Okay, we still have a week to go here to roll through the holiday season and settle down and focus on 2013, but I was reviewing my email inbox for December and realized I had received at least one example of each of the below scams (and in some cases, two of three per example).
How many of these can you check off as having received during the holiday season?
[ ] Phoney PayPal Payment Confirmation Email
[ ] Phoney YouTube Video Upload Confirmation Email
[ ] Phoney Bank Account Has Been Suspended Email
[ ] Phoney Discounts/Gift Cards on Holiday Items
[ ] Phoney Someone is Stranded & Needs Help Email
[ ] Phoney Facebook Friends Request Email
[ ] Phoney LinkedIn Connection Request Email
[ ] Phoney UPS/FedEx/USPS Delivery Invoice Email
[ ] Phoney Charity Money Request Email
[ ] Phoney Crazy Inheritance Email (can't believe this one still exists)
[ ] Phoney Work-At-Home Job Opportunity Email
[ ] Phoney Response to Craigslist Posting Email
I have to say, I am a popular girl with the scammers.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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I also contacted iVeera (unknowingly. I was trying to update McAfee and somehow got this "company" Unfortunately, I did give them my credit card. I have an excellent credit card and they are investigating this situation. One really needs to be very careful on the internet, to say the least. Certainly a hard lesson learned.
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