Visa250.com Scam “Free $250 Visa Prepaid Giftcard”

The visa250.com scam is a common telephone scam where the victim receives a text message stating that they have won a "free $250 Visa prepaid giftcard". Clicking links provided in the text message may install malware to the cellular phone or computer system including adware and spyware. This is also similar to many scam surveys where the primary purpose of the phishing attempt is to direct the phone or internet user to suspicious surveys. These surveys often state that they must be filled out before receiving the free $250 prepaid Visa gift card. Please note, you did not actually win and will not receive a free $250 Visa gift card.

Telephone Number: (724) 603-5821 is used in Craigslist And PayPal scams

Warning! (724) 603-5821 is a telephone number from Pennsylvania that is used in severe forms of criminal phishing scams. The criminal attempts to purchase a computer by responding to the Craigslist post via text message, stating the computer is being purchased for another individual, most likely a family member such as a daughter or son, and say that they will pay over PayPal and include an additional sum of money for shipping the computer to a country outside of the United States such as Africa. The sender asks for the sellers PayPal email address in order to pay for the item and also asks the Craigslist seller sends images to a random email address. It has been concluded that malicious individual(s) using telephone number frequently use the alias Alex Kane, connected to a fraudulent email such as alexkane54@gmail.com and service_tracker@in.com.

Facebook Scam: Facebook Red Scam (Change Your Facebook Template R3D Scam)

One of the most popular Facebook scams in early 2013 is the change your Facebook red scam, also referred to as the Facebook Red Scam, Facebook R3D scam. The Facebook Red scam works different ways, be that clicking a link associated with Facebook Red and Facebook Red posts may install malware to the computer system and internet browser including adware, browser hijackers, and spyware. The Facebook Red scam may even direct the Facebook user to an unwanted survey, direct the Facebook user to a website hosting additional malware or drive-by download website, and/or simply not perform as advertised, meaning the Facebook Red will not actually turn your Facebook template color from blue to red.

LEGAL NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION Scam

Many Facebook users have received the Facebook LEGAL NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION email and suspected it as being spam, or some sort of phishing attempt. Though the email may seem alike many spam emails now a days, the email is not spam, the email and message detailed in the email is legitimate.

Email Phishing Alert: Fake INCOMING FAX REPORT Email

A new email scam has been publicly distributed today by cyber criminals whom attempt to persuade victims into opening the email in order to click a malicious link that is capable of downloading malware to the computer system and directing the victim to a download-drive-by site or other malicious website. The email is sent from Incoming Fax with the subject link similar to “INCOMING FAX REPORT : Remote ID: 8169349218“.

Malware Phishing Alert – Fake Email Posing as eFax Corporate Message

Warning, malicious emails have been surfacing disguised as eFax Corporate that contain links to malicious content such as malware, viruses, Trojans, worms, and more and/or contain malicious attachments.Spam emails being sent by cyber criminals posing as the legitimate eFax Corporate, that let’s users send and receive fax via email may contain suspicious subject lines from unknown telephone numbers. For example, the email subject in the image below is Coprporate eFax message from “644-835-5445.” if you have received a similar email message, delete it right away!

Malware And Phishing Scam Alert: 975 929-5680

975 929-5680 is a number used by criminals in phishing attempts. A victim states he received a suspicious phone call from 975-929-5680 prior to becoming infected with FBI ransomware. The caller was making an attempt to access the victim's computer remotely stating the computer is infected with malware, viruses, and/or Trojans and needed to be fixed. Phishing attempt report for telephone number 975-929-5680