This is not a new scam. But we wanted to add our recently received examples to the many already published all over the Internet simply to increase awareness. These scams are clearly successful since a percentage of those approached are not aware of the scam and will actually send the

Have you ever wondered how much spammers pay to a botnet owner for sending out vast numbers of emails? The email below gives some indication. Prices are for various target groups in Russia. It’s not exactly free – but $425 for 9 million recipients (second line) isn’t bad. Translated text

The basic 419 (advance fee fraud) email usually spins one of these tales: A soldier in a war area wants to share some money he found  A government official is trying to get some money out the country A bank official has some money to distribute You’ve won a lottery

We would love to “find more info here”… We really would!   I guess thats why it says “Try“.

Most rumors have the iPhone 5 arriving sometime in September. Today we received a malicious email that exploits the hype surrounding the not-so-imminent release. The email describes the “iPhone 5G S” (hope Apple is not taking notes). The text and forged images group together several of the rumors about the

A few weeks ago we blogged about a new spam trend we have noticed that focuses on e-cigarettes. That post contained a spam example in French. 

Part of the complete engineering of phishing attacks is the authentic look of the actual phishing site. There are traditional bank phishing pages with simple username, password combinations such as this Lloyds phishing site:   But what’s a phisher to do if the authentic site adds more complex features – like

The page below was flagged by Commtouch’s GlobalView URL Filtering as a phishing page yesterday. While we admire the authentic look of the page, there are several pointers that give this away as a phishing site (genuine Facebook login page is provided at the bottom of the post for comparison).

From Wikipedia: An electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, is an electrical device that attempts to simulate the act of tobacco smoking by producing an inhaled mist bearing the physical sensation, appearance, and often the flavor and nicotine content of inhaled tobacco smoke. The device uses heat, or in some cases ultrasonics,

If you were woken in the middle of the night and told about an annoying false positive you would immediately realize that your spam filter had been a bit over-eager. For many though, spam terminology is a teensy bit confusing. This probably has a lot to do with the naming