http://www.itworld.com/scam xx http://www.itworld.com/legal/64789/e-mail-evidence-madoff-case-includes-another-scam A scam letter appears to have found its way into victim e-mails submitted in the Madoff case. http://www.itworld.com/legal/64789/e-mail-evidence-madoff-case-includes-another-scam#comments Legal News Madoff scam Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:26:45 -0400 ITworld staff 64789 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/63404/brazen-new-e-mail-scam Just when I think e-mail scams can't get any more brazen, or e-mail readers any more careless, I get surprised again. “Job offer at your location” arrived today, combining two amazing scams in one spam. At least they're saving bandwidth by combining scams. No doubt they consider themselves “green” spammers. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/63404/brazen-new-e-mail-scam#comments Endpoint security Security Small business Tech & society Opinion identity theft Nigeria phishing scam spam Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:41:32 -0500 James Gaskin 63404 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/63355/scammers-abuse-google-trends-poison-search-results Cyber crooks are using one of Google Inc.'s own tools to poison search results with links that spread fake security software, a researcher said Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/security/63355/scammers-abuse-google-trends-poison-search-results#comments Internet Security News Google google trends scam search Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:52:19 -0500 ITworld staff 63355 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/62157/identity-thieves-beat-obama-stimulus-package-punch Although the U.S. government's economic stimulus package hasn't even gotten out of Congress, scammers aren't waiting; they've launched multiple campaigns that tempt users into revealing personal information, a security researcher warned Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/security/62157/identity-thieves-beat-obama-stimulus-package-punch#comments Security News identity theft scam Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:31:41 -0500 ITworld staff 62157 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/61984/fbi-warns-money-mule-scams The FBI warned Wednesday that its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been receiving "numerous complaints" from people who have become unwitting victims to work-from-home scams. http://www.itworld.com/security/61984/fbi-warns-money-mule-scams#comments Security News FBI scam Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:27:46 -0500 ITworld staff 61984 at http://www.itworld.com