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Thatcher husband decoy in email scam Mar 18, 2005 Former British Prime Minister Lady Thatcher's late husband, Sir Dennis, is being used in a sick email scam designed to con recipients out of money. ... SC Magazine, Copywriter Publishes Nigerian Email Scam Novel Mar 11, 2005 ...has written a book, Tuesdays with Mantu: My Adventures with a Nigerian Con Artist, recounting his 7 week "experience" with a Nigerian email scam operation. ... Adrants, Police issue warning of fax and email scam Mar 10, 2005 According to Captain Ron Latimer, the scam is much like the Nigerian scam used on email. “Businesses are solicited by fax or email ... Scottsboro Daily Sentinel, Email scam circulating Mar 11, 2005 According to Capt. Ron Latimer a Scottsboro resident received an email from what he thought was his local bank requesting that he ... Scottsboro Daily Sentinel, Denis Thatcher used in latest 419 email scam Mar 16, 2005 Security experts are warning of a new email scam crafted to dupe the greedy into believing they have inherited a share of the late Denis Thatcher's estate. ... PC Pro, Customs warns families of fallen soldiers of new email scam Feb 25, 2005 ...(National-NBC) Feb. 25, 2005 - America's soldiers are the pride of a nation sent into harms way with some returning only for one final goodbye. ... WIS, ID thieves use Denis Thatcher in 419 scam Mar 16, 2005 Spam researchers at Sophos are warning computer users to be wary of a new email scam, which dupes innocent people into believing they are the beneficiaries of ... I.T. Vibe, Phishing Season—Don't Get Hooked Mar 24, 2005 In a false email scam it typically will start with an IP address that looks like this [ 61.122.10.10] followed by some "company" related words. ... Town Times, Reality Bites Mar 28, 2005 Some recent attacks are as follows : a worm which disguise itself as a WWE screensaver ; a new email scam that promises money from the late Sir Denis ... Manila Bulletin, Fraudsters in sick Thatcher scam Mar 16, 2005 Internet fraudsters have hatched a new email scam that tries to trick people into believing they are the beneficiaries of the late Sir Denis Thatcher's last ... Web User, Dealing with online fraud - Part 1 Mar 7, 2005 The most prevalent and well-known email scam is the Nigerian Fraud (also called a 419 after the code number for the crime used by the Nigerian authorities ... VNUNet.com, BoI shuts fake site after phishing attack Mar 18, 2005 A phishing website masquerading as Bank of Ireland's (BoI) online personal banking service has been shut down following news of an email scam that emerged this ... Siliconrepublic.com, One Man's Opinion - Phone Busters Feb 28, 2005 Thunder Bay Police are warning Royal Bank customers about an email scam. You are not asked to send money to anyone – just some personal information. ... Thunder Bay's Source, Archived links. These articles may no longer be available. To access these articles you will need to contact the listed source publication (i.e. LA Times, CNN, etc).
Bank of England warns of email scam Dec 31, 2003 The Bank of England warned customers of an email sting using its name that could be designed to steal financial information or computer passwords on Tuesday. ... (New Scientist, UK) Bank warns over email scam Dec 30, 2003 THE Bank of England has been caught up in a massive email hoax, it has emerged. The public is being warned to delete bogus emails ... (This is London, UK) St George hit by email scam Dec 7, 2003 ...online banking website. This sort of bulk email scam has also hit Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ this year. St George ... (Australian IT, Australia) Nigerian email scam causes Americans to loiter in London hotel ... Dec 8, 2003 MESSAGE LABS said its software intercepted over 10 million viruses during 2002, while Spam is increasing to such an extent that it's outnumbering legit messages ... (The Inquirer, UK) Email scam: Nigerian crooks con people Dec 10, 2003 By Our Correspondent,. Every few days local businessmen and software personnel receive a letter in their outlook box from a man who ... (Gunaah, India) Watchdog warns on email scams Dec 17, 2003 The financial watchdog said it has received reports of an email scam that asks for verification of PIN, bank account or credit card numbers. ... (Business World, Ireland) You say Ghadafi, I say Quadaffi... Dec 20, 2003 ...get this straightened out and I get my hands on a nuke, then I’m taking out Nigeria- I mean, you’d think they’d at least come up with a new email scam ... (Broken Newz (News Satire), ID) Email banking scam moves on to Lloyds TSB Dec 11, 2003 The email scam that spoofed a security announcement from Natwest on Monday has now moved on to Lloyds TSB. The email, which has ... (PC Pro, UK) New Scam Targets Deaf Community Dec 8, 2003 The latest Nigerian email scam is deliberately targeting deaf users and the Deaf Association is warning members not to respond to the scam. ... (Xtra News, New Zealand) Phishmongers target Lloyds TSB customers Dec 11, 2003 Another day, another email scam with fraudsters trying to extract sensitive information so they can thieve from people's bank accounts. ... (The Register, UK) Scottish Bank Fraud Warning: And the Chemist! Dec 12, 2003 In this day and age when a huge amount of publicity has been given to the Nigerian email scam and people being warned that "if it is too good to be true, it is ... (Creditman, UK) Officials Warn Residents of Possible Internet Scams 29 Oct 2003 Some of scams include modem hijacking, a Nigerian email scam, auction fraud scams, and phisher sites (sites that pretend to be recognized companies asking for ... (WTVO, IL) Halifax: quick response to email scam Oct 28, 2003 October 27, 2003 6:48 PM GMT (Datamonitor) - Halifax customers are the latest in a line of UK retail banks to be targeted by an email scam. ... (UK Comment Wire, UK) New email scam goes global Oct 15, 2003 A click of a computer mouse can bring the entire world into our living rooms. That kind of access, also makes us vulnerable to scams. ... (WQAD, IL) New email scam targets ANZ Oct 12, 2003 THE ANZ bank has been the target of yet another email scam, with a China-based website attempting to lure customers into handing over their details online. ... (Australian IT, Australia) Nigerian email scam still sucking us in Oct 8, 2003 Serious Fraud Office (SFO) boss David Bradshaw says he is astounded by the gullibility of New Zealanders who have lost around $110 million to scams. ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand) FSB warns of email scam Oct 10, 2003 Johannesburg - The Financial Services Board (FSB) on Friday issued a warning to the public regarding an e-mail scam promising gullible lottery players a ... (News24, South Africa) Beware "Ebay" email scam Oct 3, 2003 WE'VE WRITTEN about this particular trash before, but we and many of our readers are still seeing items like the following litter our inbox. ... (The Inquirer, UK) Russian spam scam Oct 27, 2003 ...your bank account details. The latest online banking scam is thought to be a Russian version of the 419 email scam. The past few ... (Net4nowt, UK) UK banks and police proffer anti-phishing advice Oct 22, 2003 ...against Internet fraudsters. The advice was prompted by a two-tiered email scam that has emerged in the past two months. The first ... (The Register, UK) Computers/Electronics News Oct 19, 2003 With the advent of the Internet and email, scam artists now have the potential to reach millions of people with the click of a button. ... (PRNewswire (press release)) Latest eBay scam phishes for user details Oct 21, 2003 Another email scam is targeting users of eBay, claiming their use of the auction site has been restricted until they update their account information. ... (Silicon.com) Fraudsters Pose as UK Bankers in New E-mail Scam Oct 3, 2003 The intelligence service said it was unclear who was behind the Barclays email scam but it bore the hallmarks of West African fraudsters, especially Nigerians ... (Reuters, UK) Another eBay scam fishes for bank details Oct 6, 2003 Another email scam is targeting the users of eBay, claiming their use of the auction site has been restricted until they update their account information. ... (Cnet Asia, Asia) New Credit Card Scam Oct 10, 2003 ...with you" said Kathryn Jones Better Buisness Bureau. The email scam accusses the recipient of running a child pornography website. (KIDK, ID) ANZ says security bug no problem Oct 13, 2003 Meanwhile, ANZ has again been the target of an email scam, marking the third time this year criminals have tried to lure the bank's customers to a fake website ... (Australian IT, Australia) |
