The intrigue of cheap prices on brand-name electronics, discounted gift cards and designer clothing have lured consumers to the latest Internet phenomenon, penny auctions. However, the old cliché rings true in this case: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." And that is why the State of Washington Attorney General’s Office is . . . → Read More: PennyBiddr Online Penny Auction Scam
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LinkedIn, the professional social networking site with more than 50 million users, is the target of a new identity fraud scam. Users of the site have reported getting spam emails claiming to be contact requests. The email contains a link that, when clicked upon, goes to a phishing website with the message, "PLEASE WAITING…4 SECONDS." During . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Scam Aims to Steal Bank Passwords If you receive an email that saying you’ve won tickets to the 2012 Olympics in London, be careful. The Better Business Bureau is warning that scam artists are trying to trick people into giving out personal information through an email hoax. The BBB says scammers are using the U.K. National Lottery logo in attempt to make . . . → Read More: 2012 Olympics Tickets Email Scam In a new e-mail scam, some consumers are getting virtual e-cards in their inboxes claiming to be from people they know. The cards only use generic terms like "friend" or "neighbor" with no specific names given. The email tells the recipients they must click on links in the e-mails to view the cards. Clicking on the . . . → Read More: E-card Fraud Alert A recent post by Gizmodo in their "Eureka, A Celebration of Invention" series recently came under fire for failing to acknowledge the full facts of their subject company, Intellectual Ventures. Critics claim that the majority of the article serves as an extension of CEO Nathan Myhrvold’s favorite talking points, while mentioning only briefly (and among cryptic . . . → Read More: Intellectual Ventures: Scam or Not? A record flood recently devastated Pakistan and put millions of its residents in distress. This highly destructive flood has left desperate Pakistanis without basic essentials like water, food and shelter. Many generous Americans have been donating to charities in effort to help the victims, but scam artists are taking advantage of their kindness. Scammers are setting . . . → Read More: Pakistan Flood Scam Preys on Donators The U.S. unemployment rate has been hovering around 9.6%, and with Americans desperate for any type of work, con artists are beginning to take advantage of their vulnerability with new job scams. The FTC announced earlier this year that there would be additional effort placed on shutting down con artists who operate bogus job placement and . . . → Read More: New Job Scams Target the Unemployed Scammers are attacking Twitter and spreading malware using links claiming to be an update from TweetDeck. Numerous updates were sent from hacked Twitter accounts urging users to download a file that contained a trojan virus. The bogus tweets said, "Hurry up for tweetdeck update!" or "Download TweetDeck update ASAP!", and included a URL beginning with "http://alturl.com/". TweetDeck . . . → Read More: Fake TweetDeck Update Contains Malware Delaware residents are being warned about thieves who are attempting to impersonate the Delaware Lottery in a new scam. The scammers are emailing their victims and claiming they have won the lottery sponsored and promoted by the Delaware State Government. In order to collect winnings, the email tells the victim that he must contact a "clearance . . . → Read More: Delaware Lottery Scam Facebook and Twitter users are being targeted with fake "Free iPad" offers in a new Internet scam. Scammers are hijacking users’ accounts and spamming their friends with phony free iPad messages. The messages continue to send even after account passwords are changed. Instead of a free iPad, the messages contain a link to better-gifts.net. Once at the . . . → Read More: Free iPad Scam Hitting Facebook and Twitter |
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