Category Archives: Frauds and scams
Herbal bed bug killers – is this legal?
How can petroleum products be herbal? Does petrol actually grow on trees? My quest for the truth about these herbal bed bug killers is resulting in discoveries that I wish I hadn’t discovered for the sake of my peace of mind.
MTNL Triband Scam?
MTNL Triband is cheap, easy to set up, and reasonably reliable when all you do is surf. When you end up downloading a lot of data, you find that there is much to discover on the front of getting what you pay for. I just tested the regular speed I get on my modem, and [...]
Fraudulent Directory Submission Services have PayPal protection
In a world where online services abound and flourish under the comparitive anonymity the net offers, fraudulent service providers have a whole new market to themselves. Being too trusting is a bad idea. I had been meaning to submit my site to online directories for a long time, as many people said its good to [...]
Phishing site for ICICI
I got this email from a friend. ICICI bank’s net banking has a duplicate site as details given below. Please be careful while using ICICI net banking. ICICI Bank Duplicate site-be careful —–ICICI Bank Duplicate site —- Genuine Site Hi All, An important piece of information. Surprising both the sites have secured SSL from Verisign [...]
Sex, scams and the unwary blogger
I got this email: Dear Administrator, We inform you that your account is about to expire. It is strongly recommended to update it immediately. Update form is located here. However, failure to confirm your records may result in account suspension. Confidential: Please be advised that the information contained in this email message, including all attached [...]