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Vodafone phishing – The force is strong with this one….





Vodafone phishing – The force is strong with this one….

 We received an email this morning apparently from Vodafone advising us of “unusual activity” on our account. Apart from the [...]

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Is someone REALLY saying nasty things about you on Twitter?





Is someone REALLY saying nasty things about you on Twitter?

Well, they might be, but if you get a Direct Message (DM) telling you about it, it’s probably a phishing [...]

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Lottery scam targets deaf community





Lottery scam targets deaf community

At Scam Detectives HQ we often ask ourselves just how low scammers will go before they truly hit the bottom [...]

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Anatomy of a scam – The “Stranded Traveller”





Anatomy of a scam – The “Stranded Traveller”

At Scam Detectives HQ we’re always keen to help a friend in trouble.  If they really are in trouble that [...]

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Vodafone phishing – The force is strong with this one….

Vodafone phishing – The force is strong with this one….

 We received an email this morning apparently from Vodafone advising us of “unusual activity” on our account. Apart from the [...]







Feb 1, 2012     No Comments
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Is someone REALLY saying nasty things about you on Twitter?

Is someone REALLY saying nasty things about you on Twitter?

Well, they might be, but if you get a Direct Message (DM) telling you about it, it’s probably a phishing [...]







Jan 27, 2012     No Comments
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Lottery scam targets deaf community

Lottery scam targets deaf community

At Scam Detectives HQ we often ask ourselves just how low scammers will go before they truly hit the bottom [...]







Jan 24, 2012     No Comments
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Anatomy of a scam – The “Stranded Traveller”

Anatomy of a scam – The “Stranded Traveller”

At Scam Detectives HQ we’re always keen to help a friend in trouble.  If they really are in trouble that [...]







Jan 23, 2012     No Comments
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QR Codes-Business Opportunity or Criminal Abuse?

Caution has been urged by Security Experts over the increasing use of QR Codes on smartphones, claiming that they could [...]







Jan 12, 2012     4 Comments
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How I hijacked a Facebook Places page

Like many of you, I’m self employed and always looking for opportunities to promote my business. I haven’t really embraced [...]







Nov 17, 2011     4 Comments
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