Directory scam: Registration of the World Business Directory 2010/2011

MX Lab reported in 2009 about the misleading marketing trick that the World Business Directory uses. Guess what, they are back!
MX Lab received a new registration form from the World Business Directory and again, we want to point out a few things before you sign their contract.
The email comes from info@companyworld2010.com, with the subject “Registration [...]

Phishing PayPal email includes web form

One of the latest phishing emails with the subject “PayPal Forma ID PP697″ caught our attention because of the fact that it included a complete HTML form inside the email. The phishing is regarding a refund request and the amount would be transferred to your credit card within 5 or 7 days.

The form seduces you to [...]

World Business Guide is using misleading marketing trick

Today, MX Lab received an email regarding the “World BusinessGuide” directory. At first there seems nothing wrong with the mailing but when looking further there are some points that need your attention.
The messages is from “World Business Register” with different email addresses in use:
info@easyhomecorporation.com
info@easycitycorporation.com
info@bigorganization4you.com
www@companyregpro.net
www@companyregstore.net
www@easycompregonline.com
www@bestcompregpro.com
The subject is “Business Registration 2009/2010″. The body of the email:
Ladies and [...]

Belgian court condemns 18 persons regarding Nigerean spam

The correctional court of Brugges, Belgium, condems 18 persons with prison sentences from 2 to 6 years for sending out fraudulent spam between Februay 2007 and November 2008.
In the Nigerian spam emails they claimed to have a fund in Ghana where a substantional amount of money was blocked after a woman died in a car accident. The small [...]