HDDs. I’ll introduce some of the top search …

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[ 5 Jan 2010 | No Comment ]
Online TV Article Updated!

Free Places to Watch TV Online has been updated!
I’ve listed some new sites that I use everyday for my TV needs.
Go take a look…

Also, expect an article on how to watch sports online.

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[ 2 Jan 2010 | No Comment ]
Happy New Year!

Happy new year everyone!
Wow. It’s already been 10 years since the Y2K!
I hope all your wishes come true in the year 2010 or at least some of ‘em.
As for this blog, there will be some changes. Some of you may have noticed the new sidebar to the right of the Headline. It used to be a spot for Featured articles, but I managed to install a tabbed bar script there. It saves a lot of space on the sidebar below… hehe.
Content-wise, you can expect more original reviews, tips and guides …

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[ 20 Dec 2009 | No Comment ]
Quiet Huh?

For those of you who regularly check my blog for new stuff, I apologize for the lack of new articles. Let me explain why.

I still look for interesting and helpful news to talk about, but there’s really nothing new. Most online scams are already covered on this blog. Yes, there are computer security news to update you about. New viruses and worms always spawn, and if you are relying on my blog (somewhat) to keep you updated, do let me know, and I’ll try my best to do that. There …

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[ 7 Dec 2009 | No Comment ]
Woman Loses £130K to an Old Flirt

The picture is irrelevant to the story.^^
Yet another dating scam story.
This one involves a woman of Portsmouth, UK in her 50’s who met a supposedly American through an online dating site called, “Old Flirt”.
He sweet-talked his way into her heart, and started asking for money.
First, he claimed he couldn’t access his bank account from Malaysia.
Then, he was in trouble from the law because his boss told him to carry out some criminal activities.
He also has £2.5M to bring into UK but needed help clearing the funds.
Finally, his kidney failed and …

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[ 4 Dec 2009 | No Comment ]
3 Scams to Avoid in an Online Job Search

I received this email from Monster.com, and thought I’d share their tips regarding scam job offerings with you.
Money-Laundering Scams
Money launderers often create job descriptions that offer commissions or pay high daily salaries to process checks on behalf of foreign nationals. They are recruiting local citizens to “process payments” or “transfer funds,” because as foreign nationals, they can’t do it themselves. Their communications often contain broken grammar but may include well-written prose copied from legitimate employers’ postings. Here is an example of a money laundering scam hidden behind what appears to …

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[ 25 Nov 2009 | No Comment ]
Google Now Banning Advertisers in Effort to Crack Down Scam Ads

Finally, Google takes a tough stance on scam ads.
I’m sure you have seen them, unless you’ve been using Adblock. We’ve all seen teeth whitening ads, weight loss ads, and make money online ads etc.
Running a blog that reports on online scams, I know a scam when I see one. And, I see them often. They are on suspicious looking websites (obviously), but also on widely trusted big name websites.
Most widely spread scams via advertising networks are the ones that promise a sample (or trial) for a dollar or two and …

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[ 23 Nov 2009 | No Comment ]
iPhone Worms

It was only a matter of time. It’s not only PCs that are susceptible to cyber threats. While a report is showing that Mac users are victims of cyber-crime as often as PC users, the huge number of iPhone users are starting to attract evil-doers to the iPhone arena.
Although the very first worm, dubbed, “Ikee” wasn’t so dangerous as its function was to change your wallpaper, the new one is considered malicious with botnet functionality. This one connects to a web-based command & control center running at 92.61.38.16 in Lithuania.
F-Secure …