New Cell Phone Scam Involves Your Family and Friends

Posted by teknoy on June 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Here’s a story making the email rounds about someone who tricked into turning off their cell phone for a “3G update”. The modus operandi of this so-called cell phone kidnapping scam detailed in the following anecdote (not verified) is notable for its simplicity. The scammer calls an... 

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Free Laptop Giveaways on Facebook: A Hoax?

Posted by teknoy on February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Facebook users may have received invites from contacts, asking them to become fan of a page promising a free laptop after completing several steps. You know what they say about what sounds too good to be true, right? In other words, those Facebook pages that host “laptop giveaways” are a... 

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Scammers trying to Scam Haiti Sympathy

Posted by ikogsakanding on January 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Online scams exploiting the Haitian earthquake, including spam e-mail messages soliciting for donations, have been identified by security company Symantec Corp. Any money sent according to the instructions in the scam e-mail messages will not help anyone in Haiti, it will end up in the pockets of cybercriminals. Symantec... 

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The You “Won a Toyota Avanza” Text Scam

Posted by teknoy on December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Straight from The Music Blogger comes a report of a new text scam, which congratulates you for “winning” a Toyota Avanza. Here’s the message: CONGRATULATIONS!!!Your # WON TOYOTA AVANZA w/ 300thou via electronic last oct.5,2009. For details, please call now .JAKE.LUCAS. of Phil. com.... 

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