Email Scams
Email has become such a common form of communication that we take it for granted, just as we do the phone. It seems so safe and secure, an ideal way to stay in touch with friends in the next office or across the world. But spam abounds, and there are plenty of people who see email as an opportunity to work their scams on millions around the world. We help you use your email safely.
Below are our 10 articles in the 'email scams' category:
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 auto-dialling fraud (also known ...
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 frequently clogs inboxes around ...
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 Photoshop. At times the price might ...
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 received spam e-mail offering to ...
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 grades at GCSE, A-level and ...
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, clogging networks, destroying ...
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 sites do deliver a product - it ...
Have you ever received an e-mail from company that began, "We suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account" or "During our regular verification of accounts, we couldn't verify your ...
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 in the Nigerian criminal ...
The idea of working from home can be very attractive. There's no long commute, you can work the hours you want, and if you believe the spam e-mails that land in your inbox, you can make a very good ...
