Tag Archives: online scams

Phishing on Facebook

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Tom O'Leary

Phishing isn’t new, and it isn’t even new to Facebook. But recently, there seems to be a wave of phishing activity soaking the popular social networking site. The consequences of phishing are real. Just last week, a friend of mine … Continue reading →

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Vigilantes Fighting Nigerian 419 Scammers

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Tom O'Leary

The Nigerian 419 scam, also known as advance fee fraud, the Nigerian scam and other names is basically a confidence game where con artists contact victims by letter or (more commonly today) spam email with a story about a need … Continue reading →

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Email Lottery Spammers Add Toyota to the List

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Tom O'Leary

We’ve all seen the Microsoft Global Lottery spam in our inboxes over the past couple of years. The Google brand has been used by email lottery scammers as well. Now, it appears that the Toyota brand has made the cut. … Continue reading →

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