While not the usual work at home scam I like to post here, I found this bit of spam interesting. What a way to get people to click the link and download malware! Fortunately, I know better. Here’s the email: You??™ve just ordered pizza from our site Pizza Pepperoni...
I can’t help but chuckle sometimes when I get one of these scam emails. This particular variety has been around for a while, a basic reshipping scam: Hello, Will you be interested in being my personal Assistant? below are the the details of the job : Responsibilities 1. Receive...
Got a call last night that really cracked me up. Now I’m not saying this was definitely for a scam, but contacting me in a manner that is against the law isn’t what I call a great introduction to your business opportunity. You see, this “work at home opportunity”...
I subscribe to the Internet Crime Complaint Center’s email list to keep up on scams going around the internet. Most times, it’s not that interesting, but sometimes good stuff pops up. Such as this alert, which included a list of the top words used in fake emails. It originally...
I’ve written in the past about secret/mystery shopper scams. They aren’t as uncommon as I would like, not by a long shot. I received an email the other day, calling it a detective shopper position. A small change in name, but the same old scam. You have been selected...