There has been one particularly nasty scam-mail going around, claiming to be from the "U.S. Internal Revenue 'Source.'" It's been going out every single day, multiple times a day, for months, from all over the world. In my opinion, these scammers should be banned from internet access altogether, but no one can seem to get rid of them for good. There is no website to go to, or anyone to contact. They only encourage you to open an attached zip file, usually called "doc.zip," and open the "document" contained within. In my experience with it, I have saved it to a flash drive and discovered that it's a trojan virus. I have no particular desire to find out what it does, but it would not be anything good. Some people have offline "junk" computers devoted to this purpose, but I am not one of them. In any event, for more details, go to this page, and see "Phishing Report Received" near the top. Please follow me on Twitter @inscamerated. Thank You!
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AuthorMy name is Gary, and I live in the Midwestern United States. This site is intended to expose the frauds and scams that are so pervasive on the internet, especially today. One hundred per- cent of the e-mails you get that promise you millions are never, ever real. They'll tell you they're "dying," trying to gain your sympathy. They're not dying, they're lying. Click Here for the "Dying" scams. Don't fall for it, and never send them any money, no matter what they tell you. Oh, and good luck hacking this website. It's got a nice strong password on it. Archive
July 2012
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