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E-mail Fraud Update CIBC Customers. | EasyWeb Important Messages About Current EMail Fraud | Interac Learn Security Suggestions Financial Services Commission of Ontario - Beware of potential consumer scams. This and all alerts on this page are helpful for people everywhere in the world. Hoaxes Around the world, Internet scammers steal millions of dollars per year from unsuspecting Internet users. These criminal activities are successful largely because many Internet users are not aware of the ways in which scammers operate and may not recognize scam attempts if they are targeted. Hoax-Slayer aims to counteract these criminal activities by publishing information about common types of Internet scams and providing examples of scam messages. World Health Organization WHO suggests that recipients do not send money or personal information in response to invitations from anyone who claims to be awarding jobs, funds, grants, scholarships, certificates, lottery winnings, or prizes, and/or who requests payment for registration fees and hotel rooms reservations in the name of WHO. INTERNET FRAUD WILL PEAK DURING HOLIDAYS: KNOW THE ISSUES!
Better Business Bureau Alerts May 25, 2007 RCMP probe U.S. senior scams If you have a senior Mom or Dad ask them about this. You might find out they trust the fraud artist person who calls and believe the offers in the mail, and won't believe you. Even after giving them proof like this article they may not believe you or want to take a chance on the winnings and do not care about the small amount of money they give these fraud artists. One of the things these fraud artists are after though is access to your bank account number where they will clean it out.
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Identify Theft Expose by Dateline TV NBC | Nigerian Scam Articles NBC Largest U.S. Fine Ever Levied for Spam Violations Internet marketer to pay $900,000. PC WORLD Article
Nigerian E-Mail Scheme Indictments
In more good news for the average e-mail user, four people have been indicted and could face 30 years in prison for a variation on a widespread scam in which e-mail senders claim they're trying to transfer money out of Nigeria, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. A grand jury in New York City yesterday returned a 10-count indictment against three of the defendants and an 11-count indictment against the fourth. Alleged victims of the four individuals lost more than $1.2 million, the DOJ said. The defendants allegedly sent spam e-mail messages to thousands of potential victims, and they falsely claimed to have control of millions of dollars located in a foreign country that belongs to an individual with a terminal illness, according to the DOJ. Three of the defendants were arrested in Amsterdam by Dutch authorities on February 21, based on a U.S. criminal complaint. They are being held by the Dutch authorities pending extradition to the United States, the DOJ said. The fourth defendant, a Nigerian citizen, is a fugitive. ebay Members of International Fraud Ring Arrested, Auction Fraudster Arrested and more. One of our members reported receiving this fraud email. THIS IS FRAUD.
phishing PCWorld If you do not know what this is, you can easily get into trouble. Here are more resources detailing how people get hoodwinked. Don't be Hooked by Phishing Fraud Excellent article by Symantec. ICIWorld recommended reading. Summary Phishers trick people into divulging sensitive financial information. If you spend time online, now is the time to learn to spot a phishing attack. "The ICIWorld News Page is a public service to the real estate industry. It is a must reading for everyone who uses the Internet!" For instance are you aware of scams on the Internet? Please read this. It is called 419 Scams and this information is quoted from the US Secret Service Web Site. How to combat this stuff? There is more information along the left column on this page that every single real estate broker and salesperson in the world should know about. This can be part of your value added services that you offer the public to protect them. If they try to sell their property on the Internet and they are now aware of these problems it can cost them a lot of pain. You can protect them against that. If you would like us to
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www.iciworld.net Contact us. 1-877-272-1721 Are you suspicious of strangers coming to your door or on the street? Then become wiser on how you deal with the public you meet on the Internet. It is the same as receiving calls from ads in a newspaper. Don't be a target for thieves. The Better Business Bureau's Checklist for Online Shopping We are all in the middle of an information revolution. Learn how to make it work for you. Be aware of the problems and . . the solutions. It will help you and your clients be successful. Searching the Internet - even that can be a problem unless you are aware of the problems. |
Education is the key to preventing people from becoming victims of Internet fraud and scams. This page contains links to the Better Business Bureau, FBI, Banks, RCMP, RECO, and more to make you aware of the problems of others so that you do not suffer the same consequences. It is important for everyone in the world. If you do not read it you are at risk from a simple lack of knowledge. Education is the key to preventing virus's from damaging your use of computers and the Internet. This page is dedicated to that education. If you have links or would like to contribute here things that can benefit everyone in the industry, or anything you can suggest it will be most appreciated. EMail Executive Members are also reminded to visit the Resource Center for a wealth of information and resources. |
This news page is a public service from ICIWorld It will help you understand and deal with Internet related problems. Without an
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How to stay safe. Internet Fraud, Scams, Hoaxes EasyWeb Important Messages About Current EMail Fraud Internet Fraud Complaint Center FBI Reporting Economic Crime On-Line Internet Crime Complaint Center
FTC on ID theft:
www.ftc.gov/idtheft
SiteAdvisor was founded in April 2005 by a group of
MIT engineers who wanted to make the Web safer for their family and
friends. Having spent one too many holiday breaks trying to clean a mess
of spam, adware, and spyware from our families’ computers, we decided to
take action. They built a system of automated testers which continually
patrol the Web to browse sites, download files, and enter information on
sign-up forms. They document all these results and supplement them with
feedback from our users, comments from Web site owners, and analysis
from our own employees.
Personal Information and Scams Protection - A Canadian Practical Guide Canadian Strategy to Promote Safe, Wise and Responsible Internet Use Essential security tips from Yahoo. News and articles on mortgage fraud from RECO GetNetWise is a user empowerment campaign and Web site designed to give Internet users a user-friendly, easy-to-find, online resource that can be found on the most popular entry points to the Internet, as well as on many of the most popular Web sites. GetNetWise 2.0 offers tips, tutorials and other interactive tools to show users that creating a safe, secure and positive online environment is as easy as "one click" of a mouse. GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations and now ICIWorld supports this.
Internet Fraud. An opportunity too good to be true - probably is. Secret Service Fraud Alerts and Help "Microsoft wants to send you $800". "Federal Bill 602P
5-cents per E-mail sent --" You've seen a few of these -- or the many virus
hoaxes.
Avoiding Fraud Federal Trade Commission For The Consumer
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The Phonebusters National Call Centre (PNCC) is a joint
partnership involving the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal
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Established in January of 1993, PhoneBusters is the national deceptive telemarketing call centre, operated by the Ontario Provincial Police. We play a key role in educating the public about specific fraudulent telemarketing pitches. We also play a vital role in the collection and dissemination of victim evidence, documentation, statistics and tape recordings to outside investigations. Beware of Fraudulent Activities The RCMP home page also has information on how to deal with unsolicited email. One great reason to employ a Licensed Real Estate Broker or Salesperson Executive Member of ICIWorld to work for you is to protect you and your family's best interests and save you time. Let them handle the calls from strangers. They qualify the tire kickers. curiosity seekers, time wasters and others from legitimate and motivated buyers. The Oprah Winfrey Show demonstrating the problems of young boy becoming an Internet Porn Star. Don't let any children have a web cam!
So what is scambaiting? Well, put simply, you enter
into a dialogue with scammers, simply to waste their precious time and
resources. Whilst you are doing this, you will be helping to keep the
scammers away from real potential victims and screwing around with the
minds of gutless thieves. The world of
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You must know who you are dealing with. The following are links and items about security issues about your computer and how people can gain access to it and misuse the information for their own purposes. One item I find frightening is the ability of some of these programs to log your keystrokes. Does this mean if you do banking they can log your key strokes? www.EWeek.com (SEARCH THE WORD BOTS AT WWW.EWEEK.COM) is a news service that provides articles about "bots " and other security related problems that people around the world are having. I provide information here so that computer users world wide become knowledgeable about these problems and prevent them from succeeding with simply understanding what is going on and not responding to it, or getting security programs to prevent things from happening. Paid programs such as Spyware Doctor, Norton Anti-Virus, McAffee and others are part of the solution that is necessary to help you have a great Internet experience without problems. Additionally have a security firewall. But mostly do not respond to email offers that you sense could be a scam or hoax. By being knowledgeable about the problems you can protect yourself and others. 60 minutes and 20/20 on TV talk about the billions of dollars being lost by people. Always pay particular attention in newspapers and computer trade magazines about security issues and solutions. It one respect it is like walking down a street at 3am in the morning and being approached by strangers. Don't put yourself in those situations. The Internet has the good, the bad and the ugly. It is even like driving a car, if you are not careful you can easily end up in an accident and it can happen in an instant.
Here is an article eye opener about "Return of the Web Mob: Cyber-Crime Alive and Scheming
" Also visit http://www.eweek.com/c/s/Security/ for security issues and advice. Click on security. Canadian consumers can now sign up for a free service to reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail they receive.
Protect your computer Check out why The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Forbes, Consumer Reports and so many others have recommended ScamBusters for useful, practical, and trustworthy information on identity theft, Internet scams, credit card fraud, phishing, lottery scams, urban legends, and how to stop spam. Consumer Fraud Reporting is an free online service to warn consumers about specific types of financial and other scams via the internet and provide a means to report scams and fraud. Cell phone hijacking. This TV commentator investigates explains how your cell phone can be secretly hijacked and used against you - and how to protect yourself. It is a You Tube Video. Is your cell phone giving you a tumor? The matter is still the subject of much debate, but better safe than sorry, right? We round up some of the handsets best suited to help you avoid
harmful radiation (spoiler alert: they've all got really good speakerphones).
Cell phones and brain tumors. Search that in google and study the results. Why not take precautions? One can not prove it will not do any damage. 5 tips to limit your cell phone risk The following is typical for all companies in the world not just the following company. Virtually every company in the world that has user names and passwords is susceptible to the following:
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We would like to remind you to be cautious when opening and/or responding to your e-mail. Corporate Head Office uses the following e-mail addresses to communicate with you: mail @ centum.ca news @ centum.ca
events @ centum.ca
CENTUM Canada, or our staff, will NEVER ask you for your e-mail,
username and password be sent to us. If you receive a request
of this type that appears to be from CENTUM Canada or from anyone
else, DO NOT RESPOND TO IT!
If you have already responded to a phishing spam and still have access to webmail, please immediately change your password or contact our CENTUM Technical Support to report the problem.
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Real Estate News Economist: No letup in '06 for commercial real estate No more cold-calling for U.S. REALTORS
Thousands of newspapers on the Net Links to more than 5000 newspapers on the Internet. Gateway to Your Local Newspaper
Since New Year's Day 2000, Americans' stock portfolios
have lost nearly $4 trillion, but their home equity has grown by $1.2
trillion.
News for your area? Click on any link that starts with News above.
When you get to Yahoo news, in the search news box, type in your state or province or city
and the words real estate news and search. To show the continued growth and expected use of the internet here are some interesting figures to demonstrate. The Internet and related services continue to grow! Total online retail revenue in Asia-Pacific for 1999 was $2.8 billion, compared to $3.5 billion in Europe and $36.6 billion in the United States. But the region is projected to grow to more than $7 billion this year. The major countries are Japan, Korea and Australia. Europe's consumer Internet industry is growing faster than ever before. The 25 million Western European households with Internet access will grow to 64 million by 2004. By the end of 2000, 18% of Spanish households and 40% of Swedish households will have PC-based Internet access. More than 86% of the 1 billion Web pages are in English. Teens do not access the Internet as much as adults: 38% of teenage Internet users access the Web more than once a day, compared with 52% of adult Internet users. Canada must do a much better job of explaining itself to a U.S. audience that extends beyond politicians and diplomats. An insistent reminder is required that Canadians fought and died in Afghanistan, that Canadian ships are protecting U.S. ships attacking Iraq, that trade is two-way and worth nearly $2 billion a day. Commercial real estate Haves and Wants for the World. If your company or organization has a news page, we may be happy to place a link here. Contact us. "The technology revolution has barely begun," according to Microsoft Canada president Frank Clegg. "Many pundits have confused the end of the first stage of the technology revolution with the end of the revolution itself." "I firmly believe we're in the early stages of a technological revolution just as significant as that of electricity." (source: Toronto Star Jan 29/2002) Point/Counterpoint (Broker/Agent News) ICIWorld News Jan/2003. New records are set regularly by members on ICIWorld. There are now over $1 Trillion of Buyers, over $6 Billion of property sale and lease opportunities. There are over 8,000 pages on the Internet that link to Haves and Wants on ICIWorld. There are now over 10,000 EMails delivering Haves and Wants daily to the industry world wide. Sept./2002 ICIWorld has now developed and operates its own ICIWorld EMail List Servers. Yahoo reported there were too many listings (messages) within a twenty minute period and arbritrarily cut off the 3 largest ICIWorld services and left 38 of ICIWorlds smaller servers operating. ICIWorld now does the EMailing itself. ICIWorld distributes over 10,000 EMails per day to selected EMail services around the world of listings added to the service. It does this instantly and automatically for member Haves and Wants. It is free for the public to subscribe. Members report liking it better because there are no pop up ads. You can subscribe free to receive Haves and Wants for your location. You make contact and do deals right from the EMails. ICIWorld EMail List Servers.
Financial
Forum Article Gary Nusca, CCIM Dealer helps find locations Restaurant News. A restaurant dealer is not only selling equipment, but also telling operators where they can find a place to use it. Arctic Refrigeration and Equipment has entered what it says is "an exclusive strategic alliance" with ICIWorld Commercial Real Estate Network. "This gives Arctic the capability to offer its new and existing restaurant operators immediate access to hundreds of commercial real estate professionals nationwide," says the release. Arctic customers can use the network to find sites for new openings or relocations says Arctic manager Cameron Stewart. For ICIWorld this provides leads for member brokers and salespeople to find and lease and sell space. A recent article in Fortune Magazine stated "97 out of every 100 self made millionaires made it all through real estate investments!"
Storm Worm Hits Computers
Around the World HELSINKI (Reuters)—Computer virus writers started to use raging
European storms on Friday to attack thousands of computers in an
unusual real-time assault, head of research at Finnish data security
firm F-Secure told Reuters. The virus, which the company named
"Storm Worm," is sent to hundreds of thousands of e-mail addresses
globally, with the e-mail's subject line saying "230 dead as storm
batters Europe." What is the difference between viruses, worms, and Trojans? You may be actually sending email with a virus in it and you do not even know it! |
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Stop Spam, Virus's, Worms Problems Solutions TECHNOLOGY NEWS SPAM TO MAKE UP 60% OF TRAFFIC BY 2004: Spam will account for 60 per cent of all e-mail traffic by the middle of next year, rising from half this year and threatening efforts of legitimate marketers to reach potential customers, according to market researcher GARTNER INC. Inc. Accordingly, Gartner notes that marketers must act immediately to distinguish their e-mail pitches from junk e-mail or risk being blocked by content managers, spam-blocking software and Internet service providers. Such barriers will undermine 80% of all e-mail marketing campaigns by 2005. To learn how to stop spam instantly, click here. Don't Want Your Email Address Harvested? Stop Spam Spam is crippling our real estate business. People are having problems coping with an overwhelming supply of junk information. People are suffering information overload. This one program is a solution that will stop junk EMail instantly. I use it and I include the reasons why. Gary Nusca, CCIM. If anyone has anything better please let me know. ICIWorld Recommended Solution Stop Junk Email instantly. Spam Arrest. Unlike other anti-spam solutions, Spam Arrest quickly and easily blocks spam before it ever gets to your inbox ? No matter how the spam is disguised or where it comes from. Spam Solutions How can I help make a difference? Large Majority of Those Online Wants Spamming Banned Mortgage spam generates almost as much contempt as pornographic spam and unsolicited real estate email isn't far behind on the Spam-I-Hate-Most meter. Virus Internet News Top Virus Threats | Expanded Threat List W32.SQLExp.Worm causing denial of service. It goes into memory and clogs things. Sometimes by shutting off your computer and turning it on things could work again. There is a download patch from Microsoft that you may need.
Antivirus
Software VIRUS NEWS AND HELP Sophos has produced a range of documents as part of its commitment to raising awareness of general virus and anti-virus issues. Here are five steps you can take if you currently have no virus protection 1) Purchase a reliable virus package. After you install it, download the latest data files and upgrades. You must keep your virus software up-to-date on at least a weekly if not daily basis. 2) Scan your system completely. 3) Go to Microsoft's Web page and download the latest and greatest of ALL critical upgrades identified for your system. 4) Do NOT open any attachment before running an email virus checker. Even then, if the attachment is from someone you don't know, delete it! Make sure you have something that checks for viruses and updates itself. Symantec announced the discovery of the W32.Novarg.A@mm which is a mass-mailing
worm that arrives as an attachment with the file extension .bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif,
.scr, or .zip. The virus is also known as W32/Mydoom@mm is a
High Outbreak Risk worm. "I'm worried about people sending me viruses and want to know what I can do to protect myself from dangerous computer viruses sent through e-mail." DETAILS HouseCall.Antivirus.Com (Free Virus Check) The Sircam virus started spreading rapidly on the Internet on Monday (July 23, 2001 with some users reporting they received as many 3,000 emails containing the virus. A CNET story stated "Like many other worms, SirCam spreads by e-mailing copies of itself to everyone in the infected computer's Microsoft Outlook address book. An added twist with SirCam is that the worm sends a random file from the infected computer's hard drive, potentially sending confidential business data or embarrassing personal information along with the virus." Trend Micro's free on-line virus scanner Members should look up Virus in the Resource Center As we get more dependent on computers as a tool for handling information, think of this, if my computer crashed today or got stolen, will I be in trouble? What will be the pressure on time to reproduce things? What is it worth to prevent an absolute catastrophe of computer loss? Will you get a virus on your computer? Does your car get dirty? You have to clean your system! You have to protect your system! Do you do regular maintenance on your car? You need to do regular maintenance on your computer. RECOMMENDATION: The Latest Norton System Works or compatible. It runs automatically in the background checking email. It can run daily checking your system and weekly gathering up dates. If you don't have it "you are cruise in for a bruise in." I think it is one of the best. If you have a better or other suggestion please let me know. I would appreciate it. HOTEL KEY CARDS
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QuackwatchSM Your Guide to Health Fraud,
Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions It took only about 24 hours before scammers were churning out emails exploiting the Haiti disaster, security experts said Thursday. Most of the spam emails are masquerading as legitimate pleas for donations from aid groups, said Dylan Morrs, spokesman for security software maker Symantec. Most of the messages are unsophisticated and usually involve requests to send personal information to an email address or fax number. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has compiled a guide to help the public avoid scams and ensure their donations are of maximum value. It can be found online at international.gc.ca. The Better Business Bureau recommends the public consult the Canadian Revenue Agency's list of registered charities and relief organizations at www.cra.gc.ca/donors.
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Are you prepared? Great tips on being prepared. Emergencies can happen at anytime and occur anywhere, sometimes without much warning. An emergency can force you to evacuate your neighbourhood or confine you to your home or workplace. It can leave you without basic services such as water, gas, electricity or a working telephone. Are you prepared? |
Even the simplest cell phones carry enough data to be dangerous in
the wrong hands. Everyone is mobilizing. Our lives, not just business but also personal, have become entwined with our cell phones (or is it vice versa?). "Cell phone" isn't even the right term anymore for many people, who use their BlackBerrys, iPhones, and other smartphones almost as much as they use their computers. This makes our mobile devices and the data they contain just as important as our laptops and desktops. Add a direct Internet connection—which very few people secure—and the likelihood of physical loss or theft and you've got a recipe for disaster. |
FBI Issues Tsunami Disaster Relief Fraud Alert
In a press release dated Jan. 5, 2005, the FBI urged the public to be alert to a
variety of Internet scams involving the solicitation of additional relief funds
for the victims of the disaster.
The FBI, through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), has received reports
of websites being established purportedly to assist with collection and relief
efforts. Complaints submitted to the IC3 have identified several schemes that
involve both unsolicited incoming emails (SPAM), as well as reports of responses
to posted email addresses, to assist for a fee, in locating loved ones who may
have been victims of the disaster. A fraudulent relief donation Web site has
also been detected containing an imbedded Trojan exploit which can infect the
user’s computer with a virus if accessed.
The IC3 is cautions against participating in this type of online correspondence.
Consistent with previous guidance phishing/spoofing and identity theft, IC3
recommended the following precautions:
· Do not respond to any unsolicited (SPAM) incoming emails.
· Be skeptical of individuals claiming to be surviving victims or foreign government officials asking for help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.
· To ensure that contributions to U.S. based non-profit organizations are used for intended purposes, go directly to recognized charities and aid organizations websites, as opposed to following a link to another site.
· Attempt to verify the legitimacy of non-profit organizations by utilizing various Internet based resources which may assist in confirming the existence of the organization as well as its non-profit status.
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Be leery of emails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas in attached
files, as the files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known
senders.
Several variations of this scam are currently in circulation. Anyone who has
received an email referencing the above information or anyone who may have been
a victim of this or a similar incident should notify the IC3 via their
Web site
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Symantec Security Response encourages all users and administrators to adhere to the following basic security "best practices":
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