Scams

What Does an Invitation to Make Money Look Like?

by Allan Jenkins on June 2, 2005

I suppose it’s just my day to encounter scams. Larry Borsato brings dreadful news of an outfit that encourages home-based ecommerce aspirants to rip off RSS feeds, then sells them the software to do it…. “When you see little buttons…

I hate MLM (multi-level marketing) outfits, believing their circle of Hell is properly next door to that being built for spammers. So it’s no surprise for me to learn Quixtar (memo to Central Naming: next time, come up with something…

419 Spam with a Twist

by Allan Jenkins on April 4, 2005

Ethan Zuckerman, like all of us, receives “419 scam” or “Nigerian scam” letters from time to time. You know, the “we need to get 22 million dollars out of the National Bank, but need your help. We will offer you…