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
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
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
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.
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
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
"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 "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
"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 "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
"I use WOT - Web of Trust - when I'm on FB to easily see which sites are scams. It..." – Feb 04, 3:47 AM
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