Archive for June, 2008

Phishing Scams:
“Phishing” is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or any other kind of confidential personal information. Identity theft is the goal of this scam.

Phishing-101

In: Spam Protection

21 Jun 2008

Phishing is an email spam scam that is specifically used to commit identity theft. Its sole purpose is to scam you into divulging personal information, which they can use to perpetrate identity theft. This includes passwords, card numbers, birth dates, PINs and other vital personal data. The term came into use to denote the way [...]

Nowadays, spam is more than just an irritating flood unwanted email. It is also a means by which spammers can transmit viruses, spyware and adware to your computer. An anti-spam filter is essential to minimizing this potential risk.  It will also stem the flow of spam into your inbox.

Spam is as prolific as the leaves on the trees and because there are so many kinds of it, it is a challenge to find the right site or organization to report spam to.
Each type of spam will violate the law in one way or another and each can be prosecuted if it can be [...]

Ispos-I-Say

In: Paid Surveys

5 Jun 2008

If you’re a sucker for sweepstakes and think that every day can be your “lucky day” to get rich for sitting around doing nothing, than Ispos-I-Say is the online survey company for you.

With over 500  “paid survey” companies on the Internet, it’s clear that this is a business that’s here to stay.  Some of the sites offer you an opportunity to “get rich quick” while others offer you a chance to earn a few extra dollars in your spare time participating in panels.  Can you make a [...]


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