Posts Tagged ‘scam’
IN THE HEADLINES: New Facebook Scams to Watch Out For
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 1, 2012
It’s been another busy week for Facebook scams, with all kinds of dangers to watch out for. And many of these scams are based on pitches for free gift cards that end up taking instead of giving. First up is the “One Free Amazon.com Gift Card (limited time only)” scam. This has been popping up [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: New Malware Being Developed Around Impressive Business Model
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● January 31, 2012
In yet another sign of how once-disorganized cybercrooks are evolving into professionally run businesses, crooks that develop and sell data stealing Trojans are now offering the kind of support that a legitimate software developer would be envious of. Security expert Brian Krebs recently reported on his blog about how the developer of one such Trojan, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Identity Thieves Start Working the Phones
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 23, 2011
One of the reasons identity theft is such an epidemic is that there are so many ways to commit it – steal mail, blast out phishing emails, hack a database, or simply buy identities on a street corner. But for years, security experts have been suggesting, and maybe hoping, that at least you should never [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: What to Do if You’re a Victim of Scareware
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 26, 2011
Scareware gets its name for two reasons. First, it tries to scare users into believing that their computer is infected with malware so they’ll pay up to get it removed. The second reason isobvious – it’s very scary. Especially when you get numerous and alarming pop-up Windows that just won’t go away. Scareware is a [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Easy Scam Steals Homes
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 9, 2011
A Chicago newspaper recently reported on a surprisingly easy scam that can put your home into the hands of complete strangers who are then free to remortgage or even sell it. It’s a type of identity theft, but in a very subtle way. The Chicago Reader Cooperative launched an investigation into a deed scam that [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: From Gaddafi to Irene, the Scams Keep Coming
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 7, 2011
You might feel surprised, maybe even slightly flattered, if you receive an email from none other than the wife of recently deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seeking your help in moving a small fortune out of the country. In return for your assistance in looking after her $40 million, you’ll be handsomely rewarded. According to [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Phishing Still Going Strong
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 19, 2011
SC Magazine recently issued a warning about a new approach to phishing that could result in more people falling for a scam that is now more than a decade old. Instead of trying to lure people into clicking on an infected link by pretending to be a bank asking for password verification, the email pretends [...]
FACEBOOK SCAM: Tag, Click — and You’re It.
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 15, 2011
This morning, IDGuardian posted an alert on the Facebook fan page about this clickjacking scam, but as it has appeared several times in the administrator’s Facebook feed, a blogpost is in order. You may see in your feed a posting similar to this: Confirmed by BloggerClick.com, this is another clickjacking scam.
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