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All Those Trial Offers
I am sure some of you who are looking for freebies would have been tempted to sign up with TRAIL OFFERS that promise you freebies. While some of these are genuine, let me just remind you that there are some unscrupulous companies that would give you one hell of a time to cancel your subscription […]
Fake eBay Message?
This morning, I received a message from a Buyer that was purportedly sent via eBay’s messaging system. The odd thing was that the item that he was truing to pay me was for a pair of Johnny Depp socks. Now, you know that I never sell socks, don’t you? So I got all suspicious because […]
Yahoo!, eBay and PayPal Collaborate
A few days ago, I read on Yahoo! Business that Yahoo! eBay and PayPal are joining forces to curb fraudulent, scam and phishing mail. This will create a safer environment to eBay and PayPal users who are using Yahoo! Mail. Personally, I have had many such emails falling into my Junk Folder of Yahoo! Mail […]
Stay Away From Ponzi Schemes
Last evening, a friend told me that he received an email with a proposal to invest a sum of money in a ponzi -like scheme. Err… I told him to trash that email and stay away from schemes like that. If he wants to invest, by all means do it through legitimate companies with professional […]
Tsunami Scam
Trust these scammers to be on the ball. I received an email last night from a Chinese sounding name whom I bet sent out this mail en mass. Well, apparently, we have relatives who unfortunately perished in the Tsunami tragedy BUT good news to us, the deceased left us a small fortune and we can […]
From Greeting Cards to Private Messages
You probably remember me writing about receiving greeting cards Buy cheap Viagra online from all sorts of people and I found out later that this was the latest attempt at phishing for sensitive information. Well, guess what? Now, I no longer receive these cards purportedly from my neighbours, co-workers, family members, admirers and even worshippers, […]