Email

Spam: Where it Came From, and How to Escape It

June 10, 2016 FraudsWatch

Who Cooked This!? (How did it all start?) The modern meaning of the word “spam” has nothing to do with spiced ham. In the early 1990’s, a skit by British comedy group Monty Python led […] Read More

Email Security For Online Dating – Prevent To Be Scammed

May 1, 2016 FraudsWatch

A simple way for hackers or fraudsters to gather information about is through your email address. Many email services today offer profile sharing and create profiles on their sites directly from the information you provide […] Read More

Email Scam: FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K

December 31, 2015 FraudsWatch

This is an email received about “ FREELOTTO AFFILIATED OFFICE U.K ” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk […] Read More

Email Scam: Money Gram Money Transfer

December 28, 2015 FraudsWatch

This is an email received about “ Money Gram Money Transfer ” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk being […] Read More

Email Scam: FROM MRS. DEBORAH

November 19, 2015 FraudsWatch

This is an email received about “FROM MRS. DEBORAH E. PAR” is a phishing scam and why not try to contact these people or log onto these sites and enter your data because you risk […] Read More

Scam Email: Curtis Butler

November 12, 2015 FraudsWatch

My mom was the recipient of an attempted scam – luckily she asked for my help in processing a credit card and so I was able to stop it before she actually lost any real […] Read More

Scam Email: Max Gardner

November 12, 2015 FraudsWatch

Dear Kathleen, This is the first email from a series from this person. It is definitely a scam. Please post his name on your site. Any further advice for how I can report this, etc… […] Read More

Scam Email: Don Fisher

November 9, 2015 FraudsWatch

On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Don Fisher wrote: — Hello, These particular artwork of yours that you have for sale, is it still available and detailed price. Don. From: Don Fisher [bestofdonfisher@gmail.com] Date: […] Read More

Scam Email: Cindy Dickson

November 9, 2015 FraudsWatch

It’s when scammers make lame mistakes that most people get suspicious that the purchase is not actually for real. This scammer using this fake name made several mistakes, but the obvious one that tipped the […] Read More

Scam Email: Curtis Butler

October 21, 2015 FraudsWatch

My mom was the recipient of an attempted scam – luckily she asked for my help in processing a credit card and so I was able to stop it before she actually lost any real […] Read More

Scam Email: Max Gardner

October 21, 2015 FraudsWatch

Dear Kathleen, This is the first email from a series from this person. It is definitely a scam. Please post his name on your site. Any further advice for how I can report this, etc… […] Read More

Scam Email: Don Fisher

October 21, 2015 FraudsWatch

On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Don Fisher wrote: — Hello, These particular artwork of yours that you have for sale, is it still available and detailed price. Don. From: Don Fisher [bestofdonfisher@gmail.com] Date: […] Read More

Scam Email: Cindy Dickson

October 21, 2015 FraudsWatch

It’s when scammers make lame mistakes that most people get suspicious that the purchase is not actually for real. This scammer using this fake name made several mistakes, but the obvious one that tipped the […] Read More

Scam Email: Steve Wood

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

Yup, Tom – it’s a scam. Delete it and do not respond. Hi Kathleen, Its been 2 years since my last email about the scam I was in the middle of – and got out […] Read More

Scam Email: Greg Hembree

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

type=”html”> This was an obvious miss on the scammer’s part but they could care less – they play a numbers game. They send out thousands of these emails seeking that small percentage that reply so […] Read More

Scam Email: James Chavez

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

type=”html”>Yes, even someone who hosts a blog and Facebook page about scammers, warning people how not to fall victim, receives these stupid emails as well. To entertain myself, I removed the name of my art […] Read More

Scam Email: Paul Newman

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

type=”html”>The use of a famous name like Paul Newman doesn’t make this any less of a scam. Kathleen, Thank you for your post about scammers trying to buy artwork. I have received an email before […] Read More

Scam Email: Frank Bernard

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

type=”html”>Here is the text of yet another scammer with another fake name and disposable email account: Hi Cheryl, Good to hear back from you.I will like to proceed with the purchase of the piece. I […] Read More

Scam Email: Carolyn Jovanni

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

To Kathleen or whom it may concern: I was almost caught up in this scam, until a red flag went up. The series of emails as follows: Received an email yesterday reading: Congratulations! Someone expressed […] Read More

Scam Email: Steve Borgatti

October 20, 2015 FraudsWatch

How many years have I been doing this blog. How many personal emails have I sent for years before I started the blog. Really, this scam has changed VERY LITTLE since it began. Why? Because […] Read More