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Was AGLOCO.com a Scam After All?

December 14th, 2007


Oh no, say it ain’t so folks. Agloco.com ran out of funds? I once had an AllAdvantage account and even received a check. I guess my gut told me otherwise about Agloco. After months of waiting on Agloco to give me a link to download the toolbar, I finally got the email, installed the toolbar and only used it once. I have not looked back since. My instincts were kicking in.

I received the below email, earlier this week:

from: AGLOCO.com Service
to: Rashaan
date: Dec 11, 2007 4:53 PM
subject: AGLOCO Update Notice
mailed-by: agloco.com

Dear Rashaan,

We would like to update you on the status of AGLOCO’s operations. We continue to believe in the AGLOCO concept, but our revenue is currently not sufficient to give Members a meaningful distribution. And though there are increases in membership, the resulting revenue is not enough to support operating costs. As a development team we are unable to continue to use our savings to fund the operations. If any Member would like to pursue continuing the operations of AGLOCO, you may contact us at agloco1@live.com .

We would like to thank every Member for supporting our effort to bring a piece of the Internet directly to the user. We hope that we can find a way to keep the operations going.

AGLOCO Development Team

What the hell happened? I wonder how many people contacted them to pursue continuing the operations…

Goodness.

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Beware of Bank of America Phishing Scam

October 21st, 2007


Be very cautious when you receive such emails because these are scams and not from Bank of America. Always be aware of who the sender is. In this email you see that the sender is from update@yahoo.com. Bank of America does not use Yahoo to send emails. Also, Bank of America generally does not send such emails.

Here is the fraudulent email:

from Security Center
reply-to update@yahoo.com
date Sep 28, 2007 5:16 AM
subject *** Bank Of America Security Notice ***

Customer ID : 000-2232-6231386-PTS

This e-mail is to inform you that your account will be suspended within 48 hours due to your Account Inactivity. You will have to confirm certain Account Information in order to continue your account subscription.

Please click the link below to confirm your identity
(link removed so no one will click it)

You can help us provide you with the most relevant information by taking a moment to tell us your e-mail preferences.
And of course you can unsubscribe at any time.

Remember, we are committed to your security and protection. To find out more, take a look at our Information Security section under Privacy and Security on the Web site.

During May, I bought a lot of things from local stores in preparation of travel. Bank of America suspected fraudulent activity on my account because of the large amounts of purchases. As protection, my account was frozen. I received an email that said I had to call to verify my account, but the main difference was that I had to call not click on a funky looking link.

The bottom line is that, if you ever receive emails asking you to verify a bank account or any other account that involves money. Do not click it. Call your institution to inquire if you are a victim of a phishing scam.

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PayPal Scam

September 5th, 2006


Note: Do not go to the URL mentioned below. I am only posting this as a precaution to paypal users. When you mouse over the email link it points to another website that is not PayPal. This is someone trying to be PayPal. I have reported this as spam.

RE: Message 4192127749 – Alert Message
paypal@email46.com

Dear missnexus@___.com Paypal User,

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Not Exactly a Scam…

December 7th, 2003


I received the following forward:

FW: 809 area code scam memo

MAJOR SCAM:

Don’t respond to Emails, phone calls, or web pages which tell you to call an “809″ area Phone Number.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

You will receive a message on your answering machine or your pager,
which asks you to call a number beginning with area code 809. The reason you’re asked to call varies. It can be to receive information about a family member who has been ill, to tell you someone has been arrested, died, to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc. In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls. If you call from the US, you will apparently be charged $2,425 per-minute. Or, you’ll get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges. Unfortunately, when you get your phone bill, you’ll often be charged more than $24,100.00.

WHY IT WORKS:

The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin Islands (The Bahamas).

The 809 area code can be used as a “pay-per-call” number, similar to 900 numbers in the US. Since 809 is not in the US, it is not covered by U.S. regulation of 900 numbers, which require that you be notified and warned of charges and rates involved when you call a “pay-per-call” number. There is also no requirement that the company provide a time period during which you may terminate the call without being charged.

We recommend that no matter how you get the message, if you are asked to call a number with an 809 area code, DON’T. It’s important to prevent becoming a victim of this scam, since trying to fight the charges afterwards can become a real nightmare.

Of course with my investigative self, I decided to research this because we all know almost every forward out there is not legit.

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