Posts Tagged Con Artists

  • Online Scams and How They Work Online Scams and How They Work

    Con artists have gone high-tech, using the Internet to defraud consumers. Information provided by the Federal Trade Commission at www.FTC.gov By Chris Cournoyer e-mail: webmaster@ccx.net Domain: www.ccx.net Surf’s Up – Internet News .... dedicated to providing i...

  • “Phishing” Scams Use New Tricks “Phishing” Scams Use New Tricks

    By Tom Miller Iowa Attorney General Con-artists use text messages and phone calls as well as phony emails and web sites to steal victims’ private financial information. Identity thieves are constantly trying to trick people into giving them crucial information - such as credit card numbers,...