Posts In Category Internet Scams

How to Post Comments

on May 27, 2010 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (0)

Maybe the title ought to be “How not to post comments.”  I get large amounts of comment spam and I just delete it. Sometimes I laugh at it, but it […]

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Conficker Worm Infecting 30% Windows PCs

on March 13, 2009 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Tech Security, Comments (4)

The Conficker Worm, aka Downadup Worm is on a rampage.  Panda Security found it in January and it has been taking a real chunk out of the Windows desktop space. […]

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Fake FBI Still Helping Nigerian Scammers

on February 24, 2009 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (3)

Not long ago, I told you the unfolding story of the FBI helping a set of Nigerian scammers who were upset that their identities were being stolen by some other […]

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Fake Confirmation Email from Tara Bartholomaios (Mrs.)

on January 25, 2009 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (5)

This was very interesting.  You probably go to a lot of sites and you may sign up at a lot of sites, or for email courses.  Confirmation emails are quite […]

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Is the FBI Helping Nigerian Scammers?

on August 10, 2008 by Wolf in Coaching, Internet Scams, Open Source, Comments (10)

I got a very interesting email purported to be from the FBI, who say I have not sent my proper remittance to the Ministry of Finance (I didn’t know we […]

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Computer Security Habits

on April 27, 2008 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Tech Security, Tech_Review, Weird Tech, Comments (0)

Just a quick idea. Computer security is a habit.  There are a few things that need to be done consistently, and they are not difficult.  They are also not […]

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Is it True You Are Dead?

on April 11, 2008 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (0)

This phishing email is very creative but not exceedingly believable. I thought it was one of the funniest I had seen for a while. It is an interesting title, however, […]

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Storm Worm Takes (another) Holiday

on December 29, 2007 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (2)

The Storm Worm loves holidays. Storm Worm is a code name for a particular bot-net. A bot-net is a large group of zombified computers that are 0wned by some […]

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Dramatic Internet Prison-Drama Scam

on October 9, 2007 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (1)

This morning I got what is probably the best-written scam email I have ever gotten.  It reads like a piece out of a William Gibson novel, which is syncronistic […]

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Who is this Lady Toreth and Why Does She Want to Send ME Money??

on September 28, 2007 by Wolf in Internet Scams, Comments (0)

Dear Wolf, What the heck is this? I get them from time to time, usually delete without reading. Signed, Charitably Perplexed ——————————————————————– Lady Toreth net> cc: Subject: Hello 05/30/2007 […]

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