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Entries Tagged as 'Fraud'

Bring a Gun or Learn to Spell

March 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I received the following email a few days ago. Few obvious signs it is a scam. Bad spelling and grammar. The writer requests that the transaction be kept secret. The writer acknowledges that the transfer violates the rules of his bank and strongly suggests that the activity is an offence. Having […]

Tags: Fraud

Secret Code Allows Scam on ATM

January 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This story from CNN is fascinating but as usual the media only scratched the surface of the story. A criminal used a secret code and a prepaid bank card (to avoid detection) to trick the ATM machine into thinking that it is handing out $5 bills when it is actually handing out $20 bills. […]

Tags: Fraud · Video

Try Explaining Truck Surfing to Your Insurer

January 12th, 2007 · No Comments

If this accident was covered by insurance, I would like to see the explanation provided.

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If you want to see an amazing demonstration of train surfing go to the Skeleton Project.

Tags: Dangerous Driving · Fraud · Insurance · Video

Criminal Offers to Ship Stolen Property to You to Sell on eBay

December 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Here is an post on Kijiji.
Hi all,
I am looking for sellers of any level to sell many hot items on eBay…No matter where you are from. I can ship the products direct to you or your buyers. For more details, please contact by email and tell me where you are from
Thank you
This is bold, […]

Tags: Fraud · eBay

Top eBay Scammers and Why They Got Caught

December 16th, 2006 · 1 Comment

The article Researchers: Software Can Nip Ebay Fraud in the Bud caught my interest. The claim is that by analyzing data fraudsters using eBay can be identified.
I started to wonder what are the biggest advantages, in terms of avoiding being caught, of using online auctions to commit fraud and sell stolen property. […]

Tags: Fraud · Online Auctions · Technology · Uncategorized · eBay