WorldWideSpam.info

Exposing Scams Around the World — “Sunlight is the best disinfectant”

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS and thousands of hours of worker productivity are lost every year to unsolicited junk e-mail. WorldWideSpam.info is an informational website created to help people recognize and avoid many of the common advance fee frauds, lottery scams, and other shady gimmicks on the net. Educate yourself on WorldWideSpam.info so you won’t get caught in the con artists’ traps.

• Advance Fee Frauds — A gallery of messages from Nigerian bankers, Sudanese refugees, Iraqi generals, and other notable folks who want to cut you in on their vast fortunes (for a small fee). Read about these common “Nigerian” or “4-1-9” email scams. (How do advance fee frauds work?)

• Lottery Scams — Congratulations, you have won a lottery you never entered! Or maybe you didn’t. Search through a large collection of online lottery scam messages to see if they match the ones you have received. (How do lottery scams work?)

• Phishing or Pfishing Scams — We need you to update your account information (so we can steal your password). “Phishing” scams are among the most dangerous con games on the net today. Learn to recognize and avoid them here.

• Anti-Spam / Anti-Scam Resources — A select listing of some of the best anti-spam and anti-scam resources available on the web.