Internet Scams

Wachovia Possibilities Rewards Scam? Strange Program Activity Reported

Posted 12.15.2009 | Business


The Wachovia Possibilities Rewards Web site is experiencing slow load time this afternoon. The reason for the high volume of server requests and in...

Armchair Generals in the War on Cancer

Mark Drapeau | Posted 12.14.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Drapeau

Now, a private person pledging $1 million is a generous thought, to be sure, but how much does it need to be re-tweeted, blogged about, and generally celebrated?

Nigerian Student Gets 19-Year Sentence For Love Scam

Times Of Nigeria | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


A final year student of the Department of Survey and Geo-Informatics Engineering, University of Lagos, Mr. Lawal Adekunle Nurudeen has been sentenced ...

My Nigerian Email Scam

Tom McNichol | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business


Tom McNichol

AN URGENT EMAIL TO MY ESTEEMED FRIEND IN NIGERIA Dear MR. HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA, First, 1,000 apologies for not responding to the valued emails you've...

Your Personal Information Is Vulnerable To Routing Scams

ABC | Ashley Phillips | Posted 08.08.2008 | Home


When I sit down at my computer and type Bank of America's Web site into my browser's address bar, I expect to be taken to Bank of America. When I send...

How High Tech Scalpers Hoard Hannah Montana Tix

The Wall Street Journal | Ethan Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Ticketing giant Ticketmaster is taking aim at what it says is a new obstacle for fans hoping to attend concerts by hot acts like Bruce Springsteen, Va...