Email Scams...
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Auto-Dialling Scam
In 2004 Ireland was forced to block calls to 13 countries because customers ran up huge bills connecting to the Internet. How did that happen? It was all because of an...
Chain Mail Scam
The chain mail scam quite possibly began not long after the advent of the postal system. These days, like so many other frauds, it's migrated to the computer, where it...
Counterfeit Software
You've probably frequently received spam e-mail offering you software at a fraction of its cost in high street shops. It can be anything from Windows XP to Adobe...
Credit Repair Scam
With consumer lending and spending at an all-time high, it's not surprising that people end up in debt. Even if you're perfectly solvent, you've almost certainly...
Cybercheating
According to experts, more than 30 per cent of work by university students in some disciplines isn't the work of the students. As coursework becomes more important for...
Email Scam: Phishing
Have you ever received an e-mail from company that began, We suspect an unauthorised transaction on your account or During our regular verification of accounts, we...
Email Viruses
Whilst not a scam in the strictest sense, there's still a strong element of the con about the way a virus is installed on your computer. The damage they can do is huge,...
Online Pharmacies
Anyone with an e-mail account has probably had many spam offerings trying to sell them Viagra or other drugs at cheap prices. Although not always a proper scam - most...
The Nigerian Advance-Fee Fraud
Some Internet scams are new. Others simply use the new technology to reach more people. The Nigerian Scam, also known as advance-fee fraud or simply 419 (for its statute...
What is a Sucker List?
You might have come across the term ‘Sucker List’ since it was coined by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) back in 2005. The organisation has been trying to raise...
Work from Home Scams
In an age of downsizing, layoffs, and the need for extra income, the idea of working from home can be very attractive. There's no long commute, you can work the hours...
