Browsing "“Spear” Phishing"

Is someone REALLY saying nasty things about you on Twitter?

Is someone REALLY saying nasty things about you on Twitter?

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

Jan 27, 2012     No Comments
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VERY convincing virus email/invoice from “YesAsia.com”

Tweet Another very clever social engineering scam attempting to trick you into downloading a virus to your computer. You’ll see [...]

Oct 14, 2011     5 Comments
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Verified by Visa phishing – beware

Tweet Just a quick note to let you know about an email we received at Scam Detectives HQ this morning. [...]

Oct 13, 2011     No Comments
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Beware telephone callers bearing gifts

Tweet PLEASE be aware of a telephone scam that has re-emerged over recent days. I’ve just had a call purporting [...]

Sep 16, 2011     No Comments
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Social networks – harmless fun or harmful to your business?

Tweet Last month security firm RSA revealed that their systems had been hacked and highly sensitive data relating to their [...]

Apr 6, 2011     No Comments
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Another Twitter Phishing email

Tweet We received an email at Scam-Detectives HQ this morning from “Twitter Support”, telling us that we have 3 unread [...]

Apr 23, 2010     No Comments
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Scammers get smarter every day – Scam emails get personal

Tweet We were very concerned this morning at Scam Detectives HQ when we received another round of “Facebook Password Confirmation” [...]

Mar 19, 2010     4 Comments
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Do I need to update my email settings?

Tweet We’ve been alerted to a new variation on phishing scams by Angela Boothroyd, of English Language School Studying Online, [...]

Jan 21, 2010     No Comments
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