http://highriskwebsites.com BE AWARE! BE CAREFUL! AVOID BEING TAKEN IN Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:24:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From: Matt McGlynn Date: 11/11/2009 9:23:12 PM To: barry@writerpro.biz Subject: response from Care2 Hello, I'm writing in regards to your recent blog post about the credit card scam you received via a Care2 ecard. I am sorry you received that ecard, and sorrier still to see our good name featured in an article on HighRiskWebsites. What you received is ... http://highriskwebsites.com/131/response-from-care2/ Here’s a new wrinkle in e-mail scams. It plays on your curiosity to find out who has a secret crush on you. If you click on the care2.com link, you will be taken to a personal message that is shown after this e-mail: 917595 sent you an eCard from Care2! ... http://highriskwebsites.com/122/e-mail-scam-alert-%e2%80%93-e-mail-scam-alert%e2%80%94e-mail-scam-alert/ There has been a rash of Internet frauds perpetrated by offshore Porno websites in Great Britain. Marks are selected from ‘casual encounter’ ads appearing on Craig’s List and a few other sites. This fraud is presented here in detail. Here’s How These Scammers work: The fraud begins with a response to ... http://highriskwebsites.com/115/internet-fraud-alert%e2%80%94internet-fraud-alert/ SCAM ALERT—SCAM ALERT—SCAM ALERT Here’s a new e-mail scam alert in the name of the International Monetary Fund. Note how the scammer seeks to obtain your personal information and $175.00 of your hard-earned money (highlighted in RED).  Never reply to an e-mail of this type. FROM THE DESK OF DOMINIQUE ... http://highriskwebsites.com/110/email-scarm-alert-email-scams/ This is a new e-mail scam using the identity of the United Nations to ‘hook’ the naïve and unwary. Note the grammar errors and that the supposed bank person is in NIGERIA—Scam Capital of the World! Attention: This mail serves as a listening ear to the victims of scam the world ... http://highriskwebsites.com/104/scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert-2/ TWO TYPICAL E-MAIL SCAMS ARE SHOWN BELOW. THE FIRST SCAM HAS A DUAL PURPOSE: TO COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. ANY CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS DEPOSITED FROM THIS SOURCE WILL BE EITHER FORGERIES OR NSF. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MONEY AND MAY EVEN BE SUBJECT ... http://highriskwebsites.com/96/scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert/ This is an attempt to extract your personal information via e-mail. While it seems to be legitimate, Bank of America never request that you send this kind of information via e-mail or sends e-mail notifications of this type. 8/19/2009 7:13 PM Dear Valued Customer : We recently have determined ... http://highriskwebsites.com/90/scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert%e2%80%94scam-alert/ JOB SEEKERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A RECENT DISPATCHER'S POSITION ADVERTISED ON CRAIG'S LIST IS A SCAM. THE COMPANY IS LEGITIMATE (N. Brown Group, PLC) BUT THAT'S WHERE ANY LEGITIMACY ENDS.  IF YOU RESPOND TO THIS AD, THE E-MAIL BELOW IS WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE. THE NOTICE IN RED THAT ... http://highriskwebsites.com/85/scam-alert-job-scam/ Intelligence Note Prepared by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3 ) Work-At-Home Scams Consumers need to be vigilant when seeking employment on-line. The IC3 continues to receive numerous complaints from individuals who have fallen victim to work-at-home scams. Victims are often hired to "process payments", "transfer funds" or "reship products." These job scams involve the victims receiving ... http://highriskwebsites.com/78/consumer-scam-alert/ (Excerpted from the U.S. Dep’t of Justice (DOJ) "But he that filches from me my good name/Robs me of that which not enriches him/And makes me poor indeed." - Shakespeare, Othello, act iii. Sc. 3. The short answer is that identity theft is a crime. Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to ... http://highriskwebsites.com/69/what-are-identity-theft-and-identity-fraud/