The ferrari guy from the Facebook Google Cash scam
February 28, 2009
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The real identity of the guy with a Ferrari used in a Google Cash advert on Facebook has been revealed.
The Google Cash is a scam and the people behind it used a picture found on Google Images using the [me and my ferrari] key phrase. The results yielded on pole position a guy who [...]
Could the sweepstakes programme of India Today Book Club really exist
February 21, 2009
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You asked...
This question was asked by Surjit Singh
First of all, let’s shed an insight on India Today Book Club for those who don’t know what it is.
India Today is one of the greatest media networks in India. Its content — mostly news — appears on virtually every media type in India, including but not limited to [...]
Is Google Ads Free a Scam – review and insights
February 20, 2009
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Online Security
We were asked by one of our readers to shed some light on this system because he smelled it’s scam. Started our research by finding information regarding whether it is Google Ads Free a scam or not, but sincerely what we found are blogers claiming it to be a scam because of how the website [...]
Read the whole article »Google scams – Scams using the Google brand
February 17, 2009
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Online Security
Google is one of the greatest brands of the internet, that’s an incontestable statement. If not the greatest. This greatness brings with itself publicity, however this publicity brings with itself an unwanted thing as well: scams using the Google brand.
In this article we will list some of the Google scam we are aware of; [...]
Cyberwize – Pyramid game, scam, everything you want to avoid
February 14, 2009
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Online Security
Every now and then we get emails from people who have been scammed. Usually we already know about the scam they report, but not in this case. Peter Horn, who just started to explore the internet, found a promising “work from home” offer, and since they were extremely convincing, he jumped on the band wagon [...]
Read the whole article »Gone Phishing – Williams and Suzan wants to give me their money?
February 13, 2009
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Online Security
I got this letter yesterday night. It’s quite interesting even though some bits of it I don’t really understand, for example why the author wants to give me a fortune, or what do I have to do with a Sierra Leone Mining Company?
The purpose of the e-mail is likely to be an e-mail address harvesting [...]
Google Cash Review and Why Google Cash is a scam?
January 27, 2009
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Online Security
A while ago we published an article regarding the Google Cash Cow Scam but even now, every once in a while we get an email explaining how a user or in unfortunate case the author of the email was practically scammed by purchasing a quite expensive e-book, Google Cash by name which promised its user [...]
Read the whole article »How to wash laundry…ahem, money – by Dr. Roger Amar
December 31, 2008
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Online Security
Dr. Roger Amara, a doc from Malaysia explained me today how his client and himself wanted to transfer money from one account to another in order, probably to loose it’s track. Only one problem appeared: his client died, and now I would be the one who’d need to continue the process. Too bad it’s a [...]
Read the whole article »Oh well, I got another million… by Mr. Song Li
December 31, 2008
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Online Security
I have to be the most lucky guy in the world: there’s no day when I don’t inherit or win a few millions. At least that’s what the emails i get state. Like the one below:
Good Day
Compliment of the day to you, although you may be skeptical receiving this
email as we have not met before, [...]
Confidential Spam from Ahmed Moola
December 29, 2008
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Online Security
Since is extremely confidential, I’m going to publish it.
The mail arrived to me in this format, without linebreaks or any formatting whatsoever, so don’t blame me, please.
This is a scam and if you received this e-mail too, please, don’t answer it.
Mr. Ahmed Moola. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT ABSA BANK LTD. JOHANBNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. TELL: 27732401244 Re: to [...]
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