Tag: scam

GoDaddy – providing a safe haven for scammers and cyber criminals

You’ve most likely heard of “GoDaddy” – they’re arguably one of the largest domain registrars and hosting providers in the world. Managing over 61 million domains names, over 5,000 employees globally and annual revenues of over $1.6 billion (USD). All reputable hosting providers have published Terms of Service set out for what is and what […]

The growing trend of Facebook “Life Event” scams

Over the past month or so, I’ve noticed a growing trend of the use of “Life Events” on Facebook to promote fake competitions. The latest one doing the rounds claims to offer you the chance to win an all-expenses paid Disney cruise… let’s look at this in a little more detail, and I’ll point out […]