Archive for the 'Scams' Category

We knew professional spammers were self serving vermin, but this sort of proves it beyond much doubt. It’s sad that the innocent were taken in his last act of self centered evil! A teen aged girl survived despite wounds to run for help. ‘Spam King’ Shoots Wife, Daughter in Apparent Murder-Suicide The bodies of “Spam [...]

On Today’s “Stump Markus”! program at noon, Markus will talk live about some of the top so-called “Guru’s” who had one motto – “Fake it till you make it!” Here’s what he plans to talk about in his own words: Out of curiosity, I tried searching Google for the phrase, “Fake it ’til you make [...]

The background and growth of the illegal “Debt Elimination” scams flooding the market is worth reading. It’s from Jon Christian Ryter These scams aren’t to be confused with legitimate strategies for debt elimination which are basically telling you to pay off your debts in a systematic and tax favored way if possible. The one’s he’s [...]

Watch out for this spam/scam email. Congratulations as we bring to your notice, Officially of the senate house federal Repuplic of Nigeria has chosen you by the board committe onappropriation and finance as one of the final recipients of this new yearcontract and inheritance file to celebrate the fiscal 2008 an ATM CARD hasbeen issued [...]

Here’s another reason to be careful about the websites you’re visiting… even if you were referred there by Google. The problem is that an otherwise innocent site with good search ratings for a popular term might be hacked and send visitors to another site completely to have their data stolen. From the San Francisco Chronicle [...]

I posted about the Craigslist hoax that cost a man most of his possessions. Police have now busted the perpetrators. Amber Herbert, 28, of Medford, and her husband, Brandon Herbert, 29, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit a computer crime. Police searched a computer that they owned and [...]

Scammers filed taxes online in a man’s name and had the illegal refund deposited in their account in another state. A Woodbridge Road man received a check for $5,666.10 from H&R Block on March 18, but hadn’t even filed his taxes with the company, according to a police report. Upon contacting H&R Block, he discovered [...]

These are signs that more people will be trying to enter the work at home and business opportunity market and, in the process, easy prey for scam artists. A UK paper announces we’re in a “Great Depression” because so many Americans are on food stamps – 28 million to be exact. Independent truckers likely agree, [...]

Here’s the email I received today. Unsolicited of course. Safely Earn 30% Interest Per Month + Advertise Your Program Big Time !!! This will help build your affiliate business big time !! You can put in whatever you can afford from $10 & up. I put in $1,000 into my advertising campaign and am earning [...]

The kind, loving people who make Craigslist such a friendly place to visit online (NOT!) have now ransacked a man’s house in Oregon. Oregon man’s property ransacked after Craigslist hoax The ads popped up Saturday afternoon, saying the owner of a Jacksonville home was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a [...]