Scam

Multiply multilingual - Email scams aren't just from Nigeria

by Graham Cluley on May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment

They used to be called "Letters from Nigeria", but it's not such a good name these days. Because they can come from any corner of the world, in a multitude of languages.

Facebook clickjackers said to make over $1 million a month, agree to stop spam

by Graham Cluley on May 8, 2012 | 7 Comments

A firm at the centre of allegations that its affiliates flooded Facebook with spam and clickjacking attacks has agreed to clean up its act - after earning up to $1.2 million per month in gross monthly revenues.

Fraudsters spam out scams via SMS text messages

by Graham Cluley on May 8, 2012 | 15 Comments

Always take care about clicking on links sent to you out of the blue, even if they arrive on your mobile phone.

Facebook teams up with Sophos and other security vendors

by Carole Theriault on April 25, 2012 | 15 Comments

Facebook has announced that it is teaming up with a number of security vendors, including Sophos.

Draw Something scam targets players via Twitter

by Graham Cluley on March 29, 2012 | 6 Comments

Are you one of the millions of devotees of the Draw Something game?

Watch out! Scammers are trying to dupe you into clicking on their links.

Watch out! iPhone 5 giveaway events on Facebook are clearly scams

by Joshua Long on March 15, 2012 | 7 Comments

Have you received an event invitation today about how free iPhone 5s are being given away on Facebook?

Beware!

Free iPad 3? It doesn't exist! Beware of scams

by Graham Cluley on February 29, 2012 | 5 Comments

Chances are that we will see Apple announce an iPad 3 very soon. But don't be duped into believing there's an easy way to get one for free.

Don't lose your Klingon inheritance. It's spam of the day

by Graham Cluley on February 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

Our Klingon anti-virus product has been told it could receive a massive inheritance.

Hmm.. does anyone smell anything a bit Ferengi about this?

Australian Taxation Office scam preys on those still awaiting refunds

by Paul Ducklin on January 31, 2012 | 2 Comments

The personal income tax year in Australia ends on 30 June. Many refunds will already have been processed and paid out.

That hasn't stopped the scammers. They've added a few weasel-words about "delays", as a sort of general-purpose excuse.

Google Docs - a full-featured, full-service phishing facility?

by Paul Ducklin on January 16, 2012 | 12 Comments

SophosLabs is warning users not to read too much into docs.google.com URLs.

Two scam campaigns this weekend used Google Docs to attack two very different targets. One had big-four Aussie bank ANZ in its sights; the other was aimed at a large North American school.