This isn’t exactly like saying Candyman 5 times into a mirror, but it’s still quite the dangerous invocation: The bot alternates…
Tag: scam
“Pardon my intrusion; my name is…”
Here’s a rather surreal 419 email currently doing the rounds. Particularly entertaining if you read it back with the actor’s voice in…
IRS phone scammers double up their efforts for the holidays
It might not be tax season yet, but Internal Revenue Service impersonators are hard at work scamming people during the holiday…
Known Diet Scam Targets Philippine Buyers on Facebook
[Updated, Dec 8, 2014, 8:21PM] We recently found another variant of this scam campaign, which appears to cater to a much wider audience…
Black Friday: deal or no deal
Earlier this week, we warned our users about Black Friday and Cyber Monday security threats. Spammers and scammers have risen to…
Mobile advertisers use malware tricks to get installs
Deceptive advertising targeting Android users is an effective way of getting malware installed. Now some advertisers are using it to get…
“Dear Important Business Proposal..”
Carter Ham, a retired four-star United States Army general, is supposedly on Linkedin—and he wants you (to read his personal message). Dat message…
Here, Vishy Vishy…
Voice phishing – Vishing, for short – has been around for a long time and is all about using the phone…
“Your Mailbox Has Exceeded The Storage Limit” Phish
Be wary of emails claiming you’ve gone over your email storage limit – users of both AOL and Outlook are reporting…
Scammers Offer Up “Steam Wallet Codes”
Last week, we presented a list of online threats that users may encounter while on Steam and interacting with other gamers within…