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2012 in Review: The Scambook Blog’s Top Trends

Miranda Perry
December 24, 2014
Article, Consumer, Financial Services, General Consumer, Health and Fitness Programs, Listing Fraud, Mobile Services
6
2012 was a very busy year for scammers. The bad guys thought up devious ways to exploit consumers via social media and cell phones, then reached new lows by using national tragedies like Hurricane Sandy and the...

3 Gift Card Scams to Watch Out For This Holiday Season

Miranda Perry
December 10, 2014
Article, Consumer, Featured, General Consumer, Video
  Today's episode of Scambook TV is all about gift card fraud. In 2011, gift cards made up 18% of all seasonal holiday purchases. Fraudsters are always keeping an eye on consumer trends, which means...
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TargetContests.com Update: What To Do If You Get this Gift Card Scam Text

Miranda Perry
November 21, 2014
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Scam Alerts
10
TargetContests.com is still targeting victims in record numbers. When we broke the story about this SMS phishing (aka smishing) scam last Tuesday, Scambook had received 149 complaints from users who received...

TargetContests.com: Watch Out For New Text Message Gift Card Scam

Miranda Perry
November 13, 2014
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Scam Alerts
145
UPDATE: Target has officially confirmed that they aren't affiliated with this $1000 gift card text scam, or any other online Gift Redemption Program. Read their statement and find out what to do if you get this...
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Black Friday 2012 Leaked Ads for Walmart, Best Buy, Target May Contain Computer Viruses

Miranda Perry
November 2, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
2
This year, the Black Friday date is November 23, 2012. Looking for Walmart, Target, Kmart or Best Buy Black Friday 2012 ads leaked online? Be careful that you don't download a computer virus instead. Fraudsters...
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Scambook Predicts Massive Best Buy Text Message Scam This Holiday Season Causing Damages Over $40k

Miranda Perry
October 12, 2014
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Scam Alerts
31
Hold onto your phone! Consumers nationwide are under fire from an aggressive text message spam campaign and your cell phone may be next. This latest attack tells victims that they've won a free $1000 Best Buy g...

Someone Paid Me to Kill You: The New Trend in Mobile Fraud Are Death Threats

Miranda Perry
September 17, 2014
Featured, Mobile Services, Scam Alerts, Video
1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwF-zrq_O9Y&rel=0 (more…)...
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iPhone 5 Fraud Warning: Scambook Predicts As Many as 1 Million Fake iPhones

Miranda Perry
September 13, 2014
Article, Mobile Services, Technology
2
The iPhone 5 launch date is almost here and consumers are buzzing with excitement. Whether you’re a disciple of the late Steve Jobs or a skeptic who rooted for Samsung, everyone is waiting for those exclusive f...

Check Your Phone Bill Right Now: Cell Phone Scams That You Need to Know About

Miranda Perry
July 2, 2014
Consumer, Featured, Mobile Services, Video
6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oksu3XkQ (more…)...
Close Up of a Roll of Hundred Dollar Bills Representing $1 Billion in Reported Damages on Scambook

Over $1 Billion in Damages Reported on Scambook

Team Scambook
May 2, 2014
Announcements, Article, Dating Profile, Dating Site, General Consumer
6
Since the launch of Scambook back in June 2011 we have received complaints totaling over $1 billion in reported damages. Recently VISA Inc released a statement that they saw an increase of 1% to $3.4 billion...
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Smishing Epidemic Moves onto Best Buy?

Team Scambook
April 19, 2014
Article, Mobile Services, Technology
4
It may seem like Smishing is all the rage lately, but frankly... It is.  Over the past few weeks our users and Scambook Staff have been repeatedly receiving the same smishing text (shown on the left) from "Best...
Photo of a Wal-mart super center

Scambook Case Study: $1000 Walmart Gift Card Scam

Team Scambook
April 17, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer, Mobile Services
35
Walmart is one of the world’s leading retailers and ranked as the 18th largest public corporation in the world according to the Forbes Global 200 list.   Walmart has over 8,000 stores in 15 different countries ...
Photo of Walmart Giftcard

Update: $1000 Walmart Gift Card Scam

Team Scambook
March 22, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer, Mobile Services
22
Hey Scambook readers! We've had a phenomenal response to our blog from last Friday on the fiasco about the Walmart gift card scam. We can't believe the number of complaints that have been submitted over the pas...
Photo of Walmart Retail Store, Exterior, Day

Free $1000 Walmart Gift Card Text Message Scam

Team Scambook
March 16, 2014
Article, Consumer, Mobile Services
67
Smishing... What is that? "Smishing" is the latest  scam. Instead of getting an e-mail, you get a text message. The word is a combination of "SMS," for short message service, also known as text messaging, an...
The MTV Logo in Black and White

MTV and Viacom Under Fire for Sending Spam Text Messages

Leah
May 17, 2013
Article, Culture, Mobile Services
A new class action lawsuit is alleging that Viacom sent spam text messages to MTV viewers following the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The 2011 how was one of the biggest TV events that spring, attracting viewers...
Photo of a Woman on iPhone Getting Free Walmart Gift Card Text Message Spam

FTC To Free Gift Card Text Message Spammers: “Game Over”

Miranda Perry
March 22, 2013
Article, Consumer, Featured, General Consumer, Mobile Services
Striking another victory for consumers, the FTC recently announced that they're cracking down on the text message spammers behind sites like TargetContests.com, BestBuyWin.net and PrizePatrol.net/Walmart. Ea...

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