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Internet ScamBusters
By Audri and Jim Lanford
Copyright (c) 2000 Audri and Jim Lanford
Issue #40 - Part B December 15, 2000
As promised, here are some...
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Internet ScamBusters Snippets
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Real Virus to Watch For...
http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/Navidad/
Be on the lookout for a new virus call W32/Navidad@M. It's an
Internet worm that spreads using the Windows email program
Outlook. The email can come from addresses that you will recognize.
A file is attached to the email named NAVIDAD.EXE and when
run, displays an Error dialog box which reads "UI." A blue eye
will then appear next to the clock in the lower right corner
of your screen and a copy of the worm is saved to the file
"winsvrc.vxd" in the SYSTEM directory.
If your PC is infected, then all emails addressed to you will
be automatically responded to with an email from your address
with the attachment.
McAfee recently upgraded this virus to a Medium On Watch risk
because of an increase in infection levels worldwide. Use the
above URL for detection and removal directions.
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Latest Urban Legends Making the Rounds...
1. Subject: Gift Certificate from Cracker Barrel
My name is Junior Johnson, founder of Cracker Barrel. In an
attempt to get our name out to more people in the rural
communities where we are not currently located, we are
offering a $50 gift certificate to anyone who forwards this
email to 9 of their friends. Just send this email to them and
you will receive an email back with a confirmation number to
claim your gift certificate.
Sincerely
Junior Johnson
Founder of Cracker Barrel
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Not true, of course. Read Cracker Barrel's rebuttal at
http://www.crackerbarrel.com/emailhoax/default.asp
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2. A new drug called Progesterex is being used to
permanently sterilize young women.
This email claims that there is a new drug on the market that
has been out for less than a year called Progesterex. This
drug was supposedly designed to sterilize horses, but it is
now supposedly being used on young women.
In reality, there is no drug called Progesterex, and the rest
of the email is bogus as well.
To read the email going around and the comments, see:
http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/progest.htm
3. You can earn $100 from iWon.com by passing along a chain letter.
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If you got this email you're lucky (don't delete). You have
just won 100 dollars!....... You will only get the money if
you send this to 5 or more people. A box will appear on the
screen after you have sent it! It really works.... try it!
Take 5 min. out of your time and send this... believe me you
won't be sorry!!
0-2 people: $10
2-4 people: $20
4-6 people: $50
6-8 people: $75
8-10 people: $100!!!!!!!! Keep on sending!!!!!
iWon.com http://www.iwon.com why wouldn't you?
Again, not true. Read iWon.com's rebuttal at
http://www.iwon.com/ct/help/chainmail.html
4. The "5 cent surcharge on e-mail" hoax is making the rounds
again. Don't be fooled -- there is no Bill 602P, nor a
"public-minded" lawyer named Richard Stepp.
Check out the facts at:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/email.htm
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FTC's Crackdown on "Operation Top Ten Dot Cons"
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/10/topten.htm
Con artists who have gone high-tech to peddle traditional
scams online have been branded with a new name... "dot cons."
The FTC, after a busy year working with international law
enforcement, recently announced 251 law enforcement actions
against online scammers in "Operation Top Ten Dot Cons."
We've included an excerpt below of the top ten targeted scams
and what they involve from
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/dotcon/index.html
(1) Internet Auctions
After sending your money, you may receive an item that is less
valuable than promised, or nothing at all.
(2) Internet Access Services
You may be "trapped" into a long-term contract for Internet
access, with big penalties for early cancellation.
(3) Web Cramming
You receive an invoice or charge on your phone bill for
services you never accepted or agreed to.
(4) Travel and Vacation Fraud
Fraudulent companies lie about their travel packages or hit
you with hidden charges.
(5) Investment Schemes and Get-Rich-Quick Scams
You may lose money using programs or services that claim to
predict the market with 100% accuracy.
(6) International Modem Dialing
Unbeknownst to you, your modem is disconnected, then
reconnected through an international long-distance telephone number.
(7) Credit Card Fraud
Fraudulent promoters ask for your credit card number for age
verification, then run up charges on your card.
(8) Multi-level Marketing (MLM) and Pyramid Scams
You buy into an MLM plan and find your only customers are
other distributors, not the public.
(9) Business Opportunities and Work-At-Home Scams
Con artists promise you big earnings, but can't back them up.
(10) Health Care Products and Services
Promoters offer "miracle cures" for your health problems.
Be sure to read up on these scams, the bait these "dot cons"
use, the catch, and the "safety net" you need to avoid them.
And if you find you've been a victim of one of these scams, be
sure to notify the FTC using their online complaint form at
https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm.
Survey Reveals Internet Fraud On The Rise
http://www.CyberSource.com/fraud_survey/
CyberSource -- a leading provider of mission-critical
eCommerce transaction services -- revealed in its second
annual CyberSource Fraud 2000 Survey that 83% of the online
merchants surveyed feel that online fraud is a problem. This
is up from last year's results of 75%.
61% of the e-merchants are taking more precautions this year
than last year to prevent fraud this holiday season. Measures
include employing a fraud screening solution and displaying a
logo or icon from an online fraud solution provider on their
sites to ease customers' fears about shopping online. 81% of
the e-merchants feel that online sales would increase if
shoppers were not concerned about fraud. Their biggest
challenge to managing online fraud is the loss of customer goodwill.
A past issue of ScamBusters covered this same subject. You can
read more about it at
http://www.scambusters.org/Scambusters39.html
The 809 Phone Scam is Back... Again
We've had several reports from observant viewers that the
infamous 809 scam is making the rounds yet again, this time
claiming to charge up to $2425 per-minute which, if you've
been reading ScamBusters, you know isn't true.
For the true story behind the 809 Scam -- and the scam IS real
-- check out one of our past issues at
http://www.scambusters.org/809Scam.html
David Emery at About.com's Urban Legends brought
this new round to his reader's attention and mentions
ScamBusters in his Sightings, Notes & Updates:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/blnote11.htm
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