CRNTech

Tag: scam

Subscribe via RSS
Fake Microsoft partners launch PC fix scam 
Services , Security , Software , Hardware
Fake Microsoft partners launch PC fix scam
Ry Crozier Mar 1, 2010
Aussies in firing line, says Redmond giant.
 
Card skimming syndicate hits Melbourne 
Finance
Card skimming syndicate hits Melbourne
Feb 9, 2010
Detectives release photos.
 
ATO targeted twice by refund scam email 
Software
ATO targeted twice by refund scam email
Ry Crozier Feb 3, 2010
Sophisticated phishing attempt.
 
Scam email hits the Australian Federal Police 
Security
Scam email hits the Australian Federal Police
Lilia Guan Jul 3, 2009
No organisation is sacred in the eyes of online scammers.
 
Warning: Facebook phishing attacks continue 
Security
Warning: Facebook phishing attacks continue
Jul 3, 2009
Symantec said Facebook attacks are rife again, with cybercriminals looking to lure trusting users to fake sites, via phishing emails, and obtain personal data for their own ...
 
Death threat SMS comes to your phone 
Voice & Data
Death threat SMS comes to your phone
Jul 1, 2009
Media regulator says be alert but not alarmed.
 
Apple: We seem to have misplaced 9,000 iPods  
Hardware
Apple: We seem to have misplaced 9,000 iPods
Daniel Long Mar 23, 2009
An American man managed to scam Apple of 9,000 iPod shuffles, using a replacement warranty trick, prepaid visa cards and just a little bit of old fashioned 'guesswork'.
 
iPhone scam referred to AFP: Cellnet 
Strategy
iPhone scam referred to AFP: Cellnet
Ry Crozier Jan 31, 2009
Brisbane-based Cellnet is the subject of a scam that tries to sell heavily discounted iPhones under the firm’s name via the Gumtree classifieds Web site.
 
ATO warning on refund email scam 
Security
ATO warning on refund email scam
Jan 7, 2009
The Australian Taxation Office has warned Australians to immediately delete a scam email that claims to offer a tax refund but asks for their credit card details.
 
Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion  
Security
Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion
Jul 1, 2008
A report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that over five per cent of Australians were victims of personal fraud in 2007.
 
Software pirate in crabs for games scam 
Security
Software pirate in crabs for games scam
Matt Chapman Jan 21, 2008
A man who sold counterfeit games, films and music to trawlermen in exchange for a box of crabs has been fined £3,000.
 
'Sick' new scam targets non-profits 
Security
'Sick' new scam targets non-profits
Shaun Nichols Jan 15, 2008
A new variation of the 419 scam is targeting small non-profit organisations.
 
Cyber-cops bust online marriage scam 
Security
Cyber-cops bust online marriage scam
Iain Thomson Dec 2, 2007
Police in the US have exposed two citizens who set up an arranged marriage on the popular Craigslist website.
 
Email scam targets ACT Office of Fair Trading 
Security
Email scam targets ACT Office of Fair Trading
Mitchell Bingemann Aug 24, 2007
Hoax email that claims to originate from the ACT Office of Fair Trading targets recipients for identity theft.
 
Pump-and-dump scam causes spam surge 
Security
Pump-and-dump scam causes spam surge
Robert Jaques Aug 9, 2007
30 per cent increase in spam reported.
 
Spammers claim 'Life is beautiful'  
Security
Spammers claim 'Life is beautiful'
Jul 30, 2007
Spammers have launched a widespread malicious spam campaign which contains a ZIP attachment to a so-called screensaver.
 
ID thief in the doghouse after puppy scam 
Security
ID thief in the doghouse after puppy scam
Iain Thomson Jul 27, 2007
Hapless scammer steals poodle's identity.
 
Kiwibank target of phishing scam 
Security
Kiwibank target of phishing scam
May 29, 2007
Experts reveal Kiwibank phishing campain directs to spoofed website in the US.
 
PartyPoker under siege 
Security
PartyPoker under siege
Negar Salek Feb 22, 2007
Australia’s most widely used poker website has become the target of a global phishing scam today, according to security vendor Websense.
 
Skype spyware spam scam slammed 
Security
Skype spyware spam scam slammed
Robert Jaques Aug 10, 2006
Users have been warned of a new phishing scam that is being distributed via spam emails purporting to come from Skype.
1 2 | Next »
Tag Filter
abs acma act aids apple assassination atm ato attack australian australias beautiful britain bust card causes cellnet claim consumers crabs credit crime cure cybercops cybercrime data details ebay email federal fraud microsoft office phishing police refund spam targets tax
 
Shortcutsall you need to know on...
  • Business tips from <i>CRN's</i> management guru 
  • NBN 
  • Windows 7 
  • Unified Communications 
  • Smart Power 
Latest Comments
"Thanks Glen, I've made those corrections."
on Case study: Cisco's first UCS customer Catholic Education
by sholtomacpherson Mar 19, 2010 10:33 AM
 
"This result is the law! It even applies to the small telco sellers in the mall of a shopping ..."
on Online retailer's 'reseller only' claims rejected
by peter Mar 18, 2010 9:10 PM
 
"Additionally, any small business with growth (and competition) on their mind would do well to ..."
on Opinion: “Myopic” Microsoft lost in the cloud
by bld Mar 16, 2010 9:54 PM
 
"Finally on line retailers having to behave like retailers. I have purchased quite a lot from ..."
on Mwave "embarrassed" by ACCC warranty notice
by tonyh Mar 16, 2010 5:01 PM
 
"Lenovo products are excellent, even after moving away from the traditional IBM regime. All our ..."
on Lenovo: HP is after your customers
by em3 Mar 16, 2010 3:44 PM
Polls
Have you experienced a problem when returning faulty goods to online retailers?
   |   View results
Never
  33%
 
Only once
  17%
 
All the time
  50%
TOTAL VOTES: 6

Vote now
view previous polls »
CRN Magazine

Issue: 277 | March, 2010

CRN Magazine looks in-depth at the emerging issues and developments for the Channel, and provides insight, analysis and strategic information to help resellers better run their businesses.