Fraud artist sold fake insurance to nearly 150 Yukoners
May 9, 2006

A Whitehorse woman who pleaded guilty Monday to insurance fraud against nearly 150 clients had a 'sinking feeling' every time she heard a police, fire or ambulance siren, according to her lawyer... MORE»

murmur categories: scams, money

tags: consumers consumer news consumerism insurance fraud scam

posted by Tessa | 9:23 AM (ET) | Permalink

New $5 bill coming this fall
April 4, 2006

A new $5 note with the same security features as larger denomination banknotes will go into circulation on Nov. 15, the Bank of Canada announced today... MORE»

murmur categories: money, scams

tags: consumers consumer news consumerism money counterfeit Canada Canadian

posted by Tessa | 14:27 AM (ET) | Permalink

Termite mulch warning dismissed as e-hoax
March 30, 2006

I've received a few e-mails from folks wondering about a warning they received in their inbox about termites infesting mulch from Louisiana. The e-mail is a hoax. (Not sure why people go to the trouble of creating these kinds of hoaxes, but I'm constantly amazed by the human capacity for weirdness)... MORE»

murmur categories: home, miscellaneous, scams

tags: consumers consumer news consumerism hoaxes urban legends e-mail hoaxes folklore Hurricane Katrina New Orleans gardening

posted by Tessa | 10:28 AM (ET) | Permalink

Mobile shredders drive home fraud prevention message
March 27, 2006

Police set up shredding trucks outside two stores in Alberta to encourage people to destroy documents containing personal information in one of many events during Fraud Prevention Month in Canada... MORE»

Watch out for phoney $5 bills
January 24, 2006

The Bank of Canada is warning people to be on the outlook for bogus currency after a rash of counterfeit $5 bills reported in Toronto... MORE»

murmur categories: money scams

tags: consumers consumer news consumerism money counterfeit Canada Canadian

posted by Tessa | 1:06 PM (ET) | Permalink

"Grow your member"… and other top spam of 2005
January 5, 2006

Spammers are getting more sophisticated in the battle to grab your attention in your inbox, according to AOL's 3rd Annual Top Ten Spam List... MORE»

murmur categories: technolgy, scams

tags: consumers, consumer news, consumerism, spam

posted by Tessa | 10:36 AM (ET) | Permalink

Most Americans can’t spot a phishing scam
December 8, 2005

Despite the attention paid by phishing scams in the media (including Marketplace), a new survey says the majority of Americans still can’t tell the difference between legitimate and scam e-mail... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 12:09 PM (ET) | Permalink

Skepticism has consequences: Have you opened a real e-mail from your bank lately?
October 25, 2005

PC Advisor reports that banks are having a problem communicating with their customers via e-mail. It seems some consumers have been so conditioned to be alert to ‘phishing’ scams (often involving banks, PayPal, etc.), that we automatically delete even legitimate mail from our own banks... MORE»

murmur categories: scams, privacy

tags: consumers, consumer news, consumerism, phishing, scams, banking

posted by Tessa | 11:33 AM (ET) | Permalink

‘Phishing’ goes mobile: New versions of scam target cellphone users
October 17, 2005

It seems ‘phishing’ scams aren’t limited to the world of the web and e-mail. Last week a man in Beijing was duped by a text message on his cellphone into handing over personal financial information. The scam cost him 150,000 yuan (US$18,500)... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 2:31 PM (ET) | Permalink

"Phishing" scammers losing the battle: study
October 14, 2005

A group set up to fight a form of online fraud, known as “phishing,” is claiming victory against scammers... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 11:26 AM (ET) | Permalink

Most ID theft occurs off-line
October 12, 2005

An interesting report from the Wall Street Journal about identity fraud... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 3:31 PM (ET) | Permalink

Wired on identity theft
June 29, 2005

Wired News has an interesting editorial on identity theft, and how the U.S. Congress ought to deal with it... MORE»

posted 10:40 AM (ET) | Permalink

‘Old West’ tactics of vigilante hackers draw fire
May 26, 2005

AFP has an article on a subject I told you about last week: vigilante hackers taking aim at phishing scams... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 11:06 AM (ET) | Permalink

“Car cloning” theft hits the road
May 24, 2005

A sophisticated car theft scam is on the rise, putting unassuming consumers and car dealers out thousands of dollars. The scam involves the “cloning” of vehicles, usually high-end luxury cars and sport-utility vehicles... MORE»

posted 11:09 AM (ET) | Permalink

Vigilantes hack phishing scam sites
May 20, 2005

They may be the superheroes of the web. A group of unidentified hackers have begun taking phishing scam operators on in their own game, Information Week reports... MORE»

posted 12:07 PM (ET) | Permalink

Beware of new “evil twins” and “pharming” web threats
May 17, 2005

Protecting your identity online is getting harder with the rise of two new web scams... MORE»

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Top five spam scams
April 22, 2005

The National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) in the United States has compiled a list of the top five fraudulent e-mail scams circulating on the web in March, 2005... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 10:24 AM (ET) | Permalink

Beware of ‘pharming’ scams
April 19, 2005

A new internet scam is making the rounds online, and it’s so sophisticated it can fool even experienced web users, the Tuscon Citizen reports... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 11:38 AM (ET) | Permalink

How to steer clear of eBay scams
March 24, 2005

Author Mark Gabriel Abdelnour is convinced more people would use online auction giant eBay if they weren’t afraid of being screwed by a deal-gone-wrong... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 11:05 AM (ET) | Permalink

Diet scams: How to avoid them
March 24, 2005

Some of us may overindulge in chocolate this weekend (which, as reported earlier, is fine so long as it’s dark). The stuff has addictive properties, after all, so I’m inclined not to feel too guilty about scarfing back those scrumptious Easter eggs (my sister’s brought some back from England for me – yum!)... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 10:14 AM (ET) | Permalink

E-mail fraud warning
March 17, 2005

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is warning consumers not to fall for “phishing” scams... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 2:30 PM (ET) | Permalink

Phone scam cost victims $45M: police
February 4, 2005

A Canada-U.S. investigation has broken up a Montreal-based telemarketing operation that police say bilked more than 100,000 victims of a total of $45 million... MORE»

posted by Tessa | 11:46 AM (ET) | Permalink

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