I recently have seen a new scam hitting Facebook and my Inbox - the "Loan Scam". How it works: Example scam from Facebook ...

So, I don't post these as often as I used to, but I thought this was worth a good chuckle.  I'll let you know if I get any response....

I got this email today.  Really made me chuckle... Economic And Financial Crimes Commision No.5, Bill Clinton Crescent, Off Adetokunbo ...

With the death of Paul Walker, be on the lookout for emails containing malware exploiting the news of the celbrity's death. Often thes...

I recently setup a new honeypot which appears to be an IT security related company. In addition to a few other hidden gems, this honeypot ...

Having personally seen the fear mongering iYogi used against a family member to get you to pay for their services (and having to clean up h...

It isn't often that I talk about video games on my blog.  However...I recently had an encounter with a pyramid scheme/scam so disappoint...

Yesterday I decided to perform a bit of a social engineering experiment on USTREAM. I provided "live" coverage of Hurricane Sand...

It's important to note that with the London 2012 Olympics rapidly approaching, computer users should be on the lookout for spam message ...

Got this email today: Good Day Dearest One Dear !! I am Madam.Sonia Zuru I am a widow being that I lost my husband,my husband was a ser...

This email just showed up in my inbox... Subject: .YOUR EM,AIL HAS WON,N Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:55:19 +0200 It has finally come to ou...

Twitter users have recently begun receiving spam claiming to be an "unfollow app" capable of telling you who has stopped following...

We're lucky it hasn't happened yet.  Or maybe it has and we don't know it. We've all heard how "flash mobs", pro...

Mario 2012 is a film and campaign by Caffeine Security that aims to make Mario the plumber famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise suppo...

Just saw this email in the "funsec" mailing list: Hello, My name is Mrs Yetunde Owolabi from Republic of Benin, I gave birth t...

It's always a good idea to keep tabs on your online presence.  This can help prevent embarrassing situations, such as an ex girlfriend p...

Many links claim to let you see who's "stalking" you on Facebook.  This link claims to let you see who's trying to HACK yo...

Advance Fee Fraud scams don't always come through email.  This is a true story from a friend. During the holiday season in 2008, Jeani...

As part of my continuing "To Catch a Scammer" project, I've decided to begin analyzing various advance fee frauds. Covered i...

I have decided to begin tracking how much scammers are offering to "give" to me, and how much money in transaction fees are reques...