This is a common trick used by scammers to appear to be in another country. They register an internet number that appears to be in another country, but are in fact nothing more than premium rate numbers they can access via a browser. The most common one we see is the UK +4470 (or 070) […]
Month: October 2014
The answer to “Where do scammers keep their scripted emails?”
This one is easy. They send it to themselves, either by emailing themselves and adding all their potential victims to the BCC list (blind carbon copy – no one else can see the details of the others emailed), or by emailing themselves at a different email account. Here’s an example: Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION, From: Us […]
A quick way to help spot phishing links.
When you receive an email with a link claiming to be from an official company, hover your mouse pointer over the link and look at the bottom of the browser page. You’ll see the link appear there. If it doesn’t match the location it’s claiming to go to, it’s very likely a phishing link used […]
Who are we?
So let me introduce you to the core group of volunteers who run this site. Firstly, my name is Wayne and this is my site. I joined the antiscam community in December of 2005 as a baiter after stumbling into it purely by accident. Since then I’ve switched my focus from messing with the scammers […]
So where does the term “419 scam” come from?
We all see the term “419 scam” thrown around, but where does it actually come from? Its roots are in the Nigerian criminal code, specifically section 419. Below is that section, as taken from http://www.nigeria-law.org/Criminal%20Code%20Act-Part%20VI%20%20to%20the%20end.htm 419. Any person who by any false pretence, and with intent to defraud, obtains from any other person anything capable of […]
We can only help people if they’re willing to help themselves.
Over the past 2.5 years we’ve dealt with tens of thousands of cases of online fraud. One scam in particular we see more than any other, and that’s the blackmail scam. Through those cases, we’ve come up with the best solution to deal with it. However, we still get people who ask for our help […]
The second email address secret.
Something to note about 419 emails, is that they will often have a different “reply to” address than the one they were sent from. There’s two reasons for this. One is that, if the email address being used to send the scam is reported, the one the people reply to will still be open. Two […]
Blackmail scams help
If you’ve been the victim of a blackmail scam, we have a sister site with all the help and advice you need. It’s at www.blackmailscams.com
Odd as it sounds, reporting scammers isn’t a good idea.
The first reaction a lot of people have when they get scammed is to report the scammer’s profile to get it shut down. It sounds like the sensible thing to do, but let’s take a moment to explain why it may be the worst thing you can do. Sites like this put in a lot […]
Worst dating site for scammers.
This is something we’re often asked. What site would we say in our opinion has the worst reputation for being scam infested. That dishonour goes to fishmeetfish.com where we’ve seen up to 90% of new accounts belonging to scammers.