21 Oct 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | No Comments »

Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net Threat Level: Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net is a threat

Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net screenshot Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net is a classic phishing site. Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net is a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Visa card info.

If you accidentally sign into Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account or credit cards, and a chance to steal your personal identity. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you get an email linking to a site like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, never click any links. If you’re concerned a random banking email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

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21 Oct 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | 5 Comments »

“No Reply” Verified by Visa email Threat Level: “No Reply” Verified by Visa email is a threat

“No Reply” Verified by Visa email screenshot “No Reply” Verified by Visa email is a classic phishing email. “No Reply” Verified by Visa email tells you about a special offer from “Verified by Visa,” and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Visa card info.

If you accidentally sign into the site “No Reply” Verified by Visa email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that “No Reply” Verified by Visa email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like “No Reply” Verified by Visa email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

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19 Oct 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | No Comments »

“eBay item#683216999340″ Email Threat Level: “eBay item#683216999340″ Email is a threat

“eBay item#683216999340″ Email screenshot “eBay item#683216999340″ Email is spam that links to a scam site, http://sign-in-member-cgi72.pochta.ru/ehayISAPIdllSignInruhttwwwehaycomtrksidm.asp. “eBay item#683216999340″ Email’s site poses as an eBay page. Like other phishing pages, the goal of http://sign-in-member-cgi72.pochta.ru/ehayISAPIdllSignInruhttwwwehaycomtrksidm.asp is to steal your login info, so hackers can steal your personal and financial information..

Bastards.

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18 Oct 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | 1 Comment »

“You’ve received a question” email Threat Level: “You’ve received a question” email is a threat

“You’ve received a question” email screenshot “You’ve received a question” email is spam that links to a scam site,
http://211.189.19.132. The site that “You’ve received a question” email links to poses as an eBay page. Like other phishing pages, the goal of
http://211.189.19.132 is to steal your login info, so hackers can steal your personal and financial information.

Bastards.

If you signed into the fake eBay page “You’ve received a question” email links to, alert your credit card carriers and banks.

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15 Oct 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | 1 Comment »

“Your account has been violated” email Threat Level: “Your account has been violated” email is a threat

“Your account has been violated” email screenshot “Your account has been violated” email is a classic phishing email. “Your account has been violated” email tells you your Bank of America account needs to be restored, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Bank of America login info.

If you accidentally log into the site “Your account has been violated” email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that “Your account has been violated” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

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14 Oct 2008 | By Roselle | Posted under Adware, Phishing Emails | 1 Comment »

JC Penny Gift Card email Threat Level: JC Penny Gift Card email  is a Pest

JC Penny Gift Card email screenshotJC Penny Gift Card email arrived in my inbox today. Somebody must really love me!

Only when I click the JC Penny Gift Card email link, I am taken down the path of scam, begining with having to enter my email address and taking all my friends down the road to hell with me:

Penny gift certificate:
Congratulations! To qualify for your FREE* $500 JCPenney GIft Card, start by fully completing any 1 of the top offers listed below on this page. Then continue with friend referrals.

Amongst the ‘offers’ on the site I discovered this jewel:

Simply click “Submit” to activate your trial membership of At Home Rewards+. To activate your trial membership to At Home Rewards+ you will be charged/debited a $1.00 refundable processing fee monthly and then you can immediately take advantage of the exciting savings At Home Rewards+ has to offer! After your 7-day trial period it’s just $29.95 per month for At Home Rewards+.

and then they say:

If you have any questions regarding your free $500 JCPenney GIft Card, PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL OR CALL At Home Rewards. Please email us at support@webrewardgroup.com for help!

Now isn’t that a nice address to send tons of Spam to?

Don’t click on any links in the JC Penny Gift Card email. Just delete JC Penny Gift Card email from your inbox. Before you go bankrupt with JC Penny Gift Card email “offers”, let me show you how to get rid of JC Penny Gift Card email and block JC Penny Gift Card email related websites for free.

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14 Oct 2008 | By Roselle | Posted under Phishing Emails | No Comments »

“Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” emailThreat Level: “Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email  is a Threat

“Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email screenshot“Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email just arrived in my inbox.

Funny – I don’t have a Wells Fargo account….

Furthermore, when I right-clicked on the “Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email link, the properties told me that it leads to www.nishkam.tady.info/dot/files/4/logon.htm

Emails like “Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email usually link to a very convincing looking Bank login site. In this case, I was presented with some Polish text and some new cookies from nishkam.tady.info as well as some more obscure links to click on. I’ll take a hot shower, brush my teeth, and scan my computer for malware after clicking this link.

If “Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email is a true Phishing email, it is designed to extract and send personal and financial data to hackers. Never disclose any information to sites linked with “Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email , unless you would like to have your account cleaned out and your identity stolen. At best, “Online Statement from Wells Frgo Bank Plc” email is a scam email that will waste your time, gather cookies on your computer and potentially expose you to a rogue site.

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14 Oct 2008 | By Roselle | Posted under Adware, Phishing Emails, Tracking Cookies | Comments Off

Target Savings Department email Threat Level: Target Savings Department email  is a Pest

Target Savings Department email screenshotTarget Savings Department email : Well, who wouldn’t want a free gift card?

Only when you click on the Target Savings Department email link, which claims to direct to www.tuxalux.com (which shows up as an anonymous registration at whois.net, you are re-directed to www.greenfieldpromotions.com and asked to fill out a form with your email, mailing address, and phone number. Then you must subscribe to any number of offers, always with the promise that your FREE Target gift card that came in the Target Savings Department email is only one step away.

After you have submitted your email address to over 30 adware sites, and your computer is full of cookies. you’ll never get that FREE gift card that the Target Savings Department email promised, but you’ll end up with tons of ‘free’ cookies and adware.

So just delete the Target Savings Department email, and let me show you how to block tuxalux.com and greenfieldpromotions.com for free.

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27 Sep 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | No Comments »

“Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email Threat Level: “Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email is a threat

“Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email screenshot “Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email is a classic phishing email. “Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email tells you your Wachovia account needs to be restored, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Wachovia login info.

If you accidentally log into the site the “Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Your account has been violated !” Wachovia email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

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19 Sep 2008 | By Graham | Posted under Phishing Emails | 1 Comment »

“Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email Threat Level: “Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email is a threat

“Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email screenshot Oh dear, I just got a “Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email saying that the Bank of America needs to restore my account to help combat fraud. I just need to click the link provided in the “Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email and enter my details. I’m not sure how I’m going to do this seeing I don’t have an account with the Bank of America. But why would they send me an email if I wasn’t a client of theirs?

That’s because this “Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email is a classic phishing email that has nothing to do with the Bank of America. Emails like this try to scare you into giving fraudsters your details so the scammers can gain access to your bank account and clean it out. There’s a link on the “Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email that takes you to a convincing-looking Bank of America page, however, this site is fake. The information you enter will go straight to the scammers.

Remember, banks and credit card companies will never ask you for your details over email. If in doubt, contact your bank or credit cards company directly. If you received the “Bank of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message” email and given the scammers your details, contact Bank of America immediately.

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