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Online Extortion Scams-The Fear Factor!!

A new type of scam circulating and duping innocent people of hard earned money is the online extortion scam. Unlike most scams which try to cash in on two main factors ie. Economic slowdown and opportunity to make quick money, online extortion scams cash in on the very basic aspect of the human mindset-fear.
First surfacing [...]

April 16th, 2009 | Tags: cyber crime, cyber crime scams, Death Threat Email Scams, death threat scams, Email Scams, extortion scam, Online extortion scams, online scams, scammers | Category: Action Against Fraud, Cyber Crime Conferences, Death Threat Email Scams, Email Scams, Online Scams | Leave a comment

Death Threat Email: Did you get one recently?

Of late, the scam known as the email death threat scam has seen a fresh resurgence. The death threat informs you that somebody known to you wants you dead. That somebody has in fact hired the sender of the email to carry out this wish.
But the sender is prepared to spare your life if you [...]

March 14th, 2008 | Category: Death Threat Email Scams | Comments (5)

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