Checking Out the “Check Into This” E-mail Ad Alert Checking Out the “Check Into This” E-mail This e-mail links to a fake news site promoting a work-at-home scheme. From: —[email protected] Subject: Check this out Date: May 10, 2012 To: —[email protected] this is intense you should check…
Translating the Full Costs of the “Language Professors Hate Him” Ad Ad Alert Translating the Full Costs of the “Language Professors Hate Him” Ad The only thing that can be “absolutely guaranteed” is that there is no way to learn a new language in only 10 days. This ad links to a language-software website…
Lies, Lies, Lies Ad Alert Lies, Lies, Lies It all sounds great. Click on a website and start making money. But it is a An inherently deceptive form of multi-level marketing where participants are told they’ll get paid…
Pay to Work? Be Wary of This Data Entry Job Ad Alert Pay to Work? Be Wary of This Data Entry Job This e-mail links to a site that asks you to pay for a data entry job. Any service that cares more about getting your money than getting the best-qualified applicants…
Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough? Ad Alert Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough? The site linked in this e-mail is selling a “cash creation” system that involves taking online surveys. Beware of any job that “requires no prior experience, education, or special skills.”…
MyCashCall: Fast Cash from a Text? Ad Alert MyCashCall: Fast Cash from a Text? MyCashCall.net is not a lender. The site collects your Data that can be used to identify you, like your name, address, birth date, or Social Security number and sends it…
Beware the Costs of Free iPad Texts Ad Alert Beware the Costs of Free iPad Texts The link in this text takes you to freesurprisecenter.com, where nothing is really free. Not only that, but they require you to enter your Data that can be used to…
Best-Buy-Offer.com: Not Exactly Best Buy Ad Alert Best-Buy-Offer.com: Not Exactly Best Buy Watch out for any site that uses a slightly altered version of a major vendor’s URL to try to seem more legitimate. The link in this shady-looking text message leads…
WorkAtHomeAide.net: Check into this Marketer Ad Alert WorkAtHomeAide.net: Check into this Marketer This e-mail links to a fake news site. When you leave the site, a An advertisement that pops up in a new window when you’re browsing the internet. window directs…
Can You Win the African Lottery? Ad Alert Can You Win the African Lottery? Playing foreign lotteries is illegal. Do not reply to an e-mail like this or provide any information to the sender. For more information, check out TINA.org’s article on sweepstakes and…
Watch Out for E-mails Seeking Foreign Business Partners Ad Alert Watch Out for E-mails Seeking Foreign Business Partners Any Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your money magically disappear e-mail…
Mr. Dennis Lawrence, Financial Consultant? Ad Alert Mr. Dennis Lawrence, Financial Consultant? This e-mail requests Data that can be used to identify you, like your name, address, birth date, or Social Security number as part of a bizarre pitch to get the…
E-mail Alert: Does Ghana Have $8 million to Give You? Ad Alert E-mail Alert: Does Ghana Have $8 million to Give You? Sorry, the Vice President of Ghana doesn’t really want to give you $8 million out of the blue. The tip-offs? Poor grammar, request for nonsensical “RED SEALED stamp fee” of…
Who is Alusi obi? And Why Does He Want to Give You Money? Ad Alert Who is Alusi obi? And Why Does He Want to Give You Money? Is Mr. Alusi obi your pal? Have you entrusted him with $7.3 million for some reason? No? Good, so you know this is totally fake. Red flags: poor grammar, unknown…
“Y0u can make m0ney w0rking fr0m h0me t0day” Ad Alert “Y0u can make m0ney w0rking fr0m h0me t0day” This O- challenged e-mailer wants you to link to http://www.workhome57now.com, a fake news site calling itself East Haven Business Journal, with an article promoting a suspicious work-at-home opportunity. Read more…
Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity? Ad Alert Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity? For over a year, Chiefnana has been sending this e-mail trying to get recipients to invest in a supposed gold mining operation in Africa. Odds are that if you send…