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Scam tricks users into 'stealing'
News That's how at least one scam artist is playing the online credit card game, MSNBC has learned. The intricate scam, which ends up at a Latvian Internet-only bank, can net the scam artist over $1,000 (£620) each time and leave the victim holding...
[January 26, 2000, 9:24]
Scam or not?
Talkback Of course you will say it is not a scam if you work for the company. There appears to be more bad reports than there are good ones. I have received an "appointment" for my wife and myself to attend a presentation tonight.
[February 8, 2006, 8:13]
HMRC warns of online self-assessment scam
News Last month, the taxman warned of a phishing scam that claimed to come from the department, offering a refund. The phishing scam encouraged recipients to supply their bank or credit card details to collect the supposed tax refund, leaving them open...
[August 7, 2009, 11:01]
clc scam
Talkback got the same call after wife did shopping survey, made the phone call just to check out the "scam" got the same spiel flights, 7 nights lux accomodation all it would cost £49>50 admin fee ,pointed out I could get flights for less and £49.50 is...
[May 25, 2006, 19:52]
Toxic phishers scam the unwary
News Whereas all spam is not a scam, all attempts at phishing are scams, and the potential losses to corporations and consumers alike is stunning. If you haven't already heard about phishing, then get ready.
[January 12, 2004, 14:55]
Barclays scam email exploits new IE flaw
News The Barclays scam email appears to come from the bank, and directs customers to a site posing as Barclays' online banking Web site, ibank.barclays.co.uk. The scam site then asks people to enter their banking details.
[January 12, 2004, 11:40]
Coding error thwarts Paralympic phishing scam
News A new phishing email aimed at diverting donations to the Australian Paralympic Team has emerged -- complete with a coding error which means that the cold-hearted scam is unlikely to work. The email, which falsely claims to be from Westpac, is a...
[June 1, 2004, 12:50]
£3m online holiday scam exposed
Talkback did anyone get any of their money back from this scam Has anyone received any money from the promotion company named Retrieve in Gibralta, they werre linked to Leisuremasters
[August 18, 2004, 15:44]
Spanish police smash £13m email scam
News Spanish police have arrested eight people involved in a Nigerian-led email scam believed to have defrauded Internet users of up to 20m euros (£13m), according to Spain's El Mundo newspaper. The scam involves sending out mass emails that ostensibly...
[October 3, 2002, 11:56]
Email scam seeks to fleece bank customers
News Citibank warned customers last month about a spam email scam that informed recipients their Citibank account would be suspended unless they accepted new terms and conditions. But one silicon.com reader, Remo Cornali from Italy, has forwarded on a...
[September 2, 2003, 10:35]
Gmail 'vulnerability' revealed as phishing scam
News Reports that a purported Gmail vulnerability was being used by unauthorised third parties to hijack domains turned out to be nothing more than a phishing scam, Google announced on Tuesday. However, after consulting those who claimed to be affected...
[November 27, 2008, 11:52]
CLC - Club La Costa is it really a scam?
Talkback There appear to be a lot of comments from people claiming this to be a scam on the basis of a phone call or letter. On the basis of this experience I had been tempted to go through the process again, so would really appreciate comments from people...
[August 9, 2006, 15:00]
Nominet warns of .co.uk 'invoicing scam'
Talkback THis is a scam! I received two invoices today requesting payment of £60 for 2 years, £140 for 5 years and £ 270 for 10 years!
[July 29, 2004, 12:01]
Email scam defrauds Net users
News Fraudsters have launched an online scam designed to steal bank account information from unwitting Internet users, after promising them $200 (£137) in a fake email. This scam exploits one of many methods for transferring funds over the Internet...
[January 29, 2001, 15:39]
PayPal users targeted by email scam
Talkback I've already gotten such scam messages from "Pay Pal" and "Ebay" a few times. What I've done is to put in bogus info into the required fields and "0's" in the number fields and send it back. Also, I've given them comments such as "who do you think...
[October 22, 2003, 19:46]
UK spammer jailed over £1.6m scam
News The jury also heard that Francis-Macrae ran the scam from his bedroom at his father's three-bedroom terraced house in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. A man described as Britain's most prolific spammer was jailed for six years on Wednesday at Peterborough...
[November 17, 2005, 9:25]
US slams door on online Green card scam
Talkback Was watching the TV and a story came on about the scam and saw the website that I though was helping me to be included in the Green Card lottery. I just found out about this by luck. Now I am trying to find the "official" Green card site or someone...
[October 20, 2003, 2:40]
QXL shuts down auction scam on UK site
News QXL has taken steps to shut down a scam operated by one of its members that included the sale of a 100-year-old deep sea diving suit on its UK site. QXL responded quickly once it was notified of the scam, and while the genuine eBay diving suit sale...
[June 20, 2003, 11:24]
1,500 government staff hit by ID theft scam
News A spokeswoman for the DWP said "all options" are being investigated when asked if insiders were involved in the scam. Criminals have stolen the identities of 1,500 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff and used them to make fraudulent claims...
[December 5, 2005, 8:25]
Corruption and a scam..
Talkback I would like to see every Londoner boycott this scam and stop the large corporations from profiteering through giving Red Ken a bulging back pocket and from bribing other senior civil servants to get these lucrative contracts.
[November 27, 2007, 11:15]
