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109
110                        <li class='dropdown' ID="dd_emailscams">
111                            <a href="#" class='btn dropdown-toggle' data-toggle='dropdown'>Email Scams<span class='caret'></span></a>
112                            <ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>
113				<li class='subheader'>Email Scams by Type</li>
114				<li><a href='/Freshest-scams.php?t=S'>Advance Fee Fraud/419</a></li><li><a href='/Freshest-scams.php?t=P'>Phishing, ID Theft</a></li><li><a href='/Freshest-scams.php?t=A'>Auction/Escrow</a></li><li><a href='/Freshest-scams.php?t=L'>Lotto/Lottery</a></li><li><a href='/Freshest-scams.php?t=E'>Employment/Job</a></li><li><a href='/Freshest-scams.php?t=G'>Generic</a></li>				<li class='dropdown-submenu subheader' >
115                                   <a href='#' class='btn active dropdown-toggle'  data-toggle='dropdown' tabindex='-1' >Email Scams By Year<span class='caret'></span></a>
116 				   <ul class='dropdown-menu'>
117				     <li class='subheader'>Email Scams by Year</li>
118				     <li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2020'>Email Scams for 2020</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2019'>Email Scams for 2019</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2018'>Email Scams for 2018</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2017'>Email Scams for 2017</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2016'>Email Scams for 2016</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2015'>Email Scams for 2015</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2014'>Email Scams for 2014</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2013'>Email Scams for 2013</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2012'>Email Scams for 2012</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2011'>Email Scams for 2011</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2010'>Email Scams for 2010</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2009'>Email Scams for 2009</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2008'>Email Scams for 2008</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2007'>Email Scams for 2007</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2006'>Email Scams for 2006</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2005'>Email Scams for 2005</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2004'>Email Scams for 2004</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2003'>Email Scams for 2003</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2002'>Email Scams for 2002</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2001'>Email Scams for 2001</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=2000'>Email Scams for 2000</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1999'>Email Scams for 1999</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1998'>Email Scams for 1998</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1997'>Email Scams for 1997</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1996'>Email Scams for 1996</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1995'>Email Scams for 1995</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1990'>Email Scams for 1990</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1988'>Email Scams for 1988</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1987'>Email Scams for 1987</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1986'>Email Scams for 1986</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1980'>Email Scams for 1980</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year=1969'>Email Scams for 1969</a></li><li><A tabindex='-1' href='/scam-database/mailIndex.php?year='>Email Scams for </a></li>				   </ul>
119				</li>
120                                <li>
120<a href='/Freshest-scams.php'>Most Recent Emails</a></li>
121                            </ul>
122                        </li>
123
124                        <li class='dropdown' ID="dd_scamtipoff">
125                            <a href="#" class='dropdown-toggle' data-toggle='dropdown'>Tip-Off Reports<span class='caret'></span></a>
126                            <ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>
127				<li class='subheader'><a href='http://www.scamalot.com'>Tip Off Scam Reporting</a></li>
128                                <li><a href="http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipOff.php">Report a Scammer</a></li>
129                                <li><a href="http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports">Show Reports</a></li>
130				<li class='subheader'>Scam Types</li>
131                                <li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/art'>Artists and Artworks Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/auction'>Auction/eBay Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/blackmail'>Blackmail, Extortion, threats</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/business'>Business Venture Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/charity'>Charity scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/class'>Classified Ads Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/conference'>
131Conference/Seminar Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/dating'>Dating Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/fake'>Fake/Counterfeit Goods</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/id'>Identity Theft</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/job'>Job Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/lotto'>Lottery Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/malware'>MalWare, Trojans, Virus payloads</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/nanny'>Nanny/Au pair Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/nigerian'>Nigerian/419 Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/none'>Generic/Unspecified Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/overpay'>Overpayment Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/pets'>Pet Adoption Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/prod'>Defective Products/Services</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/rental'>Rental Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/scentsy'>Scentsy Order Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/shopper'>Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/social'>Social Network Scam</a></li><li><a href='http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipReports/will'>
131Wills/Probate Scam</a></li>                            </ul>
132                        </li>
133
134                        <li class='dropdown'>
135                            <a href="#" class='active dropdown-toggle' data-toggle='dropdown'>Scam Types<span class='caret'></span></a>
136                            <ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>
137				<li class='subheader'>Scam Types</li>
138                                <li><a href="/IdentityTheft-index.php">Identity Theft</a></li>
139                                <li><a href="/419-index.php">"Nigerian" (aka 419) Scams</a></li>
140                                <li><a href="/Lottery-index.php">Lottery/Lotto Scams</a></li>
141                                <li><a href="/financial-investment-scams.php">Financial Scams</a></li>
142                                <li><a href="/Phishing-index.php">Phishing/Vishing/Pharming</a></li>
143                                <li><a href="/employment-index.php">Employment (Job) Scams</a></li>
144                                <li><a href="/Auctions-index.php">Classified Scams</a></li>
145                                <li><a href="/Auctions-index.php">Auction Scams</a></li>
146                            </ul>
147                        </li>
148
149                        <li class='dropdown' ID="dd_scamothers">
150                            <a href="#" class='dropdown-toggle' data-toggle='dropdown'>Resources<span class='caret'></span></a>
151                            <ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>
152				<li class='subheader'>Other Scam Resources</li>
153                                <li><a href='/scamdex-fresh-scams.rss'>Subscribe to Feed</a></li>
154                                <li><a href="http://www.scamalot.com/ScamTipOff.php">Leave a TipOff Report</a></li>
155                                <li><a href="/ScamBlog">The ScamBlog</a></li>
156                                <li><a href="/scam_images.php">Scam Gallery</a></li>
157                                <li><a href="/Reporting.php">Report a Scammer</a></li>
158                                <li><a href="/index.php">Scamdex Home</a></li>
159                                <li><a href="http://exgrafitti.com">ExGrafitti</a></li>
160                                <li><a href="http://grftr.com">GRFTR</a></li>
161                                <li><a href="/News.php">News about Scams</a></li>
162                            </ul>
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267	<h2> Email Scam News and Editorial  <g:plusone size="small" count="true"></g:plusone></h2>
268This is the Scam News Roundup - I combine feeds from all my favorite websites to present a snapshot of what's happening right now. 
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326      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><a name="Affiliate" id="Affiliate"></a>Apr 15,  2008:</em> <strong>Affiliate Scheme Scams - Free Lunch (for the owner)</strong></font>
327      <p>Here's the deal - you signup with a company that sells products realted to your websites and display their ads on your website. Then you wait for your 'commission' on new sales, clicks, leads etc to roll in..... and wait, and wait. Eventually, the company folds or your account never ever quite reaches the minimum cash out amount or (in my case) the company 'forgets' that you ever signed up in the first place, after thousands of impressions.
328      <p>Affiiate schemes are more and more being run by consolidators (eg. <a href="http://www.cj.com">Commission Junction)</a> Their profits must be staggering considering they get virtually free ads on millions of 100 hits/day websites. DOes anyone ever get a payment out of them??? <a href="/ScamTipOff.php">Make a Tip Off Report</a>.
329      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Feb 8, 2008:</em> <strong>IRS Phishing Email 'Refund Notice'. <br>
330        <br>
331        </strong></font>A new scam has been received pretending to come from the USA Inland Revenue Service (IRS). It attempts to get the victim to enter their Social Security number, name and credit card number. The text of the email received by Scamdex reads:
332      <DIV style="position: relative; left: 10%;  width: 550px; height: 120px; overflow: auto; background-color: #FFFF99;  font-size: 10pt; border:1px maroon dashed; font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;">
333        <p>.... You filed your tax return and you're expecting a refund. You have just one question and you want the answer now - Where's My Refund?
334          Access this secure Web site to find out if the IRS received your return and whether your refund was processed and sent to you....</p>
335        <p>To get to your refund status, you'll need to provide the following information as shown on your return:</p>
336        <ul type="disc">
337          <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: black;">Your first and last name Your Social Security Number (or IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)</li>
338          <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: black;">Your Credit Card Information (for the successful complete of the process)</li>
339        </ul>
340        <p>Okay now, Where's My Refund?</p>
341      </DIV>
342The IRS have seen this scam before, back in November a smilar attempt was made to get personal information. <span class="newbody">Eric Smith of the IRS said that there is a  totally legitimate (and free) way to check on your refund; Go to the<a href="http://www.irs.gov"> IRS Web</a> site and click on '<a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html">Where's My Refund?</a>' or call toll-free 1-800-829-1954.</span>
343<p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Dec 15, 2007:</em> <strong>DV (USA Green Card) Lottery Scams on the increase. <br>
344        <br>
345        </strong>We have been receiving more examples of scam emails targetting people, often with limited English skills, who have heard of the genuine Cultural Diversification Lottery held by the<a href="http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/" target="_blank"> Immigration and Naturalization Service</a> (INS)</font>
346      </p>
347      <table align="right" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="3" width="208">
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350            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="5"></font>              <div>
351                <div class="mva"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif" border="0" height="13" width="24"> </font>The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif" align="right" border="0" height="13" vspace
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353              </div>              <div class="mva">
354                <div><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html">Bureau of Consular Affairs</a></font></div>
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359  <p>
360         <strong>Online Merchants need to be alert too! </strong>
361      </p>
362      <p class="style6">Internet Fraud costs merchants too. In most cases, the charges levied by the
363      payment processing organizations far exceed the actual value of the goods/services supplied.<br>
364        <br>
365        As an example,  an Internet Service Provider (ISP) who sells a web-based service  for $20,
366        the ISP may be charged as much as $45 by their own bank and or credit card processing company
367        for the 'Chargeback' of a fraudlent use of a credit card. Add that to the revenue loss and
368        multiply it by the sheer number of times this happens and you have a sizable hit on your profits. <br>
369        <br>
370        One company - <a href="http://www.mailcentro.com" target="_blank">MailCentro.com,</a> an Email
371        Services Specialist in Folsom, CA has had this problem and knows how profits can really be hit
372        by multiple chagebacks. Mark Urquhart-Webb, the Billing Manager told us <em>"Despite Card
373        Verification and Address Verification and our rigorous in-house fraud detection layers, we still
374        get  many chargebacks, sometimes up to 3 months  after the sale.&quot; <a href="http://www.fraudlabs.com/"><br>
375        </a></em><a href="http://www.fraudlabs.com/"><br>
376        FraudLabs</a>  have issued a whitepaper aimed at Online merchants called '<font color="black">
377        <a href="http://www.fraudlabs.com/fraudLabswhitepaperpg3.htm">10&nbsp;Measures&nbsp;to&nbsp;Reduce&nbsp;Credit&nbsp;Card&nbsp;Fraud
378        for Internet Merchants</a>'. It's worth a read, even if you don't use their service. 
379      &nbsp;
380      </font>
381      </p>
382
383      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
384          <em><a name="nanny" id="nanny"></a>Dec 8, 2007:</em> <strong>Why is it so hard to find out who owns a scam website?<br>
385          </strong></font><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><br>
386          </strong>The <a href="http://www.gao.gov/">US General Accountring Office (GAO)</a> today released a <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06165.pdf">report</a> showing that the domain registration details of upwards to 5% of domains are <em>'patently false or incomplete'</em>. This is a staggering 3.8 MILLION domain names with no verifiable owner. </font></p>
387      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ICANN licenses domain name registrars (RAAs) to collect information on registrees. They have  a duty to make sure the information is correct, and take reasonable steps to get obviously invalid information corrected. Scamdex is concerned that hoax websites always have fake information, that could presumably be easily verified. Phone numbers, email addresses and names are easy to verify - why arent they?</font></p>
388      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Read the report <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06165.pdf">here (pdf) </a> </font></p>
389      <hr>     
390      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Sept 29 2007:</em> <strong>Now the Nannies are a target! </strong></font></p>
391      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Scamdex has seen a recent rash of emails offering employement to nannies - but before they come to take up their position, there's just one little job that needs doing - accepting a payment and sending on the rest, after taking out your commission.<br>
392        <br>
393        <a href="http://www.4nannies.com" rel=nofollow target="_blank">4nannies.com</a>,
394 &quot;the original online nanny search service&quot; passed these emails on from it's members. Read our <a href="nannies.htm">Special Report</a> </font></p>
395      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
396        <em><a name="bbc2"></a>Sept 29 2007:</em> <strong>Boom times for hi-tech fraudsters (BBC Report) </strong></font></p>
397      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Eastern Europe is becoming the capital of hi-tech crime. Gangs operate
398      in  Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. <strong>The gangs are well organized. </strong></font></p>
399      <p><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lance James, chief technical officer for <a href="http://www.securescience.net/">Secure Science</a>, who spends his time tracking down hi-tech crime groups estimates that each phishing gang is making between $100,000 to $300,000 per month. </font></p>
400      <p> <font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">His investigative work leads him to believe that there are between 50 and 60 Eastern European groups involved in phishing. Approximately 75% of all the phishing e-mails sent out originate from only 42 of these crime groups. </font></p>
401      Read the full article <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4286276.stm">here</a> <hr width="100%" color="blue">
402      <em><a name="newscams"></a>Sept 22 2007 : </em><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>New Employment Scams</strong></font>
403      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span class="style1"><em>Updated October 4 2007: </em></span><strong><span class="style1">Here are the latest incarnations of this scam:</span></strong></font></font></p>
404      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span class="style1">Avangar Technologies &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(AVANGAR.ORG, AVANGAR.COM, AVANGAR.BIZ, AVANGAR-EUROPE.ORG)<br>
405      </span></strong></font></font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span class="style1">
406        Barrett Market &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(BARRETTMARKET.COM)<br>
407        German IT Corp. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(NEWGERMAN.COM)<br>
408        Microlabs Inc, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(MICROLABS.US)<br>
409        <br>
410        If you receive an email from one of these fraudulent organizations, delete it. <br>
411      </span></strong></font> </font></p>
412      <hr width="100%" color="blue">
413      <p><em><a name="gas"></a>Dec 10 2007 : </em><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Gas Mileage Booster Pills</strong></font></p>
414      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> BioPerformance etc. - I only got interested in this because it was sent around by email and the CEO/proponent was a <a href="http://www.lowellmims.com">well known Texas preacher</a>. I'd better  get back to the spoof job websites, lottos and recently deceased nigerian contractors. More <a href="GasPills.php">here.</a> </font></p>
415      <hr align="center" width="80%" color="blue">
416      <DIV ID=pillq style="display:none;" onClick="this.style.display='none';"><font face="Courier New, Courier, mono">&quot;The pill is a petroleum based fuel additive that impels the fuel system in a highly efficie
416nt way, as it controls pollution, reducing the hydrocarbon&rsquo;s emissions drastically. It is a Biodegradable Enzymatic Catalyst whose main components are: <br>
417        * Two bio-organic enzymes<br>
418        * High-density dispersants<br>
419        * Aromatic and hydrocarbons based substances<br>
420        The pill has the property to modify the fuel molecularly, changing its structure and liberating the energy contained within. <br>
421        This is achieved by the Brownian motion that consists on the molecular movement of the components of the polymeric chains contained in the hydrocarbons. This product being a catalyst, is capable of speeding or retarding a chemical reaction, without breaking down nor changing the chemical reaction, and producing a transformation that modifies the molecules. The result is the liberation of the total energy contained within. &nbsp;<br>
422        The pills are non toxic, non flammable at room temperature, not water soluble, and it does not cause skin irritation neither in the respiratory system. Savings up to 35% in fuel consumption. <br>
423        * Optimizes the combustion process.<br>
424        * Higher calorific power.<br>
425        * Cleans pipe ducts and storage tanks<br>
426        * Extends the maintenance periods.<br>
427        * The organic componets of the product is harmless to the combustion chamber.<br>
428        It offers benefits to the environment, increases the fuel efficiency by increasing the CALORIFIC POWER, offers savings up to 35% in the consumption and cleans the fuel systems and combustion chambers. &quot;
429        <br>
430        </font></div>
431      <div>&nbsp;<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><a name="avangar"></a> Sept 14 2007 : </em><strong>Avangar Technologies (AVANGAR.COM, AVANGAR.BIZ, AVANGAR.ORG) - Employment Scam </strong></font></div>
432      <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="2">The scam goes like this: You <a href="http://www.avangar.com/sta/home/0,1932,RID_25253D0_252526CID_25253D0_252526CCD_25253DUSA_252526SID_25253D9359_252526DID_25253DDF3_252526LID_25253D0_252526PVW_25253D_252526BID_25253DDF3_252526CTP_25253DSTA,77.htm">sign up</a> with a company that promises 300-500/week receiving payments and forwarding them on. The payments arrive (certified check/cheque, natch!) and you forward on the payment (by Western Union, natch!) after deducting your 5% commission.</font></strong></font></p>
433      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All looks good until the bank rejects the 'Certified check', perhaps two weeks later. By this time, you've sent a bunch of payments on........ Gotcha!!</font></p>
434      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Modus Operandi<br>
435        </em>Copy an entire  bona fide website,  change the company name to a previously registered, similar name. <em>(In this case, the company was <a href="http://www.avnet.com">AVNET</a>. Compare and contrast the websites - it's scary!). </em>Then send out spam about 'Job Opportunities'
436      <A href=Scam_Archive/ScamDB_P_0.html>(See example)</a> </font></p>
437      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This oufit has been doing this for a while: Domain owner of AVANGAR.COM and AVANGAR.ORG is :</font></p>
438      <pre><font size="2" face="Courier New, Courier, mono">	Name      : LeiMomi01 Design
439	Email     : [email protected]
440	Address   : P.O. Box 351019, Brooklyn, NY
441	Zipcode   : 11235
442	Nation    : US
443	Tel       : 718-213-4074
444	Fax       : +1.302-338-7956</font></pre>
445      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Email address is pretty constant:<strong> [email protected]</strong>, only the domain names change. My guess is that they operate out of Singapore.</font></p>
446      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Update Sept 15/2007</strong><br>
447      Scamdex contacted AVNET and told them about the blatent copying of their website. To date, the site is still operating. </font></p>
448      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Update Sept 29/2007<br>
449        </strong>Scamdex has received emails from victims who have received payments directly into their bank accounts. We advised them to hold onto the money pending investigations of money-laundering. Within a few days, the payments were found to be fraudulent. IN one case, the sum that would have been lost was $4000. </font></p>
450      <hr align="center" width="80%" color="blue">
451      <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Sept 1 2007 </em><strong>: 'Sickening' Scamsters Target Katrina Victims <br>
452      <font size="2"><b><br>
453      Computer users are being urged to be on guard for a bogus e-mail that pretends to offer news updates about Hurricane Katrina as a means to infect their PCs.</b> </font></strong></font>
454      <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The malicious e-mail gives a brief news bulletin on the disaster before urging people to click "read more" and be taken to the full story on a website. Yet once directed to the website, a virus is sent to the user's computer. </font></p>
455      <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">People are also being told to watch out for fraudulent e-mail scams pretending to raise cash for Katrina victims.
456        <!-- E SF -->
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461            <td width="5"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="5"></font></td>
462            <td class="sibtbg"><div>
463                <div class="mva"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif" border="0" height="13" width="24"> <b>It's sickening to think that hackers are prepared to exploit the horrendous situation in an attempt to break into computers for the purposes of spamming, extortion and theft</b> <img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif" align="right" border="0" height="13" vspace
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464                  </font></div>
465              </div>
466              <div class="mva">
467                <div><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Graham Cluley, <a href="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/katrina.html">SophosLabs</a></font></div>
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472      <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
473      <!-- E IBOX -->
474      </font>
475      <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The separate virus and fake donations bogus e-mails have been discovered by com+p-uter security firms <a href="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/katrina.html" target="_blank">SophosLabs</a> and <a href="http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/">Websense</a> Security Labs. They are similar to previous fraudulent e-mails connected to last year's Indian Ocean Tsunami. </font></p>
476      <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Under the virus scam, the hackers send a "Trojan" virus to the victim's computer, which can give them complete access to, and control of, its files. </font></p>
477      <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">While the user is not infected if he or she simply read the e-mail without opening the attachment, people are urged to delete such e-mails immediately. It is also recommended that people check that their virus-protection is up to date. To avoid being conned out of money, people are being urged to double-check the validity of any charity which asks via e-mail for a Katrina donation. </font></p>
478      <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"The hurricane is a dreadful natural disaster, and it's sickening to think that hackers are prepared to exploit the horrendous situation in an attempt to break into computers for the purposes of spamming, extortion and theft," said<a href="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/katrina.html"> SophosLabs</a> senior technology consultant Graham Cluley.
479        <!-- E BO -->
480        </font></p>
481      <div class="arr">
482        <hr width="80%" color="blue">
483      <font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a name="people"></a>Are people doing enough?</strong></font></div>
484      <p class="style6"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I've been disturbed by the lack of any real effort by some of the organizations that are being used (fraudulently) to spin scams, particularly Phishing scams. I believe that all organisations should have a <em>'spoof@&lt;insert_name_here&gt;' </em>email address that is monitored 24/7 to catch these scams the very second they are first seen. In this business, a few hours can mean the difference between a bicycle and a limo for the scammer, and make some people's lives very unpleasant indeed. </font></p>
485      <p class="style6"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I suggest you all send an email to your favorite company (banks especially), using the 'spoof@' email address and see which ones bounce. This would probably be a good indicator of that organization's commitment to on-line fraud.<br>
486      Here are some recent failures:</font></p>
487      <p class="style6"><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">National Westminster Bank (UK Bank) [email protected] <br>
488      Red Cross (Katrina etc Aid agency) [email protected]<br>
489      Bank of the West (US Bank) [email protected]<br>
490      Yahoo (Internet Org) [email protected] </font></p>
491      <p class="style6"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">... and some good organizations who HAVE implemented the spoof@ email address::</font></p>
492      <p class="style6"><font color="#009900" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Washington Mutual (US Bank) <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=%27Who%20is%20selling%20Gas%20Pills?%27">[email protected]</a> <br>
493        eBay
494(Auctions) <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br>
495PayPal (online payments) <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> </font></p>
496      <hr width="80%" color="blue">
497      <font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>July 2007</em><strong> : A word about <a href="http://www.westernunion.com/index_consumer.asp">Western Union</a>....</strong></font>
498      <p class="style6"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Everywhere</font> I look, one name keeps coming up time and tme again... Western Union (Money Transfers). Every scam I have ever seen eventually comes down to this... send me some money via Western Union. Almost every reputable website says something to the effect of 'Do not use Western Union;</p>
499      <p class="style6"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here is <a href="http://www.westernunion.com/info/faqSecurity.asp?country=US#faq8" target="_top">Their FAQ</a> Note that they can only cancel or refund money if you- catch ot before they'vve paid out - after that you are very much on your own. They at least have the decency to state: </font></p>
500      <p class="style6"><span class="td"><em><font color="#990000">&quot;Western Union does not recommend sending money to anyone you don't know. Only transfer money to someone you know personally or whose identity you can verify!</font></em></span></p>
501      <p class="style6"><font color="#990000"><em><span class="td">If you are purchasing goods or services and paying through the Western Union network, you do so at your own risk. Western Union does not recommend use of its money transfer service when doing business with a stranger and is not responsible for the non-receipt or quality of any goods or services.</span>&quot; </em></font></p>
502      <p class="style6"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Don't just take my word for it - here is what everyone else says about this very profitable company:</font></p>
503      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="90%">
504        <tbody>
505          <tr>
506            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="style6"><a href="http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=214366&amp;tstart=0&amp;mod=1117037425264">eBay Forums</a> </span></font></td>
507            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3078745/">MSNBC</a></font></td>
508          </tr>
509          <tr>
510            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="style6"><a href="http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/counterfeit_check_04.htm">FraudAid</a></span></font></td>
511            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="style6"><a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html">CraigsList</a></span></font></td>
512          </tr>
513          <tr>
514            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="style6"><a href="http://www.auctionguild.com/generic.html?pid=65">The Auction Guild </a></span></font></td>
515            <td><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.carbuyingtips.com/fraud.htm">CarBuyingTips.com</a></font></td>
516          </tr>
517        </tbody>
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519      <br>
520      <hr width="80%" color="blue">
521      <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3"><em><a name="bbcfraud"></a>May 2007 </em><strong>: </strong></font></font><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>One in 20 'fall for online fraud' <br>
522      </strong></font>      <p>        <font size="2">A BBC report says that online frauds are becoming more sophisticated. One in 20 UK internet users say they have lost money through online scams, research into spam emails suggests. Almost half say they have received so-called phishing emails aimed at tricking them into revealing details like online banking passwords. Other frauds include paying for items which never arrive and sending c
522ash following a demand from a bogus email. <br>
523          <br>
524        <em>Of the 1% who had lost money through phishing, 53% were not compensated by their bank, the AOL survey found. A further 11% say they are still waiting for compensation. <br>
525        <br>
526        </em></font><font size="2">Phishing emails are becoming more sophisticated and often direct users to bogus websites replicating legitimate brands. A quarter of respondents were not aware that they could be held liable even if they unwittingly provide information to an online fraudster. AOL said many UK banks are currently compensating losses incurred as the result of phishing but this might change in future.</font></p>
527      <p class="style4"><font size="2">Online frauds often totalled less than &pound;100 ($190) which might make it easier for criminals to carry on undetected as such amounts may be overlooked. </font><font size="2">See the full article <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4508303.stm" target="_blank">here</a> </font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. <br>
528        </font></p>
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