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Twitter takes action on spammers and scammers 
Software
Twitter takes action on spammers and scammers
By Iain Thomson | Mar 10, 2010 | Comment Now 
Company to screen all links for dodgy sites.
 
Australian to lead global consumer protection network 
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Australian to lead global consumer protection network
Aug 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
Cross-border scams targeted.
 
FBI warns of vishing threat 
Software
FBI warns of vishing threat
By Iain Thomson | Dec 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
The FBI has issued a warning to companies about scammers spoofing voice over IP (VoIP) calls by exploiting PBX exchanges.
 
Email scammers use bogus subpoenas 
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Email scammers use bogus subpoenas
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 21, 2008 | Comment Now 
A new targeted phishing attack is attempting to dupe users into downloading malware by sending bogus court subpoenas..
 
Scammers prepare January phishing frenzy 
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Scammers prepare January phishing frenzy
By Robert Jaques | Jan 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Consumers are being warned to brace for concerted waves of phishing attacks during the next few weeks.
 
Police warn South Australians of Nigerian scammers 
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Police warn South Australians of Nigerian scammers
Nov 23, 2007 | Comment Now 
South Australian Police are warning local residents of a surge in Nigerian scam emails targeting South Australian residents.
 
Scammers target online car buyers, warns ACCC 
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Scammers target online car buyers, warns ACCC
Oct 4, 2007 | Comment Now 
Fraudsters are targeting online car buyers with fake car sale advertisements on online classifieds and auction sites warns SCAMwatch the Australian Competition & Consumer ...
 
Scammers use charity donations to test card numbers 
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Scammers use charity donations to test card numbers
Jul 17, 2007 | Comment Now 
Watch out for small unauthorised transactions.
 
Scammers dump pump-and-dump spam 
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Scammers dump pump-and-dump spam
By Robert Jaques | Jun 28, 2007 | Comment Now 
Share price scams fall out of favour with spammers.
 
Operation Spamalot launches  
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Operation Spamalot launches
By Jane Hoskyn | Mar 12, 2007 | Comment Now 
Operation Spamalot gets underway.
 
Porn scammers hit new IE vulnerability 
Security
Porn scammers hit new IE vulnerability
By Shaun Nichols | Sep 21, 2006 | Comment Now 
Adult sites exploiting VML bug to install malware.
 
Scammers deploy bots for Ebay manipulation 
Security
Scammers deploy bots for Ebay manipulation
By Tom Sanders | Aug 2, 2006 | 1 Comment 
Scammers have turned to automated bots to create Ebay accounts with a positive feedback record, reports security vendor Fortinet.
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