Recently there has been some debate on the legality on the buying and selling of Microsoft activation key's. Luckily for us Microsoft are quite clear about this:
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Users may have bought keys that work but basically they are not legal.
Any threads or posts relating to the...
Sunset and cats can be hazardous to your online bank account.
Full story: http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/sunsets-and-cats-can-be-hazardous-to-your-online-bank-account/
A company called Acadia Global is still trying to tell poeople that their pcs are getting infected and they can fix it for a price. It is a known scam dating back to at least 12/12.
Go to the FBI at www.ic3.gov and report it if it hapens to you. Do not give any money or information.
This thread is partly born from a new experience of mine, described lightly later, a fraud, now investigated by Police by four countries, plus Interpol.
But it's mainly inspired by numerous inserts by mainly young people in various sites, who for some reason suspect their own sanity. The...
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Anyone else getting e-mails from what looks like ADP.com concerning financial matters. One comment was even an account would be debited for some amount.
I do not do business with ADP, and as far as I know no one I deal with does. The link provided to check the account seemed to be in Turkey....
Just posting for those that have Amazon associated with your ordering email address.
just this past week, I have received a couple of order update notices that looked like it came from Amazon, and sure enough it's faked. Since I used this particular email address for order notification, it was...
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There are ads on TV for things to diagnose & fix computer woes. They spew a plethora of rubbish, say they will cure everything under the sun, all the many problems & infections everyone must, already, have (whether they know it or not), that they will speed up your slow...
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Today, prior to making a purchase, I checked my balance on my government issued debit card. While doing so, I noticed an error on my statement of charges.
A charge to Everingame.com, Omaha, NE for $10.96. I checked out the site & it was a gaming accessory site. Never seen it before in my life...
One of the most senior churchmen in Las Vegas has admitted stealing over $650,000 from his parishioners to feed his gambling habit.
Read full Story: Las Vegas monsignor Kevin McAuliffe stole $650k from parishioners for gambling | Mail Online
I recently published a video on YouTube about false computerized phone calls and identity theft. Interestingly enough, Corrine over at SecurityGarden reports that Microsoft removed one of their Gold Certified Partners over a very similar issue: telephone scams.
This is true...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rose Marks and her family of fortunetellers offered hope, but prosecutors said it came with a steep price
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Hello Folks,
Beware of the scam e-mail about Windows Live is shutting down and asking for your username, passwords etc. Please stay away from such mails.
More information: Beware of Windows Live Account Shutdown Scam | WindowsTalk.org
FORT PIERCE — A Miami man was arrested this week after a police investigation into damage to several St. Lucie County gas stations' fuel pumps that allowed thousands of dollars worth of fuel to be dispensed for free, according to recently released records.
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An online security firm says hackers are putting renewed efforts into breaching web email accounts
One is based on phishing, the other on the MHTML procol.
Read Full Story: New Email Scams Stealthier Than Ever: Report / Infopackets.com
Google unveiled its mobile payment plans today, with private field trials starting in San Francisco and New York followed by a public launch sometime during the summer on the Nexus S. The system lets smartphones with NFC (near-field communication) chips use wireless technology to transmit...
A real-life ‘evil hypnotist’ is being hunted down after sending at least eight elderly bank customers into trances and stealing their money.
The crafty crook has been collecting cash from unaware victims in the south-western Russian city of Stavropol.
It is thought that he has...