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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 money! Curtis…
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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……
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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…
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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…
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type="html">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 of with your…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!…
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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?…
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Scammers are not above grabbing the names of real people online and using them for their own criminal purposes. Also notice how, in the below scam, the scammer begins by asking about…
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hello i wish i had come across your site earlier! ive been working on an art sale with  a "thanh nguyen" with the email "mrknumb@gmail.com" . i researched him, his company, the bank the…
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Here is a scam that is so telling - sent to an "undisclosed list of recipients" (aka huge spam list) and apologizing upfront for not remember your website (they have no way to track the…
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