Results for '419 scam'

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Avoid this “Casino Online Promotion” 419 Scam

February 23, 2016 - Remember the time when you won a ridiculous amount of money from a Casino you’d never heard of, much less visited?...

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“Casino Online Award” 419 Scam…

October 10, 2015 - Steer clear of the below 419 mail which reads as though it can’t quite decide how you’ve come to win, so it...

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“Business Support Giveaway” 419 Scam

April 15, 2015 - If we’re to believe everything our mailbox tells us, the United Nations Foundation are busy sending out missives informing lucky recipients...

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“Window Live Network Online Award Program” 419 Scam

July 16, 2014 - Scammers have recycled pieces of an email dated back to at least 2012 in their latest quest to steal as much money...

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$10.5 Million Shell Oil Promo 419 Scam

June 8, 2014 - From the spam traps, currently sent out from a Gmail address: HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: PLOT 33, ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY. CENTRAL...

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World Cup 2014 Cash Prize & Tickets Email is a 419 Scam

April 21, 2014 - From the spam traps: a World Cup 2014 419 missive, with a wonderfully enlightening subject line: “gkxzhlfgjs‏”. It reads: Dear Email...

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Massive utility scam campaign spreads via online ads

February 15, 2024 - Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a prolific campaign of fraudulent energy ads shown to users via Google searches.

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Threat Intelligence

Catching up with WoofLocker, the most elaborate traffic redirection scheme to tech support scams

August 17, 2023 - Back in January 2020, we blogged about a tech support scam campaign dubbed WoofLocker that was by far using the most complex...

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An 18 year scam odyssey of stranded astronauts

October 11, 2022 - There is a semi-mythical scam which comes around every couple of years, like some sort of digital bad luck version of...

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How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam

May 15, 2022 - Threats and bluster play a key role in most online attacks: Ransomware has its ransom note; trolls threaten to ramp up...

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