Spam
4 Common Technology Scams And How To Avoid Them
Technology scams are becoming more and more common and much cleverer in the way they target us. Here are four f the most common cons and how to prevent them.
Honeypots.net – Spam Fighter!
If you register with honeypots.net, they will help you set up “spam traps” on your site. These traps will help to catch various types of spammers – address harvesters, comment spammers, etc.
Nigerian Fax Scam
OMG! I JUST RECEIVED a Nigerian email scam on my fax machine! So now I guess it’s the Nigerian fax scam. Well, actually, it came from South Africa, so I guess it would be the South African Fax Scam. Should I send them some money? Seriously, Nigerian scams can be deadly! Advanced Fee Frauds, says […]
Legal Bud?
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN getting emails or comments on your MySpace profile advertising “legal bud”, “legal herb”, etc. Don’t believe them! The ads are coming from servers in Hong Kong, and their IP addresses change every few minutes. It is believed that the sites are set up just to collect credit card numbers. We first […]