Warning! Internet Scams & Email Phishing
July 28th, 2010 by spam blocking
A video blog about internet scams, asking if you’ve ever experienced them and if you know anyone who has been taken in. Also I cover how to watch out and avoid them. Beware of a Dell scam going around, in which you will be asked to verify your payment details after buying the computer. They will ask for your credit card and passport. This is a scam do not reply.
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July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I once got a redicuous one where it said someone had died who I didn’t know and was all the way across the world put me in their will and they have money for me. I was so generic that I knew it was fake.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
yo dude, i bought the new macbook pro 13″, anyways, i always receive the “you have won a million dollars, please send your….” blah blah blah, so yeah, some are pretty classic, some are really really good, but its easy to detect them if you kkep your eyes sharp
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
var banner=’ Fear me, for I am root@localhost! ‘;
function init()
{
if (document.all)
document.getElementById(”testDiv”).innerHTML = banner;
}
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
like orangeoffice is a rip of of open office
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Yeah I had the suit guy experience I wonder was it the same guy. He was heading to Shannon in my case seeing as I live on the west coast. But his story was pretty much the same.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Did anyone receive a private message on youtube last week congratulating you on your latest video and saying that your channel could be featured by going to a website ?
Well, I never clicked the link they offered. But I do feel like an idiot because I responded in kind (Thanks for the comment, have a nice day). Two days later, I receive the same shit message from someone else on my other account. Facepalm.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
great vid Dave – think that may have been a russian accent instead of italian! I bumped into that same guy you met in Newbridge – none of the suits would fit me!!!!!!
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
tip: if it’s from a government official (or similar) and they have a yahoo email address, don’t bother with it
I like the one from the FBI saying they’ve recovered funds from a scammer and will send you an ATM card with a million dollars on it as soon as you give them your ID and banking info.
Warnings are all over the place, so I don’t feel sorry for people who still willingly hand over their money to these people.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
cant these guys be tracked that are sending these emails & be prosecuted dave..?
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I got a couple of email from some bank manager frim africa saying that they have been hired to track down the last relaative & they need to put so many millions into my bank account & i will get 40/% of it..so they want my bank details..
yeah right..
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I would never do on-line banking.. as a matter of fact I just fired bank of America last week!
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Hi Dave,
Someone hacked into my mail and sent out a mail asking people for money. When I went into my settings they where going to get my mail forwarded to them. Now I check my settings every time i open my mail.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
love the accent man!
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
It’s true, the stereotype Italian accent is nothing like the actual Italian accent. Plus, there are different accents between Northern Italians and Southern Italians as well, so all-in-all, it’s difficult to determine what a so-called general Italian accent truly is. In any case, it was still amusing to hear that stereotypical Italian accent you pulled off. =P
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
hows your ‘friends’ ipad :L
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
When is the new iMac coming out?
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
@reeceybaber
sure, just send me an email and we can get this started.
I really need you to organize the folder in ‘Documents’ thats called ‘Personal.’
that folders a mess…haha
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
So my DNA won’t save the moon’s 3rd. cousin?
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
on ichat i keep getting the same message from all my buddys that they found some pictures of me on the internet and the they gave me a link
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
ill be showing this video to my dad, hes not too computer smart and i think it could be valuable knowledge to him.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
i got 1 for facebook it said my acount has ben disactavaited
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Welcome to Dating.com. You have 500 matches. *Opens matches* Hot guy appears *Falls in love*. Sweet heart I need money to get to your country. Send to me by Paypal. 4,000 dollars later – Sorry, but I think its over.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I’ve never actually had one of the people from another country that want to send me millions (or billions), although I have had other scams.
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
@DrDfree Wait… you won the Nigerian lottery too? That doesn’t make sense they told me I was the winner…
July 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Hotmail has 100’s of phishing,