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28th September 2009
Before the advent of internet, we couldn’t imagine that we would later in life be able to use our mouse, click it a few times, order the stuff we need and get it delivered easily and conveniently. Internet has made life easier in terms of shopping as it... Read >
Author: yasirkalim23rd September 2009
Click Fraud
If you're using AdWords or AdSense you must have heard about an emerging practice in the underworld of computing called "click fraud". But what exactly is click fraud and how is it accomplished?
Well AdSense uses a payment mechanism that... Read >
Author: Kaviani18th September 2009
In 2008, R420-million worth of credit card fraud was committed in South Africa. That is R35-million per month squandered by clever criminals who have entire syndicates dedicated to making money illegally. Don’t fool yourself into thinking these syndicat... Read >
Author: AlterSage17th September 2009
The irony of eBay is that as it grows to be ever more successful, it draws the unsavory element of the internet towards it. I'm talking about people who make it their business to attempt to defraud you and me in our eBay and PayPal transactions.
Of co... Read >
Author: rajesh116th September 2009
The irony of eBay is that as it grows to be ever more successful, it draws the unsavory element of the internet towards it. I'm talking about people who make it their business to attempt to defraud you and me in our eBay and PayPal transactions.
Of co... Read >
Author: rajesh116th September 2009
Many people are wary about using their credit cards, especially online, because of the possibility of becoming a victim of fraud. While fraud does happen, and costs hundreds of millions every year, there are some simple steps you can take to protect yours... Read >
Author: wbdoyle11th September 2009
Aussie credit card fraud may not be as lucrative as recently reported.
When it comes to the risks of using a credit card Aussie media networks have recently been publicising how lucrative your data could be to a fraudster.
However, viewers of ABC's ... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch03rd September 2009
Whilst credit cards can offer flexibility, ease, and convenience for consumers, they can also result in stress and frustration, largely because of the high level of credit card fraud that is taking place in the UK these days. With the recession in full sw... Read >
Author: Reno Charlton02nd September 2009
17/4/2006 - Through its Overture pay per click search division, Yahoo has been found facilitating fraudulent click activity generated by known spyware ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware ) makers including 180solutions, Intermix, and Direct Revenue. Th... Read >
Author: sanjay115th August 2009
Unfortunately, victims of this type of fraud will often only find out their identity has been stolen when a card purchase has been declined or they have been refused credit, for example a new credit card or a mobile phone contract. There are several ways ... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton12th August 2009
There are some so-called specialists who claim they can secure a loan modification for any homeowner in any circumstance. They charge an unreasonable fee that takes advantage of desperate homeowners.
Many homeowners are seeking ways to have their loan... Read >
Author: Lindsy Emery03rd August 2009
Problems surrounding click fraud have been proliferating since the very beginning of pay per click advertising. Unfortunately, not every person who engages in an entrepreneur is an honest person. That is why they may take liberties with clicking on ads no... Read >
Author: Michael Baker21st July 2009
1."Gone Phishing?" Do not give your life away!
If you are not aware of what "phishing" is, the name should give you a hint. Except the "phish" that ends up taking the bait has to spend countless hours restoring their identity. The more bait they emai... Read >
Author: Romel Whiteside16th July 2009
Photos are very important for selling a product at an online auction; that's why we will need a photo to showing to the buyer about the product being sold. I believe you will agree with my statement above. Unfortunately, nowadays there are many frauds... Read >
Author: andywilliams0622nd June 2009
Dating has surely enhanced the lives in one way or the other. Today, the concept of arranged marriages has eradicated. People feel good to pass lives with the individuals who are already known to them. Dating is miraculous for the charming individuals. Th... Read >
Author: Robert Bell15th June 2009
Cash for crash cheats put lives at risk
The insurance industry is calling for a more pro-active role from the police to combat fraudulent motor accident claims, or 'cash-for-crash' claims, as they've become known. The Insurance Fraud Bureau has shown t... Read >
Author: Nick Jervis15th June 2009
The irony of eBay is that as it grows to be ever more successful, it draws the unsavory element of the internet towards it. I'm talking about people who make it their business to attempt to defraud you and me in our eBay and PayPal transactions.
Of co... Read >
Author: saratbdaniel19th May 2009
Here are a few tips to prevent fraud, if you move house be sure the companies you deal with know you have changed your address. By intercepting your mail a fraudster could easily assume your identity. So make sure you inform your building society, utility... Read >
Author: michael challiner11th May 2009
If your business is selling goods online or offline then you need good products and suppliers to profit more on your business. Finding wholesale suppliers for your business could be a real challenge if you do not know where and how to start looking. You m... Read >
Author: Gerry Restrivera11th May 2009
If you want to earn a living selling goods online or you are looking for products for your business, a critical key to your success is knowing how to get quality wholesale goods for your business. Now more and more people want to make money through auctio... Read >
Author: Gerry Restrivera11th May 2009
If your business is selling goods online or offline then you need good products and suppliers to profit more on your business. Finding wholesale suppliers for your business could be a real challenge if you do not know where and how to start looking. You m... Read >
Author: Gerry Restrivera11th May 2009
If you are into online selling business, one of the most important key to your success is to find the best wholesale sources for your target market. You will save money and profit more if you have cheap and high quality supplier for your products.
The... Read >
Author: Gerry Restrivera16th April 2009
Why consumers are afraid of shopping online?
The reason is Fraud. Today, making money online is very easy and there are lots of opportunities available on internet. But, the major problem E-commerce site owner’s face nowadays on internet is fraud. C... Read >
Author: Robin15th April 2009
Losing your identity to a fraudster can cost you lots and even be a nightmare but there is a solution. Credit after losing your identity can be restored so an individual should not despair about it. First the claimant needs to get to the police and file a... Read >
Author: Bernz Jayma P.20th March 2009
Since, car insurance has been made mandatory in almost every country of the world. Many insurance companies have surfaced. With increase in number of these companies there has been increase in cases of insurance fraud. This article will outline some impor... Read >
Author: Alien07th February 2009
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1 in 4 people are targeted by internet fraud each year and a whopping 800,000 people fall victim to these scams.
It is becoming increasingly important for consumers to be aware of the many ways that the... Read >
Author: Michael Quinn02nd December 2008
Global economic meltdown has severely strained companies engaged in export import business. Absence of buyers from market is driving many exporters to accept export orders which they otherwise would have declined for lack of prudential norms.
Ironical... Read >
Author: Dr.Amit Kumar Chatterjee02nd December 2008
Global economic meltdown has severely strained companies engaged in export import business. Absence of buyers from market is driving many exporters to accept export orders which they otherwise would have declined for lack of prudential norms.
Ironical... Read >
Author: Dr.Amit Kumar Chatterjee29th November 2008
If you use AdWords or Adsense on your websites you probably heard about the illegal practice in the underworld of the internet called "click fraud". Click fraud, what is it, and how is it accomplished? for more details you can login to Dense uses a paymen... Read >
Author: AKASH SHARMA07th October 2008
Many people in the UK have more than one credit card, and in some cases people decide to use one of their credit cards for regular use and another for emergencies only.
However, it is important to remember that having a credit card account that lies m... Read >
Author: Reno Charlton09th September 2008
In the wake of taxpayers discovering that their money may be at risk following the government’s £24bn rescue of Northern Rock, people up and down the country were shocked and worried to learn about the apparent loss of sensitive data on over 25 million... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton22nd August 2008
Buying a used car can be a perilous experience for many because unfortunately there are fraudsters and conmen who seek to profit from others naivety, and are quite unscrupulous when it comes to selling cars that are not fit for the road, and in some cases... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton18th July 2008
Credit card fraud cases referred to credit reference company Experian have risen by over 66% last year. 6,000 victims of credit card fraud contacted the company in comparison with the 3,500 in 2006.
It is thought that increases in card fraud are caused... Read >
Author: Steve Weston17th July 2008
It's worthwhile to examine Google's definition of Google AdSense and Click Fraud, before delving deeper into AdSense Fraud.
It's worthwhile to examine Google's definition of Google AdSense and Click Fraud, before delving deeper into AdSense Fraud.
... Read >
Author: Vinodd Kumarr23rd June 2008
Credit card consumers in the West continue to fall victims to cash-card scammers long despite the availability chip and pin technology.
Latest figures suggest that credit card fraud is still on the rise as con artists perfect ways of siphoning money fr... Read >
Author: Mildred20th June 2008
Online Fraud a new Banking Virus?
The advent of the internet has resulted in a whole new set of fraud related problems for the banking industry. In the past the issues resolved around, cash machines, credit cards and bounced cheques. The result, the ... Read >
Author: Highway Five30th May 2008
A conman has sued a council for thousands of pounds, claiming he had broken his ankle tripping on a pavement, when in actual fact the injury was caused during a game of football . The fraudster, David Cairns, received a £9,200 compensation payout from Wi... Read >
Author: Sofia Abasolo20th May 2008
Unfortunately in today's troubled economic climate while most people are just trying to do what they can to weather the storm, some individuals consider this a perfect opportunity to exploit a vulnerable situation and make a profit.
By the end of la... Read >
Author: M Shane15th May 2008
A British fraudster who took his council to court has seen the tables turned. David Cairns said it was a slip and trip due to uneven paving which caused his ankle injury in the year 2000, but Cairns had actually suffered the injury during a game of foot... Read >
Author: Sarah Othman02nd April 2008
In the wrong hands, it's just as easy for a thief to recover data off your old, discarded hard drive as it is to unravel and read a crumpled piece of paper that you've tossed in the garbage. Geek savvy crooks know just how to access the dark corners o... Read >
Author: wilfredwalter28th March 2008
The irony of eBay is that as it grows to be ever more successful, it draws the unsavory element of the internet towards it. I'm talking about people who make it their business to attempt to defraud you and me in our eBay and PayPal transactions.
Of co... Read >
Author: Rajinder30th August 2007
Never before has communication been so quick and simple. In todays high-speed internet age, users are now presented with an increasing number of ways to converse with family, friends, clients, and merchants. Unfortunately, as technology improves, so do th... Read >
Author: James Kronefield21st August 2007
If you use AdWords or Adsense on your websites you probably heard about the illegal practice in the underworld of the internet called "click fraud". Click fraud, what is it, and how is it accomplished?
Dense uses a payment method that pays out a certai... Read >
Author: James Murray29th June 2007
Health insurance fraud is a particularly nasty form of fraud and can be extremely lucrative for the perpetrators. There are a number of steps that you can take to minimize the risk of becoming a victim but, even if you take care in choosing your health in... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders18th June 2007
Identity theft is rife but not completely unavoidable. While from time to time, we may slip up, there are a number of positive actions that you can take to safeguard yourself from identity theft. While some are most certainly commons sense, other are litt... Read >
23rd April 2007
In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and is also a civil law violation. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain ar... Read >
Author: Sandeep18th April 2007
If you're using AdWords or AdSense you must have heard about an emerging practice in the underworld of computing called "click fraud". But what exactly is click fraud and how is it accomplished?
Well AdSense uses a payment mechanism that awards a certa... Read >
Author: Andi B.09th April 2007
Nobody likes to be misled, especially by people they trust or have an expectation will do the right thing, whatever that is. Fraud and corruption can be a blow to the self-image of capable managers and their confidence in their ability to deter or detect ... Read >
Author: Brett Wafield27th February 2007
A ring of cybercriminals recently broken up by Russian authorities used keylogging software planted in e-mail messages and hidden in websites to draw over $1.1 million from personal bank accounts in France.
The goal of these cybercriminals was to infe... Read >
Author: Etienne A. Gibbs19th February 2007
Apocalypse Now
Just because you think your data is safe does not mean your database of sensitive organization information has not already been cloned and is resident elsewhere ready to be sold to the highest bidder. To make matters worse, only recently... Read >
Author: Kevin James Vella13th December 2006
Phishing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing) is a kind of fraudulent activity focused on theft of private information. Such crimes are generally based on different methods of Social engineering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(compute... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer17th November 2006
With your hosting package comes at least one email account. These email accounts are extremely vulnerable to all forms of internet crime, from identity theft to system sabotage.
Our introduction to this topic will include the basics, which will be fo... Read >
Author: Matthew Meyer26th October 2006
If you're using AdWords or AdSense you must have heard about an emerging practice in the underworld of computing called "click fraud". But what exactly is click fraud and how is it accomplished?
Well AdSense uses a payment mechanism that awards a certa... Read >
Author: Matthew Meyer26th October 2006
Many people are wary about using their credit cards, especially online, because of the possibility of becoming a victim of fraud. While fraud does happen, and costs hundreds of millions every year, there are some simple steps you can take to protect yours... Read >
Author: Michael Strauss25th October 2006
How many times have you seen terms similar to this at the end of a listing while browsing eBay?
"Terms and conditions! Please read before bidding".
Payment must be made within 48 hours, if payment is not made within this time negative feedback will ... Read >
Author: John Thornhill22nd August 2006
Recent reports estimate that as many as one in ten of the population have been a victim of indentity theft, one of the fastest growing crimes of the last few years. By using a variety of means to usurp your identity and pass themselves off as you, the cri... Read >
Author: Nicholas Hunt03rd July 2006
What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) is not entirely true with online shopping. Money has taken on an entirely new dimension with money wire transfer , electronic funds transfer , and various on-line transactions. Internet was not created to be a secu... Read >
Author: Rudy Richardson07th May 2006
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Imagine this. A Canadian homeowner – a successful professional with a lovely home in a nice neighbourhood – arrives home after work one day to find a "For Sale" sign on his lawn. Imagining that it may be a practical joke, h... Read >
05th March 2006
What is a spoof email?
Spoof emails (sometimes also called "Phishing") are emails that pretend to be from a company or bank. The most common often come from eBay, PayPal, Barclays Bank etc. These emails will then contain a web link, if you click on thi... Read >
Author: Dan Thompson22nd December 2005
It's not just the negligent who can end up with having a bad credit rating. Courtesy fraudsters, you can have a bad credit rating even if you have been making all your payments in time and taking all precautions. Whatever landed you with a bad credit rati... Read >
Author: Rudy Hadisentosa24th November 2005
I am one of many people who have had a negative experience on the internet auction website ebay. This article describes how I nearly lost a large some of money from a man who attempts to defraud people out of their hard earned money.
I have read about ... Read >
Author: Steve Hill
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