The Violin Scam at Wal-Mart By now you likely have seen the person outside Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or grocery store, play their electric violin for the crowd of shoppers. On the surface, it looks like it is just some person who is down on their luck and who can play well and they are… Continue reading The Violin Scam At Wal-Mart
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HELP!!! I’m being Sextorted
HELP!!! I’m being Sextorted Last week I talked about being sextorted and this week, I want to give you some advice on how to deal with an email like this and how to avoid falling victim in the first place. How does the scam work?The victim receives an email stating that their computer has been… Continue reading HELP!!! I’m being Sextorted
Bitcoin Hostage Video SCAM
Bitcoin Hostage Video SCAM In what appears to be a twist on the sextortion SCAMs that have been running around for a few years, you know the one where you get an email that states that they hacked your computer, turned on your webcam, and caught you surfing porn, and “entertaining” yourself (for those of… Continue reading Bitcoin Hostage Video SCAM
Fake iPad
Fake iPad – How Cute I got this cute little scam on my work iPhone. It appears that I have a parcel that is being shipped to me and I can track it via the URL they sent. I particularly like the domain name they have selected for this scam. So being the evern so… Continue reading Fake iPad
Amazon Sellers Begging For Fake Reviews
Amazon Resellers Begging for Fake Reviews This is a true story – I recently purchased a Bluetooth wireless hands-free for my smartphone so I could telework easier on the days that I teleworked. Inside the packaging was a little “sweepstakes” care, which of course I won. So I followed the instructions and I got an… Continue reading Amazon Sellers Begging For Fake Reviews
You Have an Outstanding Payment – SCAM
You have an outstanding payment – SCAM This is a new spin on a SCAM that was going around a few years ago. The full text is below. Hello there! Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you. Around several months ago I have obtained access to your devices that you were using to browse… Continue reading You Have an Outstanding Payment – SCAM
SPAM Email – Fake Pharmacies
SPAM Email – Fake Pharmacies *** Many URL links have been removed for your protection *** Part of stopping SPAM is to understand how it works. These are two email messages that I have received this week. This looks simple enough, it is simple SPAM that somehow managed to get through my SPAM filters. If… Continue reading SPAM Email – Fake Pharmacies
Committee for Police Officers Defense
Committe For Police Officers Defense Your phone rings and you answer it, and you hear. “Oh, I’m glad you picked up. I was getting my answering machine voice ready, haha. Good morning this is Steve Savage calling for the Committee for Police Officers Defense. This Call is recorded for quality assurance Ok…Hello…..Hello” So who is the… Continue reading Committee for Police Officers Defense
Catching Money Mules
Catching Money Mules Jim Browning is the Internet alias of a London-based software engineer and YouTuber from Northern Ireland whose content primarily focuses on scambaiting and exposing scam call centers. Jim’s goal is to catch the scammers. A software engineer by trade, Browning began looking into scammers after a relative lost money to a technical… Continue reading Catching Money Mules
Phone Scammer Calls the Police
Phone Scammer Calls the Police This is Police Captain Ann Stephens at Apex North Carolina, talking to a phone scammer. The transcript of the phone call is as follows: Scammer: Can you verify me your home address? Captain Stephens: No I will not Scammer: I’m sorry no Captain Stephens: I’m not going to give you… Continue reading Phone Scammer Calls the Police
