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.
All of the links included here are viewable at no charge, although some publications may require a free one-time registration to access their articles. Articles requiring registration to view are identified with asterisks (*).
Click here to submit an item for inclusion in the Scam Report.
A former British Telecom manager faces more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to a plot to sell bogus shares in internet search group Google to wealthy New Yorkers.
Reports of a type of online crime known as "phishing" surged by almost 200 percent in April, according to figures from a computer security industry group.
An Oakland man who admitted preparing 69 bogus returns for 16 clients over several years was sentenced to five months in prison followed by five months in a halfway house.
Luck ran out in Las Vegas for an Ohio couple accused of selling an American flag to an antiques dealer they claimed was pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center.