Tag Archives:

Scams in the News (9/29/2009)

Scams in the news articles are usually for Mondays, but surprisingly there weren’t any internet scam news worthy of reporting. Plus, yesterday’s MLM article took a long time to write, so please do check it out if you are interested.
Here are the most news-worthy stories on the net today.

New IRS Email Scam Could be Costly… Continue reading – The Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness

Posted in Around the Web | Also tagged , , | 1 Comment

Chinese Scaring Domain Owners to Buy More Domains

Never heard of this one (from Tech Republic) before.
Some Chinese companies are using a scare tactic to force domain owners to buy .cn domains. An email is sent out to the domain owner telling her some other party is trying to register a domain name very close to her own.
We talked about “cybersquatting… Continue reading” before, and these emails are in the form of

Posted in Around the Web, Scam Alerts, SFI News | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Scams in the News (9/07/2009)

Nigerian scam hits online vacation rentals… Continue reading – Tim had found a fantastic vacation rental online in North Topsail Beach, N.C. He could see the pictures, read the text, and it all looked good. Tim called the number. The person he spoke to on the phone asked for a deposit, a certified check, for Tim’s booking, about a year in the future. Tim agreed and sent off

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged | Leave a comment

Latest Warnings From BBB

Here are the latest warnings from BBB regarding internet scams

iJango, Possible Pyramid Scheme – A new… Continue reading money making opportunity that claims to “Multi-level market the Internet” could be nothing more than a pyramid scheme warns Better Business Bureau. An investigation by BBB shows that iJango – a new self-described multi-level marketing company – is aggressively seeking representatives for a product that has no track record.

Posted in Scam Alerts | Also tagged , | Leave a comment

Scams in the News (08/17/2009)

Scammers Hit Maplewood Real Estate Listings – internet scam artists have  been offering fake online rental listing for Maplewood homes. According to the post, the current owner of a Maplewood home recently put on the market for sale spotted an ad on Craigslist offering the home for rent.
Green Residents Attacked by Phishing E-mail Scam… Continue reading- web users are getting a phishing mail claiming that they

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged | 1 Comment

Small City Residents Lose $80,000 to Online Scams

25 Residents in Brantford, ON Canada (a city of 90,000) collectively lost CAD$80,000 to online scams. Well, it’s certain not in the same league as our British postman here… Continue reading who lost £130,000 to his friend on MySpace.
The most common scams involve vehicle sales online. It’s quite simple. The victim finds a car listed for cheap. Thinking he/she found a good deal agrees to purchase the

Posted in SFI News | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment
  • Recent Discussions

    • User AvatarKVNPark "No it does not mean it's okay. That one looks like a scam as well. All the products look like..." – Feb 04, 11:34 PM
    • User AvatarKVNPark "I'm almost certain it's a scam. It's Chinese and the fact that there is a logo but no way to..." – Feb 04, 11:22 PM
    • User Avatarhannah "oh and can you PLEASE have a look at this one weddingdressess hop.co.nz It's weird because its in china and its..." – Feb 04, 10:38 PM
    • User Avatarhannah "found a dress on here ive been trying to find for aaages however they only accept bank transfer or western..." – Feb 04, 9:34 PM
    • User AvatarLaxie "I use WOT - Web of Trust - when I'm on FB to easily see which sites are scams. It..." – Feb 04, 3:47 AM
    • Generated by BWP Recent Comments.
  • Announcements

    The site was hacked via timthumb.php vulnerability. I think it's fixed for good now. If you suspect a breach on your site, visit Sucuri Scanner to scan your site.

    Scam Websites Lists:

    P2P Sites | Online TV Sites | Make Money Sites
    Diet Sites | Teeth Whitening Sites | Fraudulent Online Stores

  • Categories

  • Archives

ScamFreeInternet.com© reserved by KVNPark and... Blacy!© Icons copyright reserved by Netease company