eBay Scam
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Scammers will try everything and as I know a client has previously been a victim of a eBay scam I thought it best to publish this one.
From: support @ e-buy .co.uk
Subject: New Unpaid Item Message from milanesjr - 170349230798
Date: 20 August 2009 21:27:52 BST
Reply-To: support @ e-buy .co.uk
Dear member,
eBay member milanesjr has left you a message regarding item #170349230798
Response required!
View the dispute thread to respond
Regards,
eBay Inc.
If you look properly at the email header you will see the message is from e-Buy.co.uk , if you click on the link in the email it will take you to a page the looks just like ebay and invites you to log into your account. Do not enter your ebay account details into this site. This is not related to ebay in any way and will give thieves access to your account. The website address is in fact www. eaay.co.uk
Be aware do not respond to these emails.
Posted by deFreeze on 08/20 at 09:32 PM
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Reveal/Reset
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
5th August to 5th September 2009, Wed-Sun, 10am-6pm.
Inspace, Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Posted by deFreeze on 08/05 at 09:20 PM
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Press Releases
Monday, August 03, 2009
A conversation with my sister last night about how to send out press releases made me release that it is really important and perhaps not widely known how to go about it.
So the main thing is not to spam editors or bloggers. They receive a hell of a lot of emails and your correspondence will not take priority if you don’t know them personally. In the world of infinite communication its still about who you know.
So you can use channels of communication that are already open to you eg your blog, twitter, linked in etc.
And then you can use specific press release web sites that will be read by those who are interested in your niche. Here is a selection of Free and Paid for Press Release web sites that will help you get your message out there.
www.pr.com
www.prlog.org
www.prweb.com
www.ereleases.com
www.marketwire.com
www.businesswire.com
Posted by deFreeze on 08/03 at 08:24 PM
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HMRC Scam
Thursday, July 23, 2009
My fabulous accountants defacto-fd have just sent this warning. I haven’t received this scam myself as yet - however be vigilant!
Please be aware that there are a number of scam e-mails being sent at the moment, which appear to come from HMRC. They will say that you are due a tax refund and that to claim this you should either click on a link and fill in your bank details or fill in an attached form and e-mail it to them.
The e-mails appear to come from a valid HMRC e-mail address and may also contain a valid HMRC contact address and phone number.
These are scam e-mails sent by fraudsters and are designed to gather your bank details and enough security information to allow them to access your bank accounts.
HMRC does not ever send e-mails to individuals or businesses asking them for their bank details.
If you receive an e-mail of this nature please do not respond to it. If you have already responded to one you should contact your bank immediately to make sure there has been no fraudulent activity on your account, and to ask them what your next steps should be.
Posted by deFreeze on 07/23 at 01:19 PM
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Save Our Sounds
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I discovered the Save our Sounds through the BBC Digital Planet Podcast. Hilarious to think we’re already loosing the sounds of early technology but I tried to find a old phone ring tone for my new phone and found it incredibly difficult! A fabulous ringing sound is apparently no longer in demand for mobile phones.
www.bbc.co.uk
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