Giving up my info? Ask a Cop?
-----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:14 AM To: info@coptalk.info Subject: Social Security # I would like to know as a civilian, what are my rights as a witness to a bar fight? Do I have to give the police my...
Look out for these 6 ways crooks can get you online
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Cybercriminals revive old scams to target smartphones
BBC Reprint: 08:12 GMT, Friday, 15 January 2010
Original Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8459898.stm
Many diallers lurk on sites hawking pornography
As mobile phones get more sophisticated, hi-tech criminals are dusting off some old tricks.
Security companies have noticed a rise in trojans known as diallers that used to be popular during the days of dial-up net access.
On a smartphone the diallers are being used to...
SCAMS!
I can’t believe how many people still fall for scams. I continue to hear calls of people buying a “TVâ€, “VCRâ€, or “laptop computer†from some guy in a parking lot only to find out when they get home that the “actual sealed box†contains bricks. Or the people who send thousands of dollars of “good faith†money to...