A phishing scam is currently making its way around the Internet over various instant messaging networks. Potential victims receive an IM containing a link which tries to trick them into giving up their Google username and password. People are receiving messages from their friends telling them to click on a link — clicking that link puts [...]
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Password Theft Scam Currently Spreading Through Instant Messages
Tuesday, February 24, 2009Watch Out For Scammers Asking for Money on Facebook
Wednesday, January 28, 2009“My Facebook Nightmare” by Mark Neely is a play-by-play account of how a scam artist hacked the author’s Facebook account and used it to solicit money from his friends. The story teaches us to be skeptical of strange requests over the Internet, even from friends. Hacked Facebook account Mark Neely recently had his Facebook account hijacked and [...]
