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20 hrs ago | The Japan Times

Fake sites even fool top search engines

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.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Mon Dec 14, 2009

Abc13.com

Fake bachelor party nets prostitution arrests

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

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Buffalo News

Complaint window is now open

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

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Sat Dec 12, 2009

The Village Voice

The Best Fake Twitter Accounts: Fake Rahm Emanuel, Fake Christopher...

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

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Twitter, Social Software

Thu Dec 10, 2009

CRM Daily

How Fake Sites Trick Search Engines To Hit the Top

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.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Wed Dec 09, 2009

MTV

Adam Lambert Isn't Taking Eminem's 'Elevator' Dis Personally

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 .

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Pop/Rock

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Netscape

Fake Sites Trick Search Engines To Rank Higher

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

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock

WKYC

Fake sites can trick search engines to hit the top

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.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock

Slam Sports

Fake goods sales forecast to spike over holidays

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.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Winter Sports, Curling

Mon Dec 07, 2009

SeniorJournal.com

CDC Alerts Americans of Fake Email Asking Them to Enroll in H1N1 Vaccination Program

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.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pop/Rock

Antrim Today

Fake straighteners too hot to handle

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

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Summit Daily News

Stolen: Beware of flu scams

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.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Food and Drug Administration

Fri Dec 04, 2009

WDAF

Missouri Lawmaker Wants to Ban Fake Urine

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

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Related Topix: Missouri, Pop/Rock, Drug Testing, Randolph County, MO

Thu Dec 03, 2009

English Dong-A

Web Shopping Malls Become Hotbed for Fake Goods

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

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Drugs, Family, Teenagers

Tue Dec 01, 2009

CNET News.com

Fake CDC vaccine e-mail leads to malware

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

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pop/Rock, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Computer Security, Science / Technology

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Look Out for Fake H1N1 Cure-all Claims

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

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Pop/Rock, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Influenza

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Free Republic Exclusive: The Hadley Cru emails are Fake! [Satire]

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.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, George Bush, US National Guard, US Military, US News, US Air Force, US Politics, Al Gore

Sat Nov 28, 2009

LasVegasNOW

McAfee's Twelve Scams of Christmas

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 ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Computer Security, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock, Spyware, Social Software

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Telegram & Gazette

NC busts reveal production of fake IDs is booming

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.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Pop/Rock

Columbus Dispatch

12 scams of Christmas aim for shoppers' gold cards

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

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Related Topix: Startups, McAfee, Pop/Rock

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