419 scams hidden in Google and Yahoo calendar messages

March 10th, 2008 by Rebecca Herson | Category: Data & Research, Email Security | 1 Comment »

Scammers are always looking for new ways to hide their intentions, both from message recipients, as well as automated email filters. One new trick Commtouch has started to see recently is the use of calendar-update messages generated from legitimate sites, such as Google or Yahoo. Since these messages need to be generated manually, they only [...]

Fraudsters Already Working on Microsoft/Yahoo Acquisition

February 10th, 2008 by Rebecca Herson | Category: Miscellaneous | Leave a comment »

Here’s a cute one our Detection Center just sent over - a traditional 419 scam in the guise of a lottery prize, sent from a scammer pretending to be… none other than Yahoo/MSN. Haven’t they heard that the deal isn’t finalized yet?!