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According to the dictionary a scam is “a dishonest scheme; a fraud.” When you think of scams you usually think of emails from Nigeria and blatant get rich quick schemes. Although these types of scams deceive consumers everyday, much more common are scams which are manipulative and not outright dishonest. Although the creator of a “mild scam” . . . → Read More: Scams Are All Around You Many people don’t like change, even if that change is good. Facebook will make its new Timeline mandatory sooner and later and a lot of Facebook users don’t like the new profile. Although you can opt-in and get the Timeline voluntarily, they don’t want the change to become permanent. Scammers are taking advantage of these Timeline critics . . . → Read More: Facebook Deactivate Timeline Scam Have you ever looked at a Facebook phishing scam update and thought to yourself…what’s the point in even writing about this? This is just for stupid people who don’t know any better. The Ponemon Institute and PC Tools conducted a survey, proving that people who are aware of scams are still susceptible to them. In it, . . . → Read More: Are You Too Smart To Be Scammed? Most Facebook scams come in the form of status updates which urge you to check out a sensationalistic looking video. Some people are becoming desensitized Rather than using clickjacking scams with sensationalistic headlines scammers are using more . . . → Read More: Facebook Browser Plug-In Scams The Better Business Bureau is warning of a phishing scam which makes use of its BBB “Start With Trust Logo.” Whatever you do, do not click on any links within the fraudulent emails, which are similar to this one… RE: Case #21838064 2011/12/20 Hello, The Better Business Bureau has been sent the above-referenced complaint from one of . . . → Read More: Another BBB Phishing Scam Why do phishing scams work? If you’ve ever fallen for one you’ve probably said to yourself: why did I fall for something that was so fishy looking from the very beginning? Although we like to think of ourselves as rational, we human beings are emotional and emotion often gets in the way of making rational decisions. All . . . → Read More: Why Do We Fall for Phishing Scams? Is Android becoming the next Windows when it comes to viruses, identity theft, and malware? According to BBC, Google has deleted 22 applications which were fraudulent. One of these apps tricked Angry Bird players into sending out expensive text messages, which cost users £3. Although 22 apps pale in comparison to the almost half a million . . . → Read More: RuFraud Android Apps Scam The xxx domain extension was created in order to help people not stumble upon porn sites by accident. You’ve likely already stumbled upon one if you tried visiting whitehouse.com, for example. For this reason, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is letting people buy websites with the .xxx extension, eliminating any confusion and . . . → Read More: Are XXX Domains a Scam? Yahoo has won $610 million in a lawsuit against online swindlers in Nigeria and Thailand, who stole passwords, credit card information, and social security numbers in a scam which promised email recipients the chance to win a Yahoo lottery. Yahoo knows that it is unlikely to get any of the $610 million because the conmen are very . . . → Read More: Yahoo Lottery Scam What do you think of when you hear the words Nigeria and email? Most likely you’re thinking of the scam emails you’ve received in your inbox. Nigerian scammers are getting a little smarter, purporting to be from the desk of Hillary Clinton. The email claims that you are owed a large sum of money from a . . . → Read More: Nigerian Email Phishing Scam |
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