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Multiply multilingual – Email scams aren’t just from Nigeria

22
May
2012

They used to be called “Letters from Nigeria”, but it’s not such a good name these days. Because they can come from any corner of the world, in a multitude of languages.Many of us are all too familiar with the emails we can receive out of the blue, suggesting that a fortune is within our […]

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419 Scammers Take Advantage of the Facebook IPO

18
May
2012

Today sees the highly-anticipated IPO (Initial Public Offering) of the social-networking site Facebook. The IPO is expected to be several times oversubscribed as the demand for shares greatly exceeds the number of shares being issued. The high-profile nature of this IPO has not escaped the attention of the “419” or the “advance fee fraud” scammers. […]

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How Long Will Those Libyan Treasures Last?

31
Aug
2011

Famous or infamous, when you make news, the scammers pay attention. While we have come to expect the famous and infamous to show up in malware attacks that use spam and SEO poisoning, we shouldn’t be surprised when scammers leverage the spotlight that current events shine on the infamous. As Samir Patil blogged on Monday, […]

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