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Received this from a visitor and her comments are somewhere in our posts. By the way, the names used by scammers are often not their real name. Do not assume that the real person with that name is involved. As we always warn people that everything in a scam is fake...

US$6.1million South African Scam

419 Scams

This is a brave attempt to imitate government officials' names in a scam... the hot christmas turkey must have gone into their head and clogged those vessels.----------Return-path: [s_u_s_a_nshabangu3@hotmail.com]Delivery-date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:

Heaven and Hell

Blog Posts

As we know, most mainstream religions would tell us that we go to heaven if we do good deeds, sacrifice ourselves for good purpose, etc. On the other hand, those who continue to sin in their life is destined for eternal torture in hell. When it comes to scam, scammers...

HotScams is Back!!!

Blog Posts

Sorry guys, I was sent to China for the past months and it has been a hectic time at work. Anyway, it's time to get back working on this site now.Are there any scams in China? Ofcourse, there are scams everywhere, so China(though a great country) is not spared from...

China Business Scams

Anti-Scam Articles

The following is an example of a probable scenario on doing business in China (in the past).  Something like this probably happened.Employee walks in to the office of the CEO, forgetting to knock due to all the excitement.Employee:  &n

Buy This Domain Fast or Else…

Domain Name Scam

We didn't know that domain name scam still existed today. Check this out:"The OFT received complaints that Swansea-based Internet Registrations Bureau Limited, trading as Euro Web Designs, was contacting firms and claiming an unnamed third party wa

Ideas for Sending Business Thank You Gifts

Ethics

I work with a flash game development company. Recently we have made a few business deals, and are now venturing into previously uncharted territory for us, thank you gifts/notes. What, If anything is customary? We also had a contact that helped arran

Investment Spam is Dangerous

Spam

Since the year 2004, there has been a sharp increase in the amount of investment spam we are receiving in our inbox. I personally receive up to 10 emails per day containing offers or lures to invest in various scams. It is estimated that millions o

US$14 million from the desk of Mr Saliu Ali of Africa

419 Scams

There is this rich guy called Mr Morris Thompson who died in a plane crash with his entire family in year 2000, leaving behind a US$14million in his bank account somewhere in Africa. So here comes our champion, Mr Saliu Ali, who claimed to be "the
How to prevent spying on your iPhone

How to prevent spying on your iPhone

Virus Scams and Alerts

When your iphone is planted with a spyware, you will notice a faster battery drain, increase in phone bills, network activities blah blah etc. Assuming there is more than one “You” using the phone, and the phone is constantly sending out information from...

Lottery Scam: Western Union Public Relations

Lottery Scam: Western Union Public Relations

Lottery Scam

Fake Names: Dr. David MooreOffer Type: Lottery WinningsWinning Amount: $250,000 GBPStoryline: You won a lottery which you did not joinScammer Location: Claimed to be IrelandScammer Email: desmond_ani07@yahoo.co.uk, info@microsoft.comSince when it became a...

Scammed 37 and 38 times… omg

Just for Fun

The other day I mentioned about the guy who was scammed 37 times, now there is another gullible guy who is slightly worse. He has 38 times and as usual, he recommends 2 (TWO) that is supposed to work. The following are some screen captures of the "

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