Tag: Scams
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Scam Warning – Email with subject ACTION REQUIRED: A document has arrived for your review/approval (Document Flow Manager)
Received this email earlier this week… After some googling, I have determined that it’s a scam, and there’s usually a zip file attached. GMail had removed this zip file though I think. This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in…
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reCaptcha enabled on comments
I’ve recently noticed a lot of blog comment spam on my blog. Where some-one kisses-bum in order to “trick” me into accepting their comment. For example: Howdy there,this is Everett Krajcer,just discovered your web-site on google and i must say this blog is great.may I share some of the Post found in this website to…
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Another Domain Name Appraisal Scam – thedomaininvestors.com
Back in October, I wrote about a domain name appraisal scam. It appears this is still doing the rounds, but has changed wording slightly. Below is the transcript of messages: Make no mistake, THIS IS A SCAM From: coddington@thedomaininvestors.com Sent: 18 March 2010 07:54 To: Alex James Brown Subject: ukcabs.net (sent 03/18/10) Hello, We…
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Domain Name Appraisal Scam – NameSaleShop.com
I recently listed a domain for sale – www.ukcabs.net (incidentally, it’s still for sale if anyone is legitimately interested, please feel free to contact me) It was listed on places like Sedo, I advertised it on twitter and eBay. On Saturday, 9th May, 2009, I received an email from weisberg@theonlinebrokerage.com with the subject “ukcabs.net sent…
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Robbed in Ibiza! – Booked with [email protected] & Holiday Rentals
After searching around for apartments for our holiday in Ibiza, I found our apartment on the Holiday-Rentals website. This advert, surprisingly, has now been removed. I contacted the owner, and had a reply from someone called Jonny Simons (jonnyibiza@live.com) Everything seemed ideal – located in San Antonio, near to Kanya (a bar on the sea…
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Fake Lottery – Game Corner International
I received another fake lottery thing today, this time from Deborah Shiemke – dispatch@mailonetoday.co.cc Here’s the body of the email We congratulate you this day as you have emerged a winner in the Game Corner International Lottery Organization. See attachment for claims procedure. Thank you Yours Sincerely, Dr. Deborah Shiemke Announcer-Game Corner International, United Kingdom.…
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eBay Scam – [email protected]
I’d like to take this opportunity to let others know what happened. This guy won an eBay auction I had going for my mother. He paid promptly by PayPal, and requested I post it as cheap as possible to Hungary. 3 days after i marked his item as dispatched, he filed a dispute with PayPal.…
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Selling Car Fraud
I’ve started this category to make people aware of various means of scamming car owners, when selling their vehicles. The general idea is this: Someone will contact you, after seeing your advert. They will seem interested, and sometimes ask for more pictures etc… After some “haggling” they will aggree to buy your car at your…