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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[and lest we forget there is also the scam that takes a few years to impliment,  someone i thought was my friend (we had met 7 times in the past two years), now suddenly his mom died in Nigeria and left him 9 million dollars,  so i contacted my bank( as he had to have all the info to transfer it here to me,  then arrive to remove it from my account), now mind; i have not been given the so called lawyer number of the official, just email  him few times and await his responce.  and yet the so called friend keeps bugging me on phone about me getting things set up,  so the local police, my bank  said to go for it and we can all catch the bastrad red handed,  in case (-1%)  it does in fact turn out to be true, he can't take anythiung out till he meets with me personally  he can transfer it in,m   but he can not take it out without the password  which i think is funny as hell...but the first tip i got was his mother died in the village)?) of lagos, in nigeria  which when you consider it,  isn;t that where a good portion of these money scams happen.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xtremebttm31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 23rd 2011 9:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[@xtremebttm31 LOL, I have won countless pounds from England.  If I will just get in touch with them.  I feel like they get my email from when I make comments like this.  Every time I make a comment on an article I get boat loads of emails saying I won a drawing.  It's a random drawing of emails or some drawing I'm supposed to have forgotten I entered or some nonsense.  I laugh and move on, but I wonder how many folks fall for this junk.  I recently watched an intervention show where a guy was constantly online and on the phone long distance trying to get his winnings and paying out the wazoo for fees and taxes on said winnings.  He kept telling his family I don't know what I won, but I won something.  He lost his house is what he did.  I don't answer any emails from anyone I don't know.  I never open attachments.  But even opening attachments from friends can mess you up........]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[coolenufff9]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 9:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[@xtremebttm31 <br><br>I can see with the way you write how easy it was for this so called "friend" to target you. <br><br>So how much money did you really lose?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[molotov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 8:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[@coolenufff9 you don't have to reply to the emails to be targeted. just opening it can put a virus on your computer, delete it without opening it]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lsullivan110]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 12:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[The post purchase scam is particularly annoying and the good thing is that they have to get your explicit permission. I tried ordering a gift for my son from a well known magician who was selling a "magic kit" through television and online. After my purchase, which coincidentally never arrived... the customer service dept called me up to "confirm" my order details and sign me up for a "no-risk" gas card etc etc. I had to deny this repeatedly. Its like NO was not part of the script they use. After denying it and refusing it and asking for my original purchase about 5-10 times, they hung up on me. <br><br>I figured since I wasn't billed and I didn't receive what I ordered so no harm no foul. But it will be a cold day in hell when I opt in for some bull that I don't need/want<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alvin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 11:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[@lsullivan110 - That is not entirely true. The opening of ATTACHMENTS to email from strangers is the most common way of incurring infection. Never open any attachments from anyone you don't know, and worse, from some people you DO know. Otherwise well-meaning folks unwittingly spread malware by forwarding jokes, pictures, links or other "cute" items without even knowing it is infected. Always have your virus protection up to date and some kind of registry protection resident, and NEVER open any attachments which have a filename extension of .exe, .com, .bat, .cmd. or .vbs, if you are running Windows. This is not a complete list of executable extensions, so, be aware.    ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ITSVCMGR]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 30th 2011 11:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's funny how many of these sites clam to be Hacker Free and totally safe yet this stuff still goes on. Buyer beware in any dealings over the net.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chckpope]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 12:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[Morons and their money will always be parted.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rann948]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 1:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[Have you ever gotten one of those "you have already  won... call---"  letters?   Well,  I've gotten plenty and they always go in the round file.   Once when my pre-teen "the world is honest" son saw one,  he said,  mom you should call,  you might have really won something good.   I told him it was a scam,  but he was sure I was wrong.  So I called the number and put the phone on speaker.   The first thing they asked me was for a credit card number.<br>I asked,  why would you need a credit card number?  Click.  They hung up.   My son didn't say anything,  but I believe that was the best lesson he ever learned.  He was scam-proofed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rann948]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 1:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on The Web's Biggest Scams: From 419 to the Hitman]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2011/01/20/webs-biggest-scams-from-419-to-the-hitman/</guid><description><![CDATA[To avoid being scammed, just do not believe anybody; ESPECIALLY, when it has to do with putting up YOUR money.  The object of any scam is to get your ID or BANK ACCOUNT or your MONEY.  As soon as the situation touches upon any of these, you get out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[humphrey11220]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 25th 2011 1:40PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>