Margaret Loughrey wants to give you some of her winnings... not really... 419 scammers are piggybacking on her story, which is already OLD news.

The most confusing Paypal phishing scam ever!

Phishing scammers using UCount awards as bait to steal your Standard Bank Internet Banking login details.

Over 45 new examples of hoaxes, scams and spam e-mails have been published today.

419 scams are on the rise again. We have published 11 new 419 scams on our site. Remember to subscribe to our RSS feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/shpamee) if you are not already a subscriber of the SHPAMEE Project.

Important information about this scammer came to light during our investigation. We have published a reply from the scammer in the comments section of the example to illustrate the mechanics of this specific scam.

We would like to warn our visitors about the latest phishing scam trend involving very legitimate looking e-mails containing an HTML attachment that redirects to the actual phishing site. This method seems to be very effective and a lot of people are tricked by this. Review the comments section of this scam example and make sure you apply these hints to every e-mail that appears to be from your bank to distinguish the fake e-mails from the real ones. Feel free to contact us if you have doubts about the legitimacy of an e-mail that your received.

“Please do not fall for the fake sites.”

"Cisco Webex" email scam removal guide

What is the "Cisco Webex" scam email?

"Cisco Webex" is an email phishing scam. These letters claim to be official mail the Cisco Webex Team, stating that issues have been detected with recipients' Webex Mettings SSL certificates; therefore, their accounts must be verified. Cisco Webex is the name of a legitimate company, developing web conferencing and videoconferencing software. While the scam emails closely copy the graphic design and formatting of genuine Cisco Webex Team letters, they are illegitimate. If recipients attempt to log-in via link presented in the fake email to rectify the nonexistent problems, they are redirected to a phishing website that looks identical to the legitimate Webex Meetings log-in page. It is noteworthy that there has been an increase in scams/infections centering Cisco Webex services/products.

"Compliments of the day" email scam removal guide

What is "Compliments of the day" email scam?

In most cases scams that are sent via email are used to trick recipients into providing some sensitive information, transferring money or even opening files designed to install some malware. In this case scammer seeks to trick recipients into believing that he can get a huge sum of money out of his country but he cannot do that on his own and requests for assistance, in return for an investment opportunity. Typically, scams of this type are used to extract money from unsuspecting people. This or any other similar scam should be ignored.

"Attn Lucky Winner" email scam removal guide

What is the "Attn Lucky Winner" email?

"Attn Lucky Winner" is an email scam, targeting Australian users. These letters claim that recipients have been selected as winners of "Mega Millions" raffle, sponsored by "OZ Australia". Supposedly, users have won a ludicrous sum of money - ten million dollars. The content of the letter is vague, mentioning the names of legitimate, generic, as well as nonexistent lotteries, companies and entities. This type of scam is typically used to trick recipients into revealing their personal and banking information, making monetary transactions, calling expensive phone numbers and similar.

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There are literally countless companies promising you top ranking for your niche, thousands of hits, and the ability to make you lots of money quickly. Sound too good to be true, chances are it is. There are thousands of SEO scammers out there peddling B.S and false promises in order to do one thing PART YOU WITH YOUR MONEY. These companies don’t care if it hurts your website and how well it could rank in the search engines. They don’t care if their hurting your business, they just want your cash and are willing to lie to get it............................... The reality is that SEO is not a get quick rich scheme; it takes hard work, lots of good content, patience, link building, and time to see results. This isn’t to say that all SEO companies are con artists out to rip you off; there are plenty of good ones.

The internet is buzzing with talk about Google plus. Go onto sites like Yahoo Answers and people are constantly asking for an invite onto this new social network. So it’s no surprise that there is a growing number of scammers looking to make a fast buck. There’s also a good deal of misinformation about Google plus. Hopefully this post will squash a few of them and give you a little better picture of this new site, and how to avoid some of the scams surrounding it..........

I get scam emails all the time, all claiming that I have untold riches waiting for me. All I need to do is fill out a simple form with either my credit card or social security information or simply send them a cheque to “release my money” It’s hard to imagine that anyone would buy into these scams, but they wouldn’t keep doing them if there wasn’t some poor sucker out there buying into it.

Over the last few weeks and months there has been a lot of hype and buzz around the new opportunity called YourNetBiz. This article is a no nonsense YourNetBiz Review, and a way to establish an answer to the question: YourNetBiz, scam or money maker?

Today I am focusing on a question in many peoples minds - Success University, Scam or great income stream? I will be getting under the bonnet of this business and providing a brutal Success University review.

Have you looked at the GDI opportunity? Are you a new paid affiliate? Well this article is here to help you. I will help answer: Global Domain International, scam or money maker? And also highlight the pitfalls of many.

You may be doing your research and come across other Xango reviews. This article is designed to be the the mother of all Xango Reviews and answer the question: Xango, Scam or real money maker?

Yousef Selassie, 19, pleaded not guilty to first-degree grand larceny, identity theft and other charges at his Manhattan Supreme Court appearance for the lucrative scheme that operated from January through May this past year.

Los Angeles Times subscribers have been receiving what appears to be an annual renewal notice, but at a rate about 40% higher than the actual cost.

Henry Sylvain Gindt II, 34, of Long Island City lied that he had the lab capabilities to run the tests, which he sold through two web sites for $135 to $200 apiece, authorities said. The Secret Service and federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Thursday that they’ve charged Gindt with mail and wire fraud.

A former admissions official at USC will plead guilty to helping graduate students from China gain acceptance to the school by submitting doctored transcripts and fraudulent recommendation letters.

The HBO movie "Bad Education" explores a wild true story with one of Hugh Jackman's best film performances and strong support from Allison Janney.

NATWEST customers are being warned to watch out for potential scams, as fraudsters attempt to take advantage during the coronavirus crisis.

Do you want to learn about travel scams to avoid in 2020? Then you have come to the right place in this post you’ll get to know about the travel scams you have to avoid....

The post 7 Travel scams to Avoid in 2020 appeared first on Geeky Traveller.

A WORRYINGLY convincing new scam tries to scam EE monthly and SIM-only customers into handing over their login and payment details. Here is everything you need to know.

Crusader has received fresh reports from readers of scam automated phone calls that claim to be from their bank or card company saying there has been a suspicious transaction on their account.

IF YOU get an email or a letter offering a tempting money-off voucher for purchases during quarantine that claims to be from one of the well-known supermarket brands, bin or delete it immediately.

LEGIONS of gardeners, wondering what has happened to the goods they have bought from online retailer Primrose, are set to receive refunds "within days", the company has confirmed.

PENSION scam warnings have been issued by The Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator after victims were scammed out of an average of £91,000. But how have people been duped by pension fraud?

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You may be aware that cyber attacks will try to trick you over the phone or through email using phishing attacks, but do you realize they may try to attack you also over Social Media, such as through Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn? Just like in email, if you get any Social Media messages that are highly urgent or too good to be true, it may be an attack.

The Immigration Department today reminded the public to stay vigilant against phone scammers claiming to be from the department.

The department said victims in recent cases received pre-recorded voice calls from scammers posing as immigration officers informing them that they would have immigration restrictions imposed on them.

Such calls were then transferred to another scammer posing as a non-local law enforcement officer who asked the call recipient to provide sensitive information such as personal particulars, bank account numbers and passwords.

The department stressed that it does not make any pre-recorded voice calls to the public, nor will it transfer calls to other non-local authorities or ask the call recipient to provide information such as bank account numbers and passwords.

It reminded people to verify the identity of a caller and not to disclose their personal information.

If people have any doubts about a call, they should immediately report it to Police.

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a spike in demand for puppies and an opportunity for scammers who are charging inflated prices for dogs not ready to be adopted out or with missing or bogus papers.

SIM-swap fraud complaints seem to be on the rise with a growing number of victims coming forward to share their dreadful experiences. Vodacom offers some helpful tips.

Unsuspected consumers are being targeted by fraudsters using the name of Sanlam to swindle cash out of them, the financial service provider has warned.

Despite the many investment scams that the South African public is falling for, in many cases the Financial Services Board (FSB) finds its hands tied when it comes to protecting the public.

On Monday, Pablo Escobar's brother started to take orders for a second foldable phone at the low price of $399. However, users who bought the first foldable phone from the company say their orders have yet to arrive. Instead, what they got was a book and a pamphlet.

A Florida city made the difficult decision to fork over the cash after ransomware hijacked city computers. Everyone needs to make their own choice, but I firmly believe you should never pay the ransom.

Deepfakes, or doctored videos, have mostly been used to harm the reputations of celebrities and politicians. Now the AI-assisted technology is being used to trick companies out of big money.