Spam Links Index > Spam Scams
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Report at Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > General
Sites describing (and advising on actions to take about) common internet based scams.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/crimes.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/
(Telemarketing, applies to email)
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/dotcon/
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-internet.htm
http://www.accc.gov.au/ecomm/access1b.htm
http://www.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/byheadline/Gull+Awards?opendocument
http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/scams/
http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/wascamnet.asp?id=latest&menu=menu_cp
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http://www.goldhaven.com/scams.htm
http://www.quatloos.com/ (Financial
scams)
http://www.worldwidescam.com/index2002.htm
http://www.fraudbureau.com/
http://www.phonebusters.com/Eng/SpotaScam/index.html
http://advocacy-net.com/scammks.htm
http://www.justiceonline.org/conmain.shtml
http://www.nw3c.org/research_topics.html
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/html/scam-alerts.htm
http://www.early-warning.org.uk/emailfraud.asp
http://www.scamhound.com/
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http://www.netscalped.com/disc.html (net scams)
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An advance-fee fraud associated with Nigeria.
See the local page at: Scams > 419
See also hoaxes.
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm
http://www.breakthechain.org/
http://www.lucifer.com/virus/alt.memetics/chainlet.html
http://www.kith.org/logos/things/chain.html
http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/chain-letters.html
http://www.ftc.gov/chainmail
http://www.solidaridad.de/
http://www.wish.org/home/chainletters.htm
http://www.culture.gov.uk/gambling_and_racing/fact_sheets/fact_chain_letters.htm
Report at Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > Pump-n-Dump
Emails pushing a stock or share in the financial interest of the sender.
http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pumpanddump.asp
http://www.fmew.com/archive/lies/
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=ASDG&read=230
(a pump-and-dump at work)
http://www.endfraud.com/
Report at Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > MMF
Schemes which are based on paying the previous tier to enter.
http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/pyramid.html
http://www.mlmwatch.org/
http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/pyramid.htm
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/lottery.htm
http://www.usps.com/judicial/1978deci/6-72.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/dotcon/mlm.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/02/eileenspam1.htm
http://www.culture.gov.uk/gambling_and_racing/fact_sheets/fact_lotteries.htm
http://www.impulse.net/~thebob/Pyramid.html
http://www.mlmlaw.com/
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1997/97003001.htm
http://homeparents.miningco.com/msub14.htm
http://prsiinc.com/
http://cageyconsumer.com/mlminfo.html
http://www.falseprofits.com/
http://www.moneyweb.co.uk/essays/internet/pyramid.html
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ct02014e.html
http://q.webring.com/hub?ring=amaaaw&list
http://www.pyramidschemealert.org/
http://www.zingel.de/mlm_d.htm
(German)
http://www.trash.net/~roman/mlm/
(German)
http://www.betterbusiness.ca/consumer_services/tips/chainletters.asp
http://www.cocs.com/jhoagland/
http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/scams/page5.htm
http://www.homepage.net/pyramidcalculator/
Global Prosperity
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/nommf/
http://karenliddell.freeyellow.com/
http://www.mlmsurvivor.com/
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http://members3.boardhost.com/BobCatHOH/
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Report at Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > Dialers
Programs which dial premium rate numbers to access a bespoke porn site.
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99071.htm
http://www.tu-berlin.de/www/software/dialer.shtml
(Deutsch)
http://www.nutzwerk.com/english/safersurf/extern/ext_dialer.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/scam_alerts/adult_scam.html (down due to
DDOS attacks)
Pay-per-click style schemes, which reward you for bringing in new "affiliates".
http://www.wesselenyi.com/webmarketing/surfmoney-English.htm
Fake Universities who take your money so you can lie to people about having a degree.
They might have been shut down, for now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/2829237.stm
http://www.dutchbint.org/xl.php?2001/05/03.php
http://library.northernlight.com/FD20020709940000011.html?cb=242&dx=1006&sc=0#doc
http://www.ncahf.org/pp/dipmill.html
http://www.degree.net/news.htm
http://www.degreefinders.com/diplomamills.html
http://www.acsh.org/publications/priorities/1203/doctorate.html
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These sites, all apparently connected, are now unreachable.
http://www.brentwickuniv.org/
http://www.ecdol.org/
http://www.univdp.org/ redirects to http://www.northfieldu.org/
http://henryheston.com.cnchost.com/ (now dead)
A joke site: http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm
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Report at Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > Publishing Scams
http://www.writer.org/scamkit.htm
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/
Report at Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > ID Theft
https://www.comparitech.com/identity-theft-protection/scams/
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
http://www.albionresearch.com/disaster/email_identity.htm
http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
ttp://www.idtheftcenter.org/
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/
(http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/sucker.html,
http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/junkmail.html)
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
http://www.creditinfocenter.com/identity/
http://www.identity-theft-protection.com/
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm
For the US, report at: Report > Non-ISP > Fraud > Health
http://www.ncahf.org/
http://www.quackwatch.org/
http://www.ftc.gov/dietfit
http://www.ftc.gov/cureall
http://www.ratbags.com/posse/
http://www.ratbags.com/greenlight/medical1.htm
Not really spam, but worth considering.
http://www.internet-101.com/hoax/
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blxatoz.htm
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/default.htm
http://www.sangfroid.com/writes/hoaxes.html
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.urbanlegends.com/
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
http://www.vmyths.com/
http://www.icsalabs.com/html/communities/antivirus/hoaxes.shtml
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
http://f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
http://www.commandsoftware.com/virus/virus_hoaxes.html
http://www.research.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers/Wells/HOWTOSPOT/howtospot1.html
http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
http://netsquirrel.com/combatkit/
http://www.truthminers.com/truth/hoax_listings.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/
http://www.rumormill.info/ (http://www.dcmsoft.com/rumor/)
http://purportal.com/
http://www.skepdic.com/
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/
http://www.hoax-info.de/ (German)
http://www.secuser.com/hoax/
(French)
http://www.nerdherd.com/hoaxes/
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Last updated: 18 Novembre, 2019
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