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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 Do you have an Apple ID account? If you do, watch out for an email message which purports to be from Apple and asks you to update your Billing Information because it is out of date… Dear Customer, It has come to our attention that your account Billing Information records are out of date. That requires you to . . . → Read More: Apple ID Phishing Scam “Get your FREE 5000 FACEBOOK CREDITS! NO SCAM NO surveys NO waste of time no task its totally FREE this promo is available for the first 1000 persons only… CHECK IT OUT ENJOY..i got mine and it works get yours here…” This is yet another recent Facebook scam which, upon clicking the link at . . . → Read More: Free Facebook Credits Scam Cyber Monday is today, meaning that online scammers will be out in full force. You may very well get an email in your inbox, advising you to check out some enticing holiday deal. To be on the safe side, never click on links from unsolicited emails. To be safe, if the email claims that its from . . . → Read More: Cyber Monday Scams When most people talk about Facebook gathering too much personal data, they are concerned that Facebook will do them some sort of harm. Your greatest threat comes not from Facebook itself, but from people who browse your profile. The more random strangers and acquaintances know about your whereabouts, your family, personality, the greater chance there is of . . . → Read More: Senior Facebook Scams |
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