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Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams. Sophos is urging wireless internet users to ensure the maximum security of their networks following the arrests of ten people in Spain for allegedly distributing bogus email lottery scams via unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Chinese scammers are using search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to subvert company details. With the opening ceremony only four days away, online fraudsters are using the hype of the Beijing Olympics to trick consumers out of thousands of dollars. A list of the five most spammed people in Britain, found one person received 44,000 unwanted emails a day. Attacks targeted towards voice communication channels such as VoIP and mobile phones are quietly increasing, security researchers have warned.

The ACCC has released the latest edition of "The little black book of scams", a user friendly guide that draws attention to a wide variety of scams regularly targeting Australian consumers and businesses in areas such as online, over the phone and door-to-door. Spammers are becoming more business savvy and are capitalising on news and seasonal trends in a more commercial way.. The FBI has issued a warning to the public following a deluge of spam emails purporting to be from the agency.. The FBI is warning citizens to be on the lookout for three separate email scams — including one that attempts to infect users with malware and two others that seek personal and financial information. Phishers are using a new bait to lure in victims - other phishing attacks. Security experts today warned internet users of a spam campaign that pretends the recipient has won a lottery sponsored by the Volkswagen motor company. A recent test showed that the majority of computer users were unable to distinguish fraudulent emails from legitimate messages when put to the test. Police in Nigeria have arrested the suspected ringleader of an email scam that stole up to $2 million. Nearly one in three U.K. consumers are unaware of phishing emails and other scams, according to a new study. Security experts warned football fans about a new trojan that poses as a wallchart for the FIFA World Cup tournament taking place in Germany in five weeks. Security experts have advised users not to panic over an unsporting new version of the Bagle worm which poses as a message offering free tickets to the Winter Olympics in Turin. FIFA has warned users to be wary of a phishing campaign aimed at taking advantage of money-hungry football fans. The method behind the 419, better known as the Nigerian Money Scam, is as old as the hills. David Quainton catches himself a phish Kevin Dickey, CISO for Contra Costa County, founded a group that has brought security issues to the fore for California county governments. Marcia Savage sees how his ideas have struck a chord throughout the state