I received a new scam email this week. No, I wasn't duped into giving out my credit card information; the scammers and phishers have to get up pretty early to pull one over on ol' Puddin. But this new scam tactic was fairly believable. The email was from a supposed eBay seller, demanding to know why I haven't paid for the item that I was the supposed winning bidder. I read the email at first, because I thought that with all of the stuff I get on eBay, there was a chance I hadn't paid for an item. Then I read the email and realized I didn't bid on an amethyst ring. I went to the security section on eBay and forwarded them the email, and got a reply back from eBay saying they've had lots of reports of this scam going around.
I found a site this week that will give you all the infomation you need to know about scams, phishing, identity theft, and spyware. Just take a look at http://www.scamerica.org. The site is legit, and you won't get spyware or a virus from it. In fact, there's nothing to download - it's just an informational site, and a good one at that. They list all the latest scams going on, and have an area where you can post about new scams that you've encountered. Take a look. It might save you alot of headaches in the future.
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