Read more online fraud stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/429/online-fraud.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:32:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63734/swindlers-are-trying-to-tweet-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's lowlifes are taking full advantage of Twitter's high profile, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Better Business Bureau warns that there has been a surge in scamsters luring people into phony work-from-home schemes. They urge users to be extremely wary of any "cash-for-tweets" scheme offering easy income.http://www.newser.com/story/63734/swindlers-are-trying-to-tweet-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 8:31:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60071/scammers-target-panicky-job-hunters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScammers are taking advantage of the recession to con people desperately seeking work out of what little cash they have left, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Watchdog groups warn that phony work-from-home offers promising quick cash in return for an initial outlay of money are proliferating, and that some fraudsters are...http://www.newser.com/story/60071/scammers-target-panicky-job-hunters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 2:10:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59421/top-traits-that-mean-youre-a-sucker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish researchers have identified several traits that make a person more likely to be sucked in by a scam, the Daily Telegraph reports. The country's fraud watchdog warns that while nobody is immune to being conned, the following traits make around a fifth of the population most vulnerable: An inability...http://www.newser.com/story/59421/top-traits-that-mean-youre-a-sucker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 13:31:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57338/hackers-cook-time-s-most-influential-poll-mag-shrugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe results of Time ’s online “world’s most influential person” poll have fallen victim to shenanigans, TechCrunch reports. Moot, leader of the devious web forum 4Chan, sits atop Time ’s leaderboard, above Barack Obama and other usual suspects. And the first letters of the top 20 spell out “Marblecake Also...http://www.newser.com/story/57338/hackers-cook-time-s-most-influential-poll-mag-shrugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 13:53:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55702/oprahs-not-giving-you-1m-fbi-warns-marks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FBI has warned that Oprah Winfrey isn't really giving anybody $1 million, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Scamsters have been sending people emails about a supposed "Oprah Winfrey Millionaire Contest Show." Recipients are told they have been nominated to attend a special show where the host will hand out millions—...http://www.newser.com/story/55702/oprahs-not-giving-you-1m-fbi-warns-marks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 2:05:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50094/facebook-friend-emergency-latest-online-scam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFraudsters posing as friends who need emergency cash are scamming Facebook users out of thousands of dollars, CNN reports. Criminals filch Facebook identities, then bombard their friends with desperate-sounding messages pleading for money. The scammers often claim to have been robbed in a foreign country and beg the friend to...http://www.newser.com/story/50094/facebook-friend-emergency-latest-online-scam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 5:33:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48513/credit-card-processor-bares-massive-hacker-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA credit card payment processor has disclosed a data breach that experts believe could be the biggest ever and may be putting millions of consumers at risk of ripoffs, the Washington Post reports. Heartland Payment Systems, which handles 100 million transactions from 250,000 businesses every month, believes malicious software...http://www.newser.com/story/48513/credit-card-processor-bares-massive-hacker-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 3:06:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42419/nigerian-scamsters-want-to-be-your-friend.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNigeria's notorious cybercriminals are looking for some buddies, Ars Technica reports. The conmen have infiltrated social networking sites like Facebook by filching passwords and contacting users in the guise of a friend who suddenly, urgently needs funds. Internet security experts fear the new tactic could prove a lot more effective...http://www.newser.com/story/42419/nigerian-scamsters-want-to-be-your-friend.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 6:53:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16517/flash-attack-could-turn-routers-into-zombies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSecurity experts have demonstrated how attackers could use Flash software and the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol to hijack their home routers, reports PC World . Users exposed to a malicious Flash file could have the servers they're trying to reach changed remotely and secretly, meaning a fraudster could redirect...http://www.newser.com/story/16517/flash-attack-could-turn-routers-into-zombies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jan 2008 13:11:00 CST