Online Safety - A Must For All Having An Internet Presence 2007-07-30 09:39:31 Ok, so you are online, browsing the web. Yes, you are online right now, because you are reading this. This means you have an “internet presence”, not a physical presence, but a virtual one.
You are well aware of the fact you must protect yourself in the real (not virtual) live.
Spam, Scam, Identity Theft, Adware, Malware, Spyware, Hackers…
Are you aware that you should be even more cautious during your internet presence? Some of you know how to protect themselves in the virtual world, other don’t. Still, the information below is of crucial importance to ANY person using the internet.
Free PC Security is an excellent information knowledge-base containing helpful insights on many issues related to online security. We highly recommend getting familiar with the information posted, since it’s in your best interest to be correctly informed.
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1. Social Networking and Safety
2. Dumb Things You Can Do To Ruin Your PC
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Scam Alert! - So called “Nigerian Immigration” 2007-08-02 10:02:14 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Nigerian
Immigration
Scam Alert
: Nigerian Immigration; people behind visa-workpermit@ng-immigrationgov.com, info-visa-workpermit@ng-immigration-service.net and info-visa-workpermit@excite.com … Read More
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Scam Alert: harmonypo@yahoo.com or www.oryxgroup.net 2007-08-06 11:59:19 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
harmonypo@yahoo.com or www.oryxgroup.net
Scam Alert
: Any information coming from harmonypo@yahoo.com or www.oryxgroup.net is false, misleading and represents a scam … Read Full Details
Phishing Alert, Bank of Rome: Why Read the Email Headers? 2007-08-09 14:37:14 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Phishing Alert
: Bank of Rome (Banca di Roma)
Ok, let’s assume you get an email such as the one below (actually this email was received on Wed, 8/8/2007) or with different names and information:
It’s in Italian. But you don’t need to speak Italian to figure out that there are some serious doubts about it. Here it is:
“Subject: Comunicazione Urgente nr. 73849 del 01 08 2007 - Leggere con attenzione
From: “Banca di Roma” ufficio@bancadiroma.it
Gentile CLIENTE, Nell’ambito di un progetto di verifica dei data anagrafici forniti durante la sottoscrizione dei servizi di Banca Di Roma e stata riscontrata una incongruenza relativa ai dati anagrafici in [removed] Accedi a collegamento sicuro [link removed]”
It basically says that they, Bank of Roma (Banca di Roma) have had some problems and that you, as a customer, are invited to enter your account details using a “secure link& Read more:Email
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Scam Alert - Technical Support Overseas Limited 2007-08-08 13:08:40 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
TechnicalSupport
Overseas Limited
Scam Alert
: Technical Support Overseas Limited; people behind ade@technicalsupportoverseas.com … Read Full Details
ELF Petroleum Nigeria Limited - Scam! 2007-08-07 12:21:17 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
ELF PetroleumNigeria
Limited
Scam Alert: ELF Petroleum Nigeria Limited … Read Full Details
Pipeline Manager 2007-08-07 12:16:37 A job from Oil Offshore Marine Oil & Gas Jobs
Pipeline
Manager - read the full job description and apply online with a single click.
Sonacop Oil and Gas - Scam Alert! 2007-08-10 13:57:09 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Sonacop Oil and Gas
Scam Alert
: Sonacop Oil and Gas; people behind sonacopbenin@humanoid.net, residentpermit@lawyer.com; so called Barrister Igwo-Ifegwu … Read Full Details
Scams increase - Togo (Republic of) getting involved 2007-08-15 15:38:40 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Scams increase - Togo (Republic
of) getting involved
Scam Alert: According to our research, more and more scams appear to come (or are said to be - by the “companies” “offering” “jobs”) from Togo. There are several names attached to these scams, such as National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) which is said to offer job to foreigners. This is NOT true. Make sure you get yourself informed … Read Full Details
1 job/day: Geophysicist (August 15, 2007) 2007-08-15 13:16:53 A job from Oil Offshore Marine Oil & Gas Jobs posted on Oil Offshore Marine Blog
Geophysicist - read the full job description and apply online with a single click.
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Scam Alert - Worldwide Bio Refineries Plc 2007-08-14 09:42:38 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Worldwide
Bio Refineries Plc
Scam Alert
: Worldwide Bio Refineries Plc (NB: this “company” name has also been used in financial scams) … Read Full Details
1 job/day: PDMS Cats & Specs Engineer (August 14, 2007) 2007-08-14 09:36:28 A job from Oil Offshore Marine Oil & Gas Jobs posted on Oil Offshore Marine Blog
PDMS Cats & Specs
Engineer - read the full job description and apply online with a single click.
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Scam Alert - Nbmconsultant UK 2007-08-13 09:43:33 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Nbmconsultant UK
Scam Alert
: Nbmconsultant UK; people behind www.nbmconsultant-uk.mfbiz.com and nbmconsultantuk@london.com … Read Full Details
1 job/day: Planning Engineer (August 13, 2007) 2007-08-13 09:37:58 A job from Oil Offshore Marine Oil & Gas Jobs posted on Oil Offshore Marine Blog
Planning Engineer - read the job description and apply online with a single click.
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Faroe Petroleum under scam attack 2007-08-17 09:50:19 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Faroe Petroleum
Any communication coming from any company or private person, claiming to be directly from Faroe Petroleum or recruiting on behalf of Faroe Petroleum is a SCAM. The real company is www.faroe-petroleum.com
See Faroe Petroleum’s Scam Alert on this page
… Read Full Details
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Black List Update - Job Scams 2007-08-17 09:39:37 Oil Offshore Marine Update
On Beware Job Scams we have just updated the black list of fake companies and scammers claiming to offer jobs. Unfortunately, the list is partial, because more and more fake companies get invented by the scammers. List of likely problems: losing money, losing identity, phishing attacks, and so on… Read full info here
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Sky Oil Inc Nigeria - Scam Alert 2007-08-17 07:41:58 Information provided by Oil Offshore Marine Online Library Series
Sky Oil Inc Nigeria
Scam Alert
: Sky Oil Inc Nigeria … Read Full Details
1 job/day: StruCAD Designers (August 16, 2007) 2007-08-17 07:38:59 A job from Oil Offshore Marine Oil & Gas Jobs posted on Oil Offshore Marine Blog
StruCAD Designers
- read the full job description and apply online with a single click.
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