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Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams. Searching for a scam: Security researcher Jim Stickley displays logs on his laptop from Internet scams he created for a study for a California financial institution.

Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit arrested eight people during what attendees believed to be a bachelor party.

Given the stakes involved, I would encourage retailers to pay attention to a holiday shopping survey recently released by Consumer Reports.

There are currently more than 120 Joe Jonases, at least 45 George Bushes, and exactly 13 Octomoms on Twitter.

Online charlatans typically try to lure people into giving away their personal information by posing as legitimate companies in "phishing" e-mails or through messages in forums such as Twitter and Facebook.

Last week, a new Eminem song called "Elevator" hit the Internet, on which the rapper may or may not have used an anti-gay slur in a lyric about Adam Lambert .

Posted By SeanRasmussen 5 hours, 26 minutes ago in Science & Technology Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams.

Everyone on the Internet has probably received an e-mail or seen an ad steering them to a phony Web site that's supposed to make them think it's really a trustworthy site -- for example, their bank.

The sale of fake goods is likely to jump over the holiday season as cash-strapped shoppers are tempted by 'too good to be true prices,' counterfeit experts and police say.

Dec. 7, 2009 - The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, which is the lead agency in battling seasonal flu, H1N1 and most other diseases in the U.S. has alerted the media to a scam email cruising the Internet attempting to fool Americans into revealing personal information.

Internet shoppers in Hartlepool have been warned not to buy bargain hair straighteners as they could be potentially dangerous, according to watchdogs.

Fake e-mails, government officials using the flu outbreak for political gain, fake flu prevention products - as with anything and everything there are those that take advantage of situations for their personal gain.

A Missouri lawmaker has filed legislation to outlaw special devices designed to fake urine samples and fool drug tests.

Police have caught 78 sellers of fake goods over the past year, the Internet open market site 11st said yesterday.

The e-mail appears to be from the CDC but directs people to a fake CDC site that serves up a Trojan.

Vaccine for the H1N1 Flu is scarce and that has many people looking for alternative ways to stay healthy.

After doing a search on a number of links to the controversial emails which have been leaked or hacked from the Hadley Climate Research Center, it has been discovered that they are most likely FAKE.

Okay, this list was complied by a bunch of computer geeks, so you may have a hard time getting the words to rhyme, but make sure to at least hum in your head ... "on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 'Charity Phishing Scams' ..." But seriously, with Black Friday almost over and "Cyber Monday" just a few days away, it is certainly ...

NC FAKE IDS, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU RALEIGH, N.C. - Makers of counterfeit identification cards are growing more common and sophisticated as it becomes more difficult to live without the government-issued IDs, North Carolina officials said.

The festive season of holiday meals and gift shopping also brings another tradition -- getting ripped off.