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Shop for free at ASDA? Free ASDA Gift Card Facebook scam spreads rapidly

21

Oct

2011

Hot on the heels of similar scams involving Pizza Hut, and free coffee at Tim Hortons and Starbucks, messages are spreading rapidly between Facebook users about alleged ASDA Gift Vouchers, offering free shopping to “celebrate” the British supermarket chain’s “birthday”. Here’s a typical message: Shop For FREE at ASDA – FREE ASDA Gift Card ?[LINK] […]

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Spam and YouTube: a long-term relationship

22

Sep

2011

We recently noticed a mass mailing among the general flow of spam that at first glance looked just like the usual “forum” junk mail that appears on forums and bulletin boards, and which are sent as email notifications to users of those forums. The spam message advertised pharmaceutical goods. However, the links led to YouTube […]

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US taxpayers beware

06

Jul

2011

Cybercriminals targeting US taxpayers have launched a second wave of phony “tax payment rejected” emails. The first major outbreak started around June 21st. As before the emails warn recipients that their tax payments, submitted via the IRS’s electronic payment system, have been rejected. To understand why, recipients are provided with a link to a “self […]

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