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New Phishing Scams Available on the Web

Hackers and phishers don't rest until they devise a new scheme, by which they can force honest web users into giving them their personal information. A number of phishing schemes have recently been reported that appear to use a scenario based on recent worldwide events. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has re...

13 May 2008
07:12 GMT

Aussies Scammed for $700 Mil

Falling for online scams is one thing, but putting together statistics about it is plain cruel. Who wants to bask in the other's misery when his own bank account has been emptied in the same way? Be that as it may, the number is big enough to require some professional care, and that's why the Australasian C...

28 February 2008
17:06 GMT

Men over 55, Targeted by Dating Scams

A survey conducted by GetSafeOnline.org shows that older men are more likely to be targeted by cyber-criminals than women the same age. At the same time, they are incomparably more in danger of falling for scams overall than the people aged 25 - 34.Internet dating is like the Roman god Janus, it has two faces. There&...

11 February 2008
05:43 GMT

Online Game Frauds and How to Dodge 'Em

Online gaming has become very popular as of late, especially MMORPGs (massive multiplayer online role playing game) and to be honest, I think that this just might be the future of gaming, as it is way more fun to battle human intelligence than AI. In any case, whenever something is popular it gets the attention of ha...

12 September 2007
03:39 GMT




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