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Archive for December, 2008

US Court puts a lid on Two Scareware Scams

Photo by: Paul Keleher
Last week, a US court gave out orders to yank two online companies off the internet. The action was taken on the companies, Innovative Marketing Inc. and ByteHosting Internet Services LLC after the FTC filed charges against them.
FTC holds both the companies to be scams from end to end. Federal officials formally [...]

Are you an Alien? New IRS Email Scam asks

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That’s the question a new scam going around in the name of the IRS is asking. The scam, which uses emails as its missives, holds out it would be in the recipient’s interest to answer. Targeted at foreign nationals residing in the US, the scam offers them a way to save tax.
The scam [...]

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