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Nigerian scams without the Nigerians

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:00:09 +0000

Many in the United States are familiar with Nigerian scams, but what kind of scams are going on in non-English countries? Take a look at the Chinese version – the seminar scam.

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419 spam: 10 million US dollars, courtesy of “Rev. Goodluck Ebola”

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:10:55 +0000

A 419 email is currently doing the rounds with promises of $10.5m USD waiting to be sent your way. This is most definitely something you don’t want to get tangled up in.

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Locky ransomware returns to the game with two new flavors

Credit to Author: Marcelo Rivero| Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:57:10 +0000

We recently observed a fresh malicious spam campaign pushed through the Necurs botnet distributing so far, two new variants of Locky ransomware.

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Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:00:37 +0000

Phishing has evolved from the days of the Nigerian prince, taking on many forms and mediums. Learn how to detect today’s sophisticated phishing attempts.

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The Roblox Robux generator is too good to be true

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:00:10 +0000

We take a look at a website claiming to offer free Roblox currency. Does it work? Spoiler: nope. But it really tries hard to be convincing.

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