Beware New Holiday Spam Scams

The holiday season and the poor economy are bringing out all kinds of e-mail spam scams. Here are the latest you may receive or will soon receive — don’t reply to them:

Survey and Gift Scam: An e-mail comes from a financial institution stating, “You’ve been selected to take part in our quick and easy eight-question survey. In return, we will credit $80 to your explanation.” You’re directed to an online survey page where you’re asked innocuous questions

and next asked for your bank detail knowledge. Don’t do it — these scammers will simply use that data to drain your explanation of cash.

Investment Proposal Scam: The e-mail writer urgently needs your help in getting a person’s money out of a country by using your bank explanation as a place to electronically deposit the money. They’ll need your detail access knowledge, of course, to set up the transfer. And there […]

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