Scams & Cons

Have you ever gotten a frantic email from a friend about them being stranded in London (or another city) and asking you to send money? That email scam is making its tired way around the circuit again. Here’s an example of one that I received just last week. “I’m writing this with tears in my […]

If you know someone who uses AOL as their email provider then you have probably received an email within the past couple of days with a link and perhaps a small snippet of text such as “…Get rich on-line…” Oddly enough, there appears to be very little information about this AOL email scam online, but […]

On May 5, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a warning to people traveling abroad to beware of malware. The IC3’s release stated, “Recent analysis from the FBI and other government agencies demonstrates that malicious actors are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms.” This malware […]

This internet email scam that is being used a lot these days has several variations. The latest involves yet another modification on the original email that claimed my package couldn’t be delivered and was being held until I claimed it. The email from the “US Postal Service” has changed slightly—the supposed package is now being […]

This one’s been around before. But, it, just like yesterday’s American Express Scam email, was in my email inbox this morning. This one is a notification that my package that was being sent via US Postal Service could not be delivered. The email includes a zip file that supposedly contains a label that I can […]

To say that Internet scams are getting more difficult to spot is an understatement. This morning, I received an email notification from American Express about a fraud alert on my AmEx card.  Problem is, I don’t have an AmEx card. Sorry fellas, wrong guy. There are a couple of things about this email that make […]

This job sounds almost too good to be true. Who wouldn’t want to make some extra cash by doing what they’re going to do anyway? This is one of the latest scams on the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) website. The scam begins when you see an online ad to earn money by letting […]

Oh My God! I’m rich! Today I received an email from Mr. Fabro Morgan of the First National Bank of South Africa telling me that I’m going to receive $10 million for doing absolutely nothing other than sending him some personal information so he can transfer the money to me. I feel terrible that a […]

The story begins much like the old joke, “A guy walks into a bar…” Except, in this case, the bar is a restaurant and the guy behind the bar is a waiter or waitress that looks perfectly wholesome and trustworthy. Unfortunately, your server has a camera phone or a sniffer and a friend who steals […]

It’s oh-so-tempting. A free iPad. Win a thousand dollars just for responding. Help a child walk in some foreign country. What do these have in common? They can all be Internet scams and email scams.