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Outline: Email forward with photographs of a large fish with a mouth full of long, sharp teeth, claims that the fish is a world record sized

The ZEEMAN EMAIL-LOTTERY scam email shown below claims that the recipient has won money in an international lottery. The email is an attempt to i

This story was first published on  April 15, 2009 Outline Message claims that attached photographs show a unique flying luxury hotel called t

This story was first published on  April 15, 2009 Outline Message claims that attached photographs show a unique flying luxury hotel called the &

Outline Circulating social media message claims that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star John Cena has died of a head injury while pract

Outline: Email claims that  Wumi Abdul, the daughter of a rich merchant who has died, needs your help to transfer  a large sum of money into your

Question from Reader: I hear a lot about malware and virus threats. It seems that some articles I read call a threat ‘malware’ while

Question from Reader: I know there are a lot of fake Pages on Facebook that are just designed to get people to click the ‘like’ butt

This story was first published on May 9, 2013 – Above image courtesy:  Kim Traynor/Wikimedia Commons Outline Circulating message that featu

Question from reader: I know that many people get scammed by phishing and malware. But what are the differences between these two scam types. Or