Normally when I pose a question in the title of my posts I go on to answer it myself. This time, however, I ask a question to which I do not know the answer. Earlier today I found two different sites that were copying my recent posts, in their entirety, word for word

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What Would You Do If Someone Scraped Your Web Site Content?

One of the most important things that we deal with on a daily basis is data. As we have lived through the bronze age, and the industrial age, so this era is known as the information age. The Rise Of The Database Since this is the case, the database has become one of the most useful software tools around

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Why You Need To Ensure That Your Company’s Database Is Secured From Two Types Of Threat

The flow of data in and out of the workplace is amazing these days. With all of the wireless networks and tiny storage devices it is hard for an IT manager to keep track of them all. Unfortunately, if you want to keep your data secured , you must be able to keep track of these types of situations. All of the ways that people use to store their data are potential security leaks that must be able to be contained at a moments notice

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Should I Have A Formal Security Policy About USB Devices At Work?

Even though the standard has been around for almost nine years, the world of BitTorrents is still a mysterious thing to a lot of people. When it comes to downloading files off of the internet, most people still use the traditional way of going to a web site and just downloading the file like they would normally do.

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How Can I Choose A Completely Safe BitTorrent Client?

Facebook has been a lead story in the tech world for a couple of weeks now and there is a good reason why. In fact there are two good reasons. The first reason they have been in the news a lot is that they have launched a bunch of new features that is supposed to make using their service a much better experience. The other reason why they have been in the news is that this new enjoyable experience seems to be coming at the expense of their users’ privacy, leaving some wondering how they can maintain their privacy on Facebook .

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New Tool From Zesty.ca Allows You To Find Out How Much Of Your Privacy Is Leaking Out Of Facebook

Windows 7 has a lot to offer when it comes to your security. The days of being ridiculed by the owners of other operating systems are long gone.

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How You Can Protect Your Online Credentials With Windows 7

There is a big mystery when it comes to the world of programming and how a program actually operates. If the person that you are trying to explain the system to is not a programmer then it is hard to put what is happening behind the scenes of the computer in abstract terms. Even a lot of programmers have trouble digesting what is going on behind the scenes, especially if they work on a language that is several layers above the “metal”. The “metal” is a term that is used when we are describing the hardware parts of the computer. Usually this means the actual CPU and motherboard.

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The Basic Anatomy Of A Program And How It Can Take Over Your System

For most people, even though it is still an older technology, email is still the number one way that they do business in the world of the internet. They are used to the ability of checking the account whenever they want and they still might not be comfortable with the real time aspects of most newer communication applications that are out there. Sure, email may be a slower way to communicate than some of the newer applications, but it is still one of the most effective ways to get your message across

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How Can I Protect My Gmail Account?

There is a dirty little secret in the security world. One that only shows it head every once in a blue moon, so it isn’t something that is discussed that much.

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How The Storm Worm Highlights The Security Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

When a new technology is released to the public there are always going to be early adopters. When it comes to computers and electronics in general a lot of times some of those early adopters are criminals. Now there is word out there that there is a wave of emails that are targeting people who have bought the IPad

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Apple Loses The Benefit Of Security Through Obscurity As Dodgy Email Targets iPad Users

The number of instances of ATM fraud around the world is on the increase, and it represents a huge drain on profits for the banks, as well as a major inconvenience for the victims. One method of ATM fraud that you should be aware of, so that you can avoid it, is known as ‘The Lebanese Loop’. Here’s how this fraud is committed – The unsuspecting victim inserts their card into the ATM as normal. However, the machine will report back that the service is currently unavailable. Unfortunately, their card is not returned

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What Is The Lebanese Loop?

Fraudsters are always looking to make money on the internet and they use a number of different schemes to do just that. One way in which they achieve their nefarious means is through distributing counterfeit software . Typically, these fraudsters will open up online stores from which to sell their warez

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Watch Out For Counterfeit Software Scams

Dancing can either be a fun pastime or, for some gifted people, a great career opportunity. Dance studios can cater to both types of dancer, though they tend to be aimed more at those who are looking to have fun and socialise rather than pursue a career. Students can learn new techniques and have fun at a dance studio but they should, perhaps, be a little wary when signing up..

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Why You Should Beware Of Dance Studio Scams

The following email has been circulating around the internet in many guises for several years, but I still find it amusing. Dear Microsoft Technical Support, I am desperate for some help. I recently upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that the new program began giving unexpected errors and also took up a lot of space and valuable resources.

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Oops, I Pressed *Esc

Most people tend to ignore the email that may appear in their spam folders, with good reason of course. Sometime, if you are expecting an email and it hasn’t appeared yet, you may check the spam folder to make sure that it didn’t end up in there. Otherwise you will just most likely ignore it. Sometimes, the opposite might happen and a piece of spam email may appear in your normal inbox

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A Top 5 List Of The Most Common Security Hoaxes On The Internet

There is a story currently going around the internet that claims that Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp is dead. Don’t believe it! The reports about Depp’s supposed death are nothing new, having first been spotted way back in 2004 – Johnny Depp dies after fatal car crash BORDEAUX, France (CNN) — Johnny Depp’s car was found along side a road outside Bordeaux, France, with the guard rail embedded deep inside the car. If you click on that link you’ll be taken to what looks like a real page from CNN about the actor. If you read past the first few paragraphs, however, you’ll discover that the story is in fact about some British divers working in France. Whoever was behind the original hoax simply changed the start of the story to create their hoax

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Johnny Depp Killed By Malware. Savvy?

One thing about the year 2009 is that it saw it’s share of online threats. As a matter of fact, there were probably more threats seen in 2009 than in any year prior. There are more and more hackers that are seeing the financial benefits that can be made by introducing new exploits to the average computer user

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The Conficker Worm Proved To Be The Biggest Problem In 2009

I always thought global warming was a hoax . I mean, come on, is the planet really getting warmer each year? Today, though, I saw it with my own eyes, the glorious sunshine on what should have been a cold winter’s day – A quick change of clothes was in order, I feel so much cooler in my shorts and t-shirt. The weathermen said this was the coldest winter since records began in Britain

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I Looked Out My Window And There It Was, Evidence Of Global Warming

Everybody wants to feel safe and secure when surfing the internet and the best way to achieve that goal is through having quality products protecting your computer. That means an antivirus program at the very least and quite possibly a full internet security suite. One of the most notable security vendors is Trend Micro who have today announced a 30% price reduction on many of their products. Make it a Merry Christmas for both of us by bagging a great discount whilst earning me a commission To benefit from this great discount just use the coupons below between December 25th and January 10th – For United States customers Save 30% off Trend Micro Internet Security! Coupon Code: shoptrendm Save 30% off Trend Micro Antivirus plus AntiSpyware 2010! Coupon Code: shoptrendm Save 30% on Trend Micro Internet Security Pro! Coupon Code: shoptrendm For my fellow Brits Save 30% on Trend Micro Home & Home Office products! Coupon Code: shoptrendm For everyone else Spar 30% av Trend Micros hele linjen av Home og Home Office-produkter! Coupon Code: shoptrendm Bespaar 30% van de gehele lijn van Trend Micro’s van Thuis en Thuiskantoor producten! Coupon Code: shoptrendm Sconto del 30% della intera linea di Trend Micro Home & Home Office prodotti! Coupon Code: shoptrendm Économisez 30% de toute la ligne de Trend Micro of Home & Home Office produits! Acheter maintenant Sparen Sie 30% der gesamten Linie von Trend Micro Home & Home Office Produkte! Coupon Code: shoptrendm Trend Micro Announces 30% Discount On Internet Security Products is a post from: Scam Types dot Com Check out The Best Internet Security Programs Of 2009

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Trend Micro Announces 30% Discount On Internet Security Products

Finding someone to invest in your ideas in this day and age isn’t easy. You develop a new idea, a unique plan or a superb niche which you think could earn you a good income, but you don’t have the money to put it into fruition. So what do you do?

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Investor Scam

If you receive an email, or notification via regular mail, from an ‘estate locator’ claiming that there may be an unclaimed inheritance to which you are entitled then don’t get excited too quickly. Sure, there are times when someone dies and leaves a sum of money to people who didn’t know them, or didn’t expect to inherit anything from them, but that tends to be the exception rather than the rule. So, if you do receive such a notification from an ‘estate locator’ suggesting that you have an inheritance due then remember that if something sounds too good to be true it typically is. THE INHERITANCE CON Con artists will adopt any scheme that they think will part a fool from his money

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Inheritance Scams

Everything that you do in this world, if you are to have some kind of success, involves hard work and planning. The average person has the misconception that people who do crime are able to wake up in the morning, do a crime, and then receive a lot of money. This may be true for criminals that make a little bit of money in their endeavors but for the criminals that hope to be able to commit the big score, it takes lots of hard work and careful planning.

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In The World Of Online Crime, The Drive By Method Is Most Effective

When it comes to secure operating systems, with the release of Windows 7, Microsoft can finally claim to be one. Windows 7 has proven that Microsoft has taken security seriously and that they have attempted to prove that through their actions.

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Hackers Looking To Exploit Windows 7 Already

One of the things about the holidays is the good feeling that people seem to display that is not there during the rest of the year. A lot of this goodwill gets displayed in the form of giving to charities . It helps a person feel good about themselves.

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The Use Of Charities To Run Scams On The Internet

When you take your computer onto a strange network, it pays to be highly suspicious and even paranoid about the situation. There are many tricks that are out there now that allows malicious hackers to gather your information as the packets transmit through the air. Many people need to access their work computer when they are in a remote location and this action requires traveling over strange networks. Some people only need a command line client to be able to access the office server. The SSH  protocol allows a command line client to be able to access a work server securely through encrypted data packets.

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How To Communicate Securely Through A Network With SSH

Surfing around the net, looking for interesting articles to read about spyware, etc, I come across all sorts of things. Some of those incluse posts which suggest that Spyzooka may be a scam . This, however, only highlights why you shouldn’t necessarily believe everything you read on the internet – What many of these web sites and blog pages are failing to disclose to you is the fact that they are in competition with Spyzooka – reading through what they have to say I’ve spotted a good many affiliate links which lead to competing anti-spyware products. They then pop the ‘Spyzooka’ name into their post titles in order to capitalise on the associated search engine traffic

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Spyzooka Scam? Nope, And This Is Why You Shouldn’t Believe It

Many people aspire to own their own property. Due to this desire, many banking and investment institutions have engaged in lending practices that could, at best, be described as unethical.

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Do You Consider 100% Mortgages To Be A Type Of Housing Fraud?

Ten people were bailed yesterday to reappear in court to face charges alleging that they had used stolen credit cards in order to defraud iTunes, the online music shop. The seven men and three women were arrested by the Metropolitan Police Central E-Crime Unit (PCEU) on Wednesday following raids across London and the Midlands. According to DCI Terry Wilson, from the PCEU, “This has been a complex investigation to establish what we believe to be an international conspiracy to defraud Apple and Amazon.” “This investigation, with its national and international dimension, exemplifies why we have set up this national response to e-crime.” “We are now making it more risky for criminals who seek to exploit the internet and commit e-crime across national borders.” The arrests came after an investigation that began back in February and which often crossed paths with a similar operation involving the FBI

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10 In Court Over iTune Fraud

Mike Ashley, owner of newly-relegated Newcastle United is keen to sell up and recoup some of the money he ploughed into the football club. On Thursday evening he may possibly have thought that he had a buyer in multimillionaire Rick Parkinson from Northumberland. Following photos and a press release the story ran on television but the Northern Echo had reservations. Turns out they were right as Mr.

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Newcastle United FC In £150m Takeover Hoax

Thanks to fellow Twitter user fons_be I found this a post about the recent tragic loss of Air France flight 447. After reading the post, here , I’d be interested in your thoughts on whether owning / buying / developing a domain name related to a disaster is a good business decision or just a little bit crass?

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Air France Flight 447, A Domain Name Conspiracy?

David Alexander over at ScamStop gave me a chuckle today with a post about toilet paper. Considering the problems facing just about every nation of the world right now it seems quite bizarre that his native South Africa should be feeling bummed about a toilet roll scam in which wipers are receiving less than the mandatory 500 sheets! Read the whole story : The Great Toilet Paper Scam . The Great Toilet Paper Scam! is a post from: Scam Types dot Com Check out The Best Internet Security Programs Of 2009

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The Great Toilet Paper Scam!

Here at Scam Types dot Com I have already written about several phony lotteries – you know, those ones where you receive an email saying you’ve won when you haven’t even entered? Such lottery scams are an attempt to con you by asking for advanced fees in order to release the so-called winnings.

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Real Lotteries – No More Than A Get Rich Quick Scam?

The latest email scam I have received is clever in that it references a well-known person and event, namely Alexander Litvinenko, an ex-Colonel in the KGB – Dear One, It is my solemn pleasure to be able to get to you finally. Do take this email as a contribution to fate. This is not an easy task and that is the main reason why I contacted you. I was driven to contact you from the innermost being.

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Scam Email Reference Alexander Litvinenko

Here’s the latest scam email to hit my inbox. Strangely, this one is quite open about requiring an advanced fee before, supposedly, passing on a fortune in return – Greetings! I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, West Africa, I travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of December

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Mr Osas Henry Wants $290.00

Two Chinese men have been handed the death penalty for their part in a contaminated milk scam in their native country. Nineteen other employees of the Sanlu dairy were jailed. The former boss of Sanlu was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Death Penalty Given To Chinese Milk Scammers

Christmas is nearly here again!! It’s a special time of year for many people for many reasons -many enjoy the festivities, decorations, and the holiday spirit, whilst others simply enjoy the act of giving, whether that be in terms of presents or donating money to their favorite charity too. Unfortunately, there are many donation scams, and they are certainly far more prevalent at this time of year as scammers realise that many people are, perhaps, far more generous around the Christmas period. Donating to charity is a very worthwhile cause so please protect yourself from giving to online donation scams, several of which circulate on the Internet.

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Christmas Donation Scams

The FTC (Federal Trade commission) has recently identified the top 10 email scams that consumers should be on the lookout for. The 10 scams are as follows – 1. ADVANCE FEE FRAUD Scam artists offer to transfer huge amounts of money into your bank account in return for paying a fee or their ‘expenses’ that are necessary to release the money

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The FTC’s Guide To The Top 10 Email Scams

Being an inventor is a hazardous career. There are costs involved – time is always an issue and, often, so is financial funding, both in terms of creation and testing and also in marketing. TAKING RISKS For anyone who has ever invented something new, the risk of having someone else steal or patent the idea or design is huge. This can lead to large financial gains for the thief whilst the inventor does not receive a penny for their efforts. Due to this risk, many firms have sprung up, offering their services in evaluating new designs and offering patenting services

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The Inventor/Patent Scam

In nearly every country of the world I think it would be fair to say that the weather can be quite unpredictable at times. Unless, of course, you live where I do, in which case you know it’s gonna be cold, windy and rain a lot. In fact, in the UK this year summer as we know it was almost a non-event with very few days of sunny weather. GAIA’S WILL?

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Global Warming And Other Environmental Frauds

Ok, this is what I did for a Breast Cancer charity – I’m the one in the middle!! UPDATE : Here’s a new enhanced version from Kim Woodbridge. Just For Amber is a post from: Scam Types dot Com Check out The Best Internet Security Programs Of 2009

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Just For Amber

Paul Simon (not the singer) has been defiled. Ouch! As you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Paul Simon an Offshore Oil Rig Engineer in Port Harcourt,Nigeria. I have been diagnosed with cancer of the Brain .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts… The last of my money which no one knows of is the cash deposit of Six million dollars $6,000,000,00 that I have with a BANK in Port Harcourt South -South of Nigeria… I have set aside 20% for you and for your time. God be with you

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Cancerous Scammer Gets Defiled