Scams

An invite to a conference in California proves to be a scam, and a very similar spam claims the very same conference is taking place in New York in March.

In a world where nothing seems to be constant but change, it's good to know that there are, in fact, some things that change fairly slowly. Unfortunately, readiness to believe and spread hoaxes is one of them.

Money for nothing? Don't believe it: a variation on the Mystery Shopper scam that misuses the Pinecone Research brand.

Two rough and ready phishing emails that nevertheless tell us a great deal about the social engineering underlying more sophisticated, graphic-rich scams.

Tempted to invest in colour diamonds or collectible bottles of wine? That irresistible offer could be a boiler room scam.