Warning: Do not buy Apple IPAD from unknown source with high search ranking

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US$28 million South African Scam

by | 419 Scams

This is a money transfer scam with a total value of US$28million. The scammers promises potential scammees (like you/me) a reward of 20% of the total fund for assisting in the funds transfer. (WOW, rub your eyes harder!)Below is the header of the

Phishing site claiming $1.3 B has been recovered from a Madoff Hideout

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Although its a lot of money, only a handful of people (investors) are likely to be affected by this phishing scam. What might happen next are 419 scammers who might make use of similar tactics to lure commoners with stories that "they have found

Gold Dust Offer 2010

by | Business and Commercial Scams

A new gold dust scam email just arrived. This has been around for a very long time, and is also similar to 419 scam. In fact, you will end up paying for nothing, when you expected something they promised in return. Please read our trade secret of how

419 Scam: Fake Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana

by | 419 Scams

Fake Name: Joy Mensah Offer Type: Money Transfer Transfer Amount: $5.5 million only Storyline: Just another fund transfer scam. Location: Claims to be Ghana Scammer Email: joy2008@saix.net This is a scam. All names and entity mentioned are fake. —–Original...

1 million Euro – EUROPEAN LOTTERY WIN

by | Lottery Scam

As usual, the mail header and content for the records.Wow, the return-path for the Euro Lottery is a fake ibm.com email address!! The prize also comes with a free Volkswagen!!! WOW!!!------ Mail Header ------Return-path: <rwbajcwqnq@ibm.com&am

A Review of the Warm Spirit Income Opportunity

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A Review of the Warm Spirit Income Opportunity

Support for HotScams.com

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No no no, we are not asking for donations. It takes quite some effort to publish articles, reports and answering to some interesting questions. So we would appreciate if you can help spread the words about our site, or even comment on some of the scams reported by any...

Take the McAfee Anti-Scam Challenge!

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(Migrated from News to Blog) We are delighted to find a “Scam Recognition test” at McAfee Advisor. It is a great tool to test if you are easily fooled by phishing site, also your anti-scam knowledge. One of the important skill used is to check the URL,...

When The Boss Finds Mold In The Workplace

by | Ethics

Mold is a serious problem, not only in homes, but also in the places where we work. Employers and landlords should take special care to make sure their properties are not infested with mold and they should do this not only because the value of the

We Can Drive Oil Prices Down Now

by | World Affairs

In America today the average price of gasoline has skyrocketed past $4.00 per gallon with no end in sight. Oil prices have doubled since the end of 2007 with $200 per barrel conceivable within months. Still, no one seems to have a solution. The gover

Spam, Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam

by | Spam

Do you remember the quote from the Monty Python sketch in 1970. Then it was about canned meat. Spam is nowadays mostly known to be: sending nearly identical messages to a few or thousands (or millions) of recipients by e-mail (Wikipedia). Spam is be

419 Scam: Fake World Economic Forum

by | 419 Scams

These scammers will fake anybody. Why on earth would WEF give away free money!? This is a 419 scam. ——————— Congratulations!!! (File No:wefd-0101) We are pleased to announce to you that the European...

New Credit Card Authentication Methods

by | Internet Scams

Due to the widespread of scams, several internet companies have started new ways of authenticating the identify of their customers. In the past, one of the usual method of verification is via automated or operator calls to verify the identity of a cu

Japanese Email Scam

by | 419 Scams

Here is the full email address, for your enjoyment on Sunday. If anyone thinks this is real, let me know on the forum and we can bet what is their next step. They will want to have your bank account information. -----Original Message----- From:

I have been scammed at job site and I need advice…

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HOT SCAM!! Hitler is CONNED by Nigerian Scammer!!!!

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Watch this, watch this!!! Hitler scammed by Nigerian and getting really pissed! We hope that you won't understand the language, because its the words that matters.

Here’s How to Catch a Cheater! Find Out if Your Boyfriend, Girlfriend or Spouse is a Cheater!

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Here's How to Catch a Cheater! Find Out if Your Boyfriend, Girlfriend or Spouse is a Cheater!

DomainInvestShop Scam

by | Domain Name Scam, Submit Reports

Beware of this scammer using the name of "Domain Invest Inc". "We are going to purchase your domain name. Our company is in hosting and domain name business. Please email us your desired price in USD or euros for the domain name in the subject li...

419 Scam: Fake Ecobank

by | 419 Scams, Anti-Scam Articles

This 419 scam uses fake Ecobank name. If you landed on this page... bingo, if you received something like below, it is a scam mail. All Caps, that is a rude, scammer. Woah, its $950k, I am going to pee in my pants... lol ----- AFTER THE OFFICIAL...

Hotscams.com and Wikipedia.org

by | Blog Posts

OMG! *Tears well up* We are getting famous… for spamming Wikipedia.org! We are so grateful! Thanks for publicizing! Either way, for good or bad, a URL being submitted for spamming is free publicity for us. Thanks to whoever the scammers! And whats more, some...

Proof That Cheap Doesn’t Always Pay

by | Ethics

After leaving school, I was quite desperate to get myself into work and took this secretarial job as a fill in. Five years on and I'm still here. I'm still churning out letters from our antiquated printer that only works if you thump it six inches in

Making Affiliate Programs Pay

by | New To The Internet

If you've ever wished you could be your own boss, starting your own Internet business can help make that dream a reality. Using public data free for the taking is a low-cost way to get started. It might seem complicated, but it's not - I can show y

Lottery Scam: Swiss Lotto Netherlands

by | Lottery Scam

Previously, we had a record of a similar scam but the scammer used the Dutch word of "Nederland" instead of "Netherlands". This is a well-known lottery scam. No. No, you did not win any lottery. If that is all that you are looking for, you can skip t

Is Your Inbox Crammed With Spam?

by | Spam

I receive approximately 5,000 emails containing spam each and every day. Well, maybe not that many, but it sure seems close to that figure. Spam is spiraling out of control and shows no signs of stopping. The question is, where does spam come from, a
Report on Impulse Marketing

Report on Impulse Marketing

by | Is this a Scam

Subject: telemarket scam Question: I was scammed by this company and wanted to warn others. Please post so others are not fraud victims. Thank you. The company behind the phone calls that are selling these bogus products and scams is Impulse Marketing LLC in Pinalles...

Another dying woman wants to donate money

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“Ebay” Phishing Encounter

by | Phishing Scam

One day, I came back home tired, turned on the PC, and started my Microsoft Outlook. And as usual, the strings of spams, news update, etc etc started filling up the inbox. Then I came across this email from "Ebay" which uses the same colour tone,