This page features a daily collection of links to articles about Internet scams (as well as some links to prominent scams of the non-cyber variety).
Due to the ephemeral nature of this type of material, some of the links may expire within a few days of being posted here. Stories are chosen for inclusion here purely on the basis of their entertainment value; we make no claims about the reliability of information linked from this page.
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I've finally figured out what I'm going to do with all those millions of dollars the former secretary of finance for Nigeria had hidden away and wants me to help him transfer out of the county.
Someone is sending out letters telling recipients they have won a major lottery in Spain and must provide a bank account number and other personal information to collect, say authorities who smell a scam.
EarthLink has developed a program to fight phishers — phony Web sites designed to deceive e-mail users into providing personal information such as passwords and credit card or Social Security numbers.
Sheriff's deputies spent hours searching for country singer Reba McEntire's tour bus in what officials concluded was a scam instigated by a woman who had convinced an elderly man she got him a job with the star.
This scam appears as though it is from Citibank, the credit card giant and one of South Dakota's largest employers. Citibank is considered a trusted name in financial services and many South Dakotans have Citibank credit cards.
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