Don’t Take the Bait!
Avoid Getting Hooked By “Phishers” Trying to Steal Your Personal Information
From the StaySafeOnline.org website comes several useful tips about avoiding the “Hook” we keep showing here in the form of “Nigerian Letters”. Also they have a Phishing group that provides some very informative ways to keep the “Phisher” out [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Retail'
Phishing and Pharming Tips
March 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Banks, Investments, Media, Medical, Public Interest, Retail, Web, YANL
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Some Tips to Avoid Letter of Credit Fraud:
March 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Banks, Investments, Media, Public Interest, Retail, Web, YANL
The FBI’s Tips
If an “opportunity” appears too good to be true, it probably is.
Do not invest in anything unless you understand the deal. Con artists rely on complex transactions and faulty logic to “explain” fraudulent investment schemes.
Do not invest or attempt to “purchase” a “Letter of Credit.” Such investments simply do not [...]
Tags: avoid scams·con artist·excessive yields·fraud·letter of credit
Quatloos!
February 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Banks, Media, Public Interest, Retail, Uncategorized, Utilities, Web
Quatloos.com is a public educational website maintained by Financial and Tax Fraud Education Associates, Inc., a California non-profit company that has received a Determination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that it qualifies as a § 501(c)(3) exempt organization.
Quatloos! covers a wide variety of financial scams, including wacky “prime bank” frauds supposedly involving $100 Billion [...]
Tags: band scams·brad christensen·currency frauds·investment fraud·porcine princess·tax scams
Consumer Side & Why
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Banks, Media, Medical, Politics, Public Interest, Retail, Utilities, Web
Started in February 2008 as a simple news aggregate set of pages on consumer scams at lehos tecHeadlines and near-frauds committed on consumers every day, this page grew like crazy in just a few hours.
So, we created a place for it and expanded the concept to broaded, web-related unethical & criminal behaviors.
Light dawned on us [...]
Tags: consumer·fraud·informed public·rip-offs·scams·us ftc·Web
AVG Top Threats
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Public Interest, Retail, Web
AVG Top Virus Threats RSS newsfeed Each item contains a headline, a brief summary, and a link leading to more details.
The latest information from GRISOFT is now available via RSS, by clicking on the link below, or viewing our page that shows the latest list
AVG Top Threats RSS Headlines
Tags: computer threat·virus·worm

