Sick of comment spam? Here’s a list of known spammers for your block list
For those of you who have blogs and must wade through hundreds of spammy comments per day, I have a gift for you. Yep, my ever-growing list of known spammers, their URLs and IP addresses for you to...
View ArticleNigeria to Hong Kong: The Dying Woman Inheritance scam
Oh, poor Mrs. Barbara Manenga. She’s dying and wants to name you (and all the other people she’s scamming) as beneficiary for a whopping $7.5M. All you have to do is contact her barrister, one Jeffery...
View ArticleCalling back that unknown phone number may cost you
As anyone visiting this site knows, besides our focus on the extended auto warranty scams, we really REALLY hate spam phone calls (aka telemarketing phone calls). I’m sure you’ve received phone calls...
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Do you really want to scrimp on tech services? Here’s why you shouldn’t.
I hate receiving spam, but I especially hate receiving spam via the contact forms on my websites. It’s bad enough to receive spam, but to have spam sent to you using your own bandwidth, even if it’s...
View ArticleTexas man bilked investors for $22M in drowsy drivers ponzi scheme
So where did $22 million in missing investment money go in eleven years? Investors in a ponzi scheme hatched by Richmond, Texas businessman, Frederick Alan Voight, are wondering just that. Early...
View ArticleThat IRS robo-call you’ve just received? It’s not the IRS.
If you live in North Texas you’ve probably received a robo-call with this message: The reason for this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing a lawsuit against you. To get more information about...
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Beware of invoices landing in your email inbox. They’re likely bogus.
You’ve no doubt received mysterious “invoices” landing in your email inbox, yet you don’t recall ever having ordered or contracted with the person or “service” contacting you. Guess what? Your...
View ArticleScammers are now targeting web designers and other creatives
One of the most important warning signs when encountering a possible scam is the “If it’s too good to be true, it most likely IS too good to be true” rule. If you’re a freelance web designer/developer...
View ArticleMicrosoft sues tech support firm for bogus support
Microsoft, the software behemoth, usually doesn’t bother with small potato tech firms. Unless they start pimping themselves as Microsoft tech support and using Microsoft’s logo, defrauding consumers in...
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New phishing scam emails target Apple users
We’ve all received those bogus phishing emails that begin with “Some limitations have been placed on your account…”, right? They’re mostly for PayPal and every bank imaginable, whether you have an...
View ArticleScammers are conning HR personnel into providing access to employees’ W2s
Scammers have found yet another angle in illegally obtaining sensitive personal information. Rather than simply targeting random people and harassing them with robocalls posing as the IRS, fraudsters...
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“Print at home” scam still going around
Just like a bad penny, print at home scams are making a comeback. It’s a variation of the Nigerian 419 “Advance Fee” scam, which seems to mutate into many forms like a nasty, persistent virus. And in...
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