Browsing "Advance Fee Fraud"
Lottery scammers targeting mobile phone users
Tweet We received an email from a Scam Detectives reader this morning warning mobile phone users to be on the [...]
Hauliers – Beware “parcel not received” scam
Tweet Same day courier firm Arrow Light Haulage contacted Scam Detectives yesterday to warn couriers and haulage firms about [...]
Victims of fraud – Australian case studies
Tweet We’ve covered “advance fee fraud” several times on Scam Detectives, and have discussed how a phenomenon known as “escalation [...]
Possibly the funniest scam email we’ve ever received…
Tweet It’s not often we receive a scam email at Scam Detectives HQ that really makes us laugh out loud [...]
Volcanic Ash Scam!
Tweet Email scammers are very good at using current events and news events to weave convincing stories designed to part [...]
Why we all need to be “Scam Aware” – A tragic story
Tweet A DEPRESSED man lay down in front of a Doncaster to Bridlington train to die after falling for an [...]
Interview with a Scammer – Part Three
Tweet Editor’s Disclaimer: Whilst I am reporting an actual conversation, I have no way of verifying the information or details [...]
Interview with a scammer: Part Two
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Interview with a scammer – Part One
Tweet Editor’s Disclaimer: Whilst I am reporting an actual conversation, I have no way of verifying the information or details [...]
Scam email: Chubb Insurance Company
Tweet We received this email today, which purports to come from the Chief Executive of Chubb Insurance, Mr Andrew McElwee. [...]



