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URGENTLY!!!

Once Again It’s Time To Play Let’s Count The Typos!

URGENTLY!!!

My name is Mr. Song Li. I work with the Hang Seng Bank. There is a sum of $19,500,000.00 in my bank Hang Seng Bank”, Hong Kong. There were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds which means no one would ever come to claim it. That is why I ask that we work together. I do solicit for your assistance in effecting this transaction.I intend to give 30% of the total funds as compensation for your assistance. I will notify you on the full transaction on receipt of your response if interested, and I shall send you the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer. Should you be interested? Please send me your:

1. Full names
2. Private phone number
3. Your country
4.Your occupation
5.Date Of Birth
6.Monthly Income
You can email me at : {lisonglie@gmail.com)

Kind Regards,

Mr Song li

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March 22, 2010 Posted by | advice, computers, cyber crime, e-mail, Internet scam, Phishing, phraud | , , , , , | 2 Comments

From: CYBER CRIMES COMMISSION

Once Again It’s Time To Play Let’s Count The Typos!

Sort of an interesting twist on an old scam…

ATTENTION!!!

FIRST LET INTRODUCE THIS COMMISSION:THE ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) WE FIGHT CYBER CRIME,FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING AROUND THE WORLD. OUR COMMISSION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2008.

My Dear Good Day,
OUR DUTIES IS TO STOP INTERNET FRAUD,SCAM. AS AT TODAY, WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF FRAUDSTERS BEHIND BARS. A LOT OF THEM ARE IN JAIL AND WE MOVE ALL OVER THE WORLD TRACKING AND PICKING UP THESE THIEVES.WE HAVE OVER 687 OF THEM IN OUR

JAILS ROUND THE WORLD AND WE ARE STILL LOOKING FORE.THE ONLY REASON WE ARE WRITING YOU THIS LETTER IS BECAUSE YOUR NAME WAS GIVEN TO US BY ONE OF THE FRAUDSTERS IN OUR CUSTODY, THAT YOU WERE ONE OF HIS VICTIMS.
OUR ACTION NOW IS TO REFUND BACK MONEY TO FOREIGNERS WHO LOST THEIR MONEY TO THESE THIEVES. WE ARE PAYING BACK FROM THE MONEY WE RECOVERED.

WE CAN ONLY REFUND TO YOU IF YOUR NAME IS MENTIONED AND YOU WILL HAVE TO SHOW US PROOF OF
HOW MUCH YOU LOST. IF THIS LETTER GETS TO YOU THEN YOU WERE MENTIONED AS A VICTIM. BUT
IF IT GETS TO YOU BY MISTAKE AND YOU HAVE NOT LOST ANY MONEY THEN PLEASE
DISREGARD THIS LETTER.

IF YOU KNOW ANY PERSON/ FAMILY OR FRIEND THAT HAS LOST MONEY TO FRAUDSTERS PLEASE TELL HIM/HER TO WRITE TO THIS COMMISSION WITH PROOF AND WE WILL HANDLE HIS/HER CASE THEN PAY BACK AFTER VERIFICATION.

WE ARE AWARE THAT THIS FRAUDSTERS HAVE BROKEN A LOT OF HOMES, MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE
LOSE THEIR JOBS, SELL THEIR PROPERTIES, CLOSE THEIR BUSINESS AND A LOT OF VICTIMS HAVE EVEN COMMITTED SUICIDE.

PLEASE YOU ARE TO REACH US IN OUR EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS ON HOW YOU ARE TO RECEIVE YOUR LOST FUNDS. YOU ARE TO FORWARD YOUR FULL PARTICULARS AND RECENT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY A VICTIM.

YOU ARE EMAIL BACK VIA OUR MAILBOX AT: roger.allen6060@yahoo.com.hk

WE EXPECT YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
Mr. Roger Allen

FROM THE CYBER CRIME COMMISSION

Yes.. I believe you..

(Folks, wouldn’t this be a neat idea? If there really were such a commission, or task force? Returning our money? Sadly, nobody is even considering the idea, and governments, to date, have done nothing but toss out toothless “Law” such as the CAN-SPAM act…)

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March 22, 2010 Posted by | cyber crime, e-mail, Internet scam, Phishing, phraud | , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Laptop Anti-theft Software License Giveaway

Enter For A Chance To Win

Folks, a reminder to enter my latest software license giveaway: ten licenses have been donated to me, and I am going to distribute them to you, my readers, via a random drawing.

Laptop theft is common and a constant threat. Thwart thieves with the free (for personal use) program – LAlarm – which emits a loud siren sound when a thief tries to steal your laptop. More importantly (IMHO) it can destroy selected data (and also retrieve it ¹) if the laptop is stolen — which is an important step in protecting your “identity”, and personal information. LAlarm consists of five alarms and other security functions designed to protect laptops and sensitive data.

Highlights

  • Theft Alarm – It prevents laptop theft by sounding an alarm when a thief tries to steal a laptop.
  • Perimeter Alarm – It alerts when a laptop goes outside a perimeter.
  • Data Destruction – It protects sensitive data by destroying the data if the laptop is stolen.
  • Data Recovery – It can recover data from a stolen laptop. (Before destruction) ¹
  • Mobile Phone Alert – It sends an alert to a mobile phone via email or SMS.
  • Theft Response – you can tell your laptop what to do in advance if your laptop is in hands of a thief.
  • Health Alarm- Alert the user for using a computer for an extended period of time in order to prevent computer-related injuries.
  • More…

System requirements: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2 or SP3.

Turn An Old Thumb Drive Into An Anti-Theft Device

LAlarm also allows you to use a thumb drive as a “sensor” – as described in this tutorial, fasten a laptop to a table by using a USB flash drive strap. When a thief removes the laptop from the table, the flash drive will be disconnected from the laptop and then an alarm will go off. A great use for that old 128 MB thumb drive sitting neglected in a drawer!

If you “go mobile” with your laptop, I highly recommend you take a look at LAlarm. To do so, click here. [Note: not all the features are enabled by default, and some configuration is required (particularly for file recovery) to “best use” this tool. So be sure to look at the FAQ’s.]

¹ requires a Gmail account.

How To Enter To Win A License

LAlarm is free for personal use. The license allows for business use. If you would like to install LAlarm on a work laptop, or an employee’s laptop, you can enter my drawing – once only – by either:
* leaving a Comment (click on blue “Comments” below) and entering a valid e-mail address in the form field. Or…
* sending me an e-mail.

10 lucky winners will be selected by random drawing, and e-mailed the license “keys” and download links.

The folks at LAlarm get a big tip of my geek hat, and my thanks for making this giveaway possible.

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March 22, 2010 Posted by | computers, mobile, PC, Portable Computing, security, software | , , , , , , , | 5 Comments