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Scammers use Gmail invite as phishing hook

September 15, 2004 Fake e-mails sent to Gmail account holders attempt to garner addresses and passwords. TAGS: Gmail, scammer, phishing, holder, invitation, e-mail, Google Inc., password, eBay Inc.

Scammers teach Web students a tough lesson

November 1, 2004 A work-from-home training scam aims to part Australian PC users from their savings, Sophos says. TAGS: scammer, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, lesson, student, finance, training, security

Nigeria enlists Microsoft to fight spam scammers

October 14, 2005 Software maker will pitch in to nab those behind the junk e-mails that promise a windfall if you deposit cash in a bank account. TAGS: Nigeria, scammer, scam, government, Internet Service Provider, London, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Police maintain uneasy relations with cybervigilantes

January 17, 2007 London-area police are working with certain cybervigilante groups as sources of information in the fight against online fraud. TAGS: scammer, police, fraud, spam, relationship, fight, virus, health, photograph, security

Virtual goods, real scams

September 12, 2005 Online game players are spending millions on fantasy assets. Now phishers want a piece of the action. TAGS: scammer, goods, phishing, online game, asset, virtual worlds, PayPal, game company, Sony Corp., eBay Inc., games

Phishers get personal

May 26, 2005 Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks. TAGS: scammer, e-mail address, phishing, registration, attacker, margin, recipient, victim, profile, e-mail, message, response, attack, password

Scammers jingle all the way

December 21, 2005 At this time of year, cyberscams take on a holiday flavor and credit card fraud gets a snowball effect. Images: Holiday phishing TAGS: scammer, phishing, MailFrontier Inc., e-mail security company, Ironport Systems Inc., Internet user, scam, holiday, e-mail security, security company, eBay Inc., recipient, Time Warner Inc., credit card, e-mail, California

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