Scams News for 1/13/12

News 9 new results for internet scams

Who's most gullible online and why? Secrets from scam world revealed msnbc.com Think grandma and grandpa are the most likely to fall for Internet scams? Think again, suggests a study on gullibility released earlier this month. Younger, less educated, underpaid Americans are the group most likely to fall for schemes of digital ... See all stories on this topic »

Know the scam to avoid it Omaha World-Herald This new website also helps visitors to detect scams themselves and to report scams they've discovered. Consumers and businesses are encouraged to sign in and ask to get our Scam Alerts via email. Jim Hegarty is president of the Better Business Bureau ... See all stories on this topic »

Tech Beat: My Nigerian Millions Times-Standard Like many Internet scams, their success depends on volume. For every 10000 emails they send out, they may get only a couple of responses, but that is all they need. Often, victims are asked to come to Nigeria. If that happens, the victim runs the risk ... See all stories on this topic »

An eBid Scam? - Online Auction Review King of How To News The Internet is filling fast with all sorts of schemes aimed at enticing consumers with promises of hot deals that ultimately disappear before their eyes. One company named E Bid claims to offer its members a chance at big savings; however, ... See all stories on this topic » King of How To News

Another financial scam on the rise? The Freeport News By Yasmin Popescu For years now people have been warned about the various types of financialscams going on, especially over the internet. 'AS PART of our expansion program, we are looking for part time: Sales Clerk Rep, Pay Roll, Mystery Shopper, ... See all stories on this topic »

New wave of phone scams hits Crowder, Canadian areaa Mcalester News Capital Meanwhile, Pittsburg County Undersheriff Richard Bedford has confirmed a new wave of phone orInternet scams have been launched. In addition to the Crowder woman, Pittsburg County Sheriff's Investigator Tommy Lyons said he's working on a complaint from ... See all stories on this topic »

Typo squatting drives fraud sites up the Web charts GCN.com By Kevin McCaney Fraudulent websites are becoming some of the more frequently visited sites on the Internet as a result of people mistyping the address of a legitimate site — in particular, Twitter, according to a report from Websense. ... See all stories on this topic »

The gray cloud hanging over CES: Anti-piracy law SOPA pits tech vs. tech msnbc.com Outright scams. Our effort to unmask these 21st Century headaches and offer solutions that save you time and money. The gray cloud hanging over CES: Anti-piracy law SOPA pits tech vs. tech By Bob Sullivan Amid the glitz and glamour of Consumer ... See all stories on this topic »

Philadelphia Man Convicted for Stealing the Identities of More Than 1300 People LoanSafe by Moe Bedard on January 12, 2012 in Scams (Source: FBI) – PHILADELPHIA—David Ballard, 35, of Philadelphia, was convicted today of eight counts of mail fraud and five counts of aggravated identity theft in connection with an attempted scheme to ... See all stories on this topic »

Web 1 new result for internet scams

About internet fraud? - Yahoo! Answers About internet fraud? I found a post on free cycle by Jose McKee  yahoo.com> saying that his wife has a new apple ipad 2. I replied and this is ... answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...

News 2 new results for text scams

NTC-2 warns public on 'text' scams anew Philippine Information Agency 13 (PIA) -– The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) region 2 has again warned the public, especially cell phone users on the different styles of text scams, following the increasing number of reported victims last year. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pew: Almost one in ten Americans have donated to charity by text Digitaltrends.com The study's findings will also likely be noted by online scammers: mobile users' willingness to quickly support charities via text in the wake of disasters could easily be exploited. Premium text messaging scams already take advantage of many ... See all stories on this topic » Digitaltrends.com

Web 1 new result for text scams

LCSO Warns Citizens About Recent Text Alert Scams In recent days numerous, Lowndes County citizens have received text messages purporting to be various banking institutions. www.wctv.tv/.../LCSO_Warns_Citizens_About_Recent_Text_...

News 1 new result for SMS scams

Students fume over changed timetable - by Albertina Nakale New Era ... to be extra cautious and not to fall prey to several scams circulating on the . ... “I was lucky because I received an SMS that timetables changed. ...

News 1 new result for "internet predators"

Crime Prevention To Host Talk On Dangers Of Internet Predators HQ Grande Prairie By Jeff Henson Grande Prairie Crime Prevention is bringing in a victim of an internet predator to talk about the dangers of chatting on-line with a stranger ...

Web 1 new result for "internet predators"

How you can protect your children from internet predators ... How you can protect your children from internet predators. JONESBORO, AR ( KAIT) - Kids are inside more this time of year due to weather or other reasons, and ... www.craigheadcounty.org/node/1407