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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[I just got an e mail from  a supposedly  e bay customer saying if I don't send them their camera they are going to report me to the FBI. I knew right away it was a scam. Who do I contact and who do I report this to?  I would love nothing more then to see this person locked up for fraud. They must think American's are idiots. If you receive an E mail like this, whatever you do, DO NOT  press the respond button, they will gain access to all of your banking information if you are a customer of E bay!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 8:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[You can report fake emails to spam@ebay.com <br>They will respond with an email letting you know it is fake.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[colleen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 8:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanks for the warning. I wish many more people would warn about scams. There is so much wrong doing that goes on with computers.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Belinda]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 8:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Always report anything that you know is fake. I have almost been messed over so many times. Especially from work at home type e-mails.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BlueEyes30101]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 8:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is the official site address for the US Gov agency on Phishing scams. Put it in your address book as 'Report Phishing'. That way you have only to type Re, and the rest pops up in most programs. ( All of my many ... :)<br><br>phishing-report@us-cert.gov]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 8:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes, you can report spoof mail to eBay, but they do nothing. I've gotten that camera scam every day for over a week. I reported each one. Nothing stops it. After it stops for a while, I get it again. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 8:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where do I report scams . On a daily basis I get  e-mails about winning the overseas lottery , inheritance funds , dog scams and other stuff ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[martha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Any contact Ebay has with you will be in the mail section of your account when you sign into Ebay -- if it's not in their mail section to you, you should ignore anything else you receive via regular email.  That's a pretty good rule of thumb.  Ebay will not send you an emails like that -- nor will they ever ask for payment or security information.  Report those fraud mails to spoof@ebay.com<br><br>OR sign in to Ebay and go to the area IN Ebay that deals with scams and fraud for updates and contact information.<br><br>Incidentally I get those scam/phish mails all the time and I send them to Spoof@ebay.com -- who then pursues the ones who are sending them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[i think that we should just warn everyone we are in contact with. i know to many people especially older folks who are nor aware of these email things. all they do is chat and dont read up on these scams and they get caught up. so if you have to just mention it in passing arounf family gatherings or just make convo it should be done. i have a friend right now whos mom doesnt speak english well and she is sending some man money every month and this man has told her dont tell her family cuz the family doesnt want them together. im even noticing im getting them on my cell phone also. thats because when someone eneters these sites and they swear they dont do 3rd party selling and you add your info they start texting you and now my niece asked on text who is this and with that they pinged my cell and text over 150 people and i almost got stuck with the bill]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Go to the FBI's website and click on the section they have for reporting phish or scam emails.  They also have contact information for fraud if you want to report it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[ I received the death threat email last week.  I did feel it was spam but when I read it it was scary.  I reported it to the local police here and they put it in the local newspaper.  Mine was the first case in our county.  The next day the sheriffs office called and said the TV news wanted me to go on TV and talk about this.  I felt that I did my job getting the story out there to warn others.  I would feel terrible if some one had a heart attach while reading this garbage.  These people in foreign countries are trying to get our money. And once they get money there isn't a darn thing we can do about it.  I also emailed AOL but I never got a response from them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 11:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's "spoof@ebay" not spam]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[senyurcraphere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[If the FBI can track down pedophiles and serial killers on the internet, why can't they find the people sending out these bogus emails? They should be tracked down and prosecuted.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bjaynebrooks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[To report fraudulent ebay emails, send them to: spoof@ebay.com<br>To report fraudulent PayPal emails, send them to: spoof@paypal.com<br>Fraudulent letters from Bank of America should go to: abuse@bankofamerica.com<br>Fraud letters from Citibank/Citicorp should go to: spoof@citicorp.com<br>Fraud letters from the internet in general should go to: <a href="http://www.ic3.gov" rel="nofollow">http://www.ic3.gov</a><br>Fraudulent letters from Lloyds TSB Bank should go to: emailscams@lloydstsb.co.uk<br>Fraudulent letters from Natwest Bank should be reported to: phishing@natwest.com<br>Fraudulent letters from Royal Bank of Scotland should be forwarded to: digitalbanking@rbs.co.uk<br>Fraud letters from Wells Fargo go to: reportphish@wellsfargo.com<br><br>If you get a fraud email from AOL, don't waste your time trying to get anything done about it.  AOL could care less about your welfare or your life.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doctor Bob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Beware of a cellphone number scam going around.  They ask you to sign up for a no-contact list and get your cellphone numbers that way -- do not give out personal information like that.  Here are a couple of websites that list the most recent fraud/scams going on.<br><a href="http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/scamsdesc.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/scamsdesc.htm</a><br><a href="http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great post, Dr Bob.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Received an email like this just today. Thanks for providing information on where to send.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chislumd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 12th 2008 6:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is this remarkable key that handles these types of email.  It's called the DELETE key.  How could anyone be so stupid to fall for a message demanding money for their lives.  If you send money to these extortionists, you deserve what you get.   I guess stupid is forever.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[James]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[Warren, forget your macho stance.  The guys making the threats are located in Kazakstan or Belarus or North Korea or Uganda.  They aren't afraid of your threats, and they know you can't do anything about them.  The LAST thing they worry about is you bursting through their door playing your macho game.  And if you did, trust me, they can deal with you, no problem.  Just report them to the authorities and forget about it.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doctor Bob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Murder-Threat E-Mail Scam On the Rise In 2008]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/11/threatening-e-mail-scam-growing-in-2008/</guid><description><![CDATA[TO REPORT INTERNET FRAUD, INVOLVING BOTH MONEY AND THREATS, ETC., GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK:<br><a href="http://www.ic3.gov/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ic3.gov/</a><br><br>The INTERNET CRIME PREVENTION CENTER IS A DIVISION OF THE FBI.  JUST FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A COMPLAINT ON-LINE THROUGH THEIR WEB-SITE FORM.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 11th 2008 9:58PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
