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Caught with pants down!

Yesterday, it was a cool evening and I was out shopping for some computer stuffs when my wife called me up on my cellphone. Well, I didn't really hear the ringing sound as I was in a crowded mall shopping frantically for a Mini-SD card for my new ...

Five Myths About Carpet And Rug Cleaning

We have heard all types of myths homeowners believe about their carpet. Here are five myths you should know about.

Myth #1: You should wait as long as possible to clean your carpet or rug. Many years ago this was true as shampooing was the primary method of carpet cleaning. Even today, many homeowners can receive poor cleaning jobs by low priced cleaners that soak their carpet, which can cause all of the spots to return days after the cleaning.

North Texas Crime Commission

HotScams.com applauds the effort by TX Crime Commission to combat scams. They will be organizing talks to educate the public about common scams that may come by the internet, mail, phone calls or even in person. The event called Scam Jam, to be he...

Microsoft gives back?

Hot News! Finally Microsoft (one of the "giants") is taking the lead to sue scammers who use their free email systems to send out mass unsolicited emails to scam others. As we all know, most of the time scammers use free email addresses from yahoo...

New Law is passed to internet spyware and scams

US House of Representative is issuing laws to combat the criminal use of Internet spyware, identity theft and scams aimed at stealing personal information from computer users. "Citing estimates that up to 90% of computers in the US are infected...

Canadian Lady Scammed

The latest news report of police warning the local ppl at Wellington (Ontario, Canada) of lottery scams on the internet.Apparently, the victim (who was a lady), wired her money over to an address in England to pay for "advanced fees". Well, she di...

Warnings about Travel Scam

Be warned:"Travelers are too often tricked into paying exorbitant prices for "discounted" travel packages. In some cases, travelers end up paying for trips that are never even booked by the sales agent, the BBB said."There is a reason wh...

Anatomy of a Scam Letter

So we were reading emails as usual:

Mail Header:
"From: Mrs Theresa Williams [theresa_williams9@hotmail.fr]"

That is nice, an email from France. (reads on...)

Beginning of Message:
"Good day Sir/Madam!!

I offer my friendship, and I hope this letter meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you"

WOW! And this French lady wants to be my Friend!!! (reads on...)

More Message:
"I am Mrs Theresa Williams, From Benin, West Africa"

.....
*Click* (Deletes Email)

Can I Trust You with US$15million (only)?

Mr. Alberto V. Reyes asked:
"Can I trust you with US$15million?"

Yeah, ofcourse he can trust anyone of us not to run away with all US$15million... and that includes YOU reading this article. I think we can all trust you with US$15million right? No problem? We are all fantastically honest ppl who doesn't even care about that money... its only $15million... no biggy aye?

but can we trust Mr Alberto too?

US$31.5 million - Complete Giveaways

Susan Tustain of "U S A" says that she is dying and would like to give you US$31.5million so that you can use the money to help the poor, unfortunate, orphans, etc.

Alternatively, ofcourse, you can use the money to buy yourself a luxurious castle, a fleet of Porsche, and buy an island near Dubai.

(Real money has made their way to the real charity organisations, and only scam deals would come to commoners like us who are greedy and prefers the second option above.)

Thanks to whoever has contributed this.