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Why Don’t Phones Lets Us Record Calls (two way)? -ca

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

This was originally posted with a Canadian audience in mind, but it has relevance here in Australia and, I suspect, in most third world countries generally. Brain Jones, the author, is a programmer and works full time in the telecommunications … Continue reading →

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Video: How to stop cold calling and make $500 from them to boot -us

Posted on June 22, 2012 by
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Prank #25: Hang ups

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

#25. Hang ups – Ω TELEMARKETER: “Hello Mrs. Dong, we are affiliated with Macrohard Technologies; and in monitoring the internet it has come to our attention that your computer has a number of errors which makes it prone to attack … Continue reading →

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Video: Malware threat by antivirus scammer exposed on virtual machine

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Noah Magram, principal software engineer at security vendor Sourcefire, was called while at home by a fake antivirus company. He decided to see exactly what they do when a person grants access, only he gave them access to a virtual machine … Continue reading →

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‘Boiler room’ hoax for New Zealand share holders -nz

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

The pitch Fraudsters posing as reps for a legitimate Japanese company, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Corporation, are cold-calling investors. “The callers are very clever and persuasive,” says Ministry of Consumer Affairs Team Leader Jarrod Rendle. “They make offers that are very hard to … Continue reading →

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Beware of native language call scams – au

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

Ask yourself: Is this an in-law or an outlaw calling?  SCAMwatch (Australia) is advising consumers to beware of scammers who phone requesting money, speaking in the consumer’s native language including Serbian, Croatian, Polish and others. These callers will often say … Continue reading →

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