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LinkedIn spam leads to pump-and-dump stock scam

Jun

2012

We used to see a lot of pump-and-dump stock spam. Pump-and-dump stock manipulation works like this: Spammers purchase stock in companies trading at very low levels, at a cheap price The spammers artificially inflate the stock’s price by encouraging others to purchase more (often by spamming “good news” about the company to others). They then […]

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Diplomat held at JFK airport with a lot of cash – a convoluted Nigerian email scam

Oct

2011

Email scams often take various forms – but typically they will claim that you have the chance to pick up millions of dollars (perhaps from Mrs Gaddafi, or a non-existent lottery, or a serviceman who has stumbled across a fortune while despots flee the country). Victims are tricked into handing over money in advance (this […]

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Aisha Gaddafi plea for he..

Oct

2011

Scammers have been quick to capitalize on the death of Muammar Gaddafi by sending out emails from Ayesha Gaddafi. Ayesha (also spelled Aisha) is the daughter of Muammar Gaddafi who has reportedly fled to Algeria. The creators of the email seem to have made an error by including the message text in the subject line, […]

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LinkedIn spam leads to pump-and-dump stock scam

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