Scam Catalogue

Lately, a goodly proportion of the spam email that has been darkening my inboxes is of the annoying “stock tip” variety. The…

The US Social Security Administration has issued a warning to the public about a new phishing scam email that attempts to trick recipients into providing personal information on a fraudulent website.

A sinister variation of the International Lottery Scam is one in which the victim actually does receive a cheque from the criminals. Ostensibly, the cheque is a small portion of the large sum of money that the victim has supposedly won in the “lottery”. The scammers claim that this pre-payment is to be used to cover fees related to the release of the rest of the “winnings”.

Lately I have been receiving an unprecedented amount of Nigerian scam email that claim the sender has a strong Christian conviction and…

News reports indicate that scam emails related to the London terrorist bombings have already began to circulate, especially in Australia. The emails include logos and images stolen from the British Red Cross website and ask for donations to help bombing victims.

Outline: Email claims that the recipient may be entitled to a large sum of money as the next of kin of a…

Outline: Emails claim that the recipient is entitled to a tax refund from the IRS and should click a link in the…

The ZEEMAN EMAIL-LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an…

Outline: Email claims that the recipient has won a large sum of money in a Yahoo Awards prize promotion (Full commentary below).…