- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2012
Scammers Advertise Surveys with “Max Payne 3 Reloaded + Crack” Video
There are over 500 YouTube clips offering hacks for the game
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2012
Miley Cyrus Tape Scam Designed to Swipe Facebook Authentication Tokens
There is no video, only bogus surveys and account takeovers
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 19th, 2012
Gmail Teams Up with Apple and Offers Free iPads in Email Scam
Apple needs to make room for the iPad 3, so they're giving away iPad 2s for free
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 21st, 2012
Facebook Scam: Free $500 Gift Vouchers from Woolworths
Users are tricked into participating in surveys which earn the crooks a commission
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 8th, 2012
Malicious App Alert: Robert Pattinson of Twilight Dead Due to Nervous Breakdown
Shady Facebook applications advertised via a campaign that declares celebrities dead
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 7th, 2012
Subscription Scam: “You've Won: Amazon $500 Gift Card with Kindle Fire”
Victims are signed up for unsolicited paid mobile services
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 12th, 2012
“Free $1000 Target Giftcard” Offered in SMS Spam Campaign
"target.com.twty.biz" is certainly not an official Target website
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 9th, 2012
Craigslist Facebook Scheme Combines Phishing with Survey Scams
The classic plots are becoming more complicated and more dangerous
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 5th, 2012
Facebook “Instant Winners” Rewards Users with $50,000 (€40,000), Scam
Victims of this plot may find their phone bills inflated
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 14th, 2012
Clickjacking Scam: Man-Eating Snakes and Unwatchable Videos Return to Facebook
Learn how to avoid smudging your "wall" and filling the pockets of cybercrooks
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 16th, 2012
Rihanna Tape Scam Returns to Facebook
Successful campaigns are bound to reappear every once in a while
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 12th, 2012
“Diablo 3 Free Download” Scams Fill the Pockets of Cybercriminals
Big and shiny download buttons lure users to shady surveys
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 10th, 2012
Fraudsters Offer Free Oakley Sunglasses on Facebook
The name of the brand has changed, but the scheme remains the same
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 8th, 2012
Apple Contest SMS Messages Carry Shady Link
Survey scams are not promoted only on social networks
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 4th, 2012
$1,000 (€760) Walmart Gift Card Scam Inflates Phone Bills
The fine print reveals the true intentions of the offer
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 27th, 2012
Fraudsters Lure Users to Survey Sites with Ray-Ban Sunglasses
Victims are urged to invite hundreds of friends to the phony Facebook page
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
“2012 Doomsday Confirmed, NASA Warns Be Prepared,” Scam
The fraudsters earn money each time someone clicks on the link