Cyber criminals are again on their way to find their next victims through phishing scams. This time, they are using the government’s economic stimulus plan to lure their victims. Recently, there are circulating emails promising people economic-stimulus package payments. But of course, this is just a bait. The scammers want to phish for important information [...]
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Bogus Phishing Attack
Last month, there was a large-scale phishing attack on banks and credit unions according to the Federal Reserve Bank. Because of this, the US Department of Treasury restricted federal wire transfers. This news, of course, caused various people to panic. However, the news was actually a bogus one. There was no actual phishing attack the [...]
Identifying Email Hoaxes
Email hoaxes that find their way to a person’s email address are too numerous to count. Though Internet users handled lots of email hoaxes in the past, still a new one that reaches the inbox alerts many online users. With todays sophisticated types of malware and virus, it is not surprising that Internet users take [...]
How to Start an Attention-grabbing Email Marketing Campaign
The email is among the best tools in marketing today. For one, sending advertisement through email is cost effective; email marketing actually costs less than the standard means of promoting a product. Aside from this, there is quite a large number of Internet users. Just two years ago, comScore Networks reported that there are almost [...]
Remailer: Helpful or Harmful?
There are instances when you feel that you need to report someone for committing a crime, yet you are afraid to do so. Sending your message anonymously might be the best option available for you. When you send anonymous emails, you will not be putting yourself at risk. Reporting crime is not the only event [...]