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Artists Against 419 (commonly abbreviated to AA419) is an Internet consumer protection group dedicated to identifying and shutting down 419 scam websites. Its volunteers seek to stop, disrupt or hinder fraudsters' activities by cataloging and reporting fraudulent domains.
419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud. The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code. The website founder, Michael Berry, goes by the alias Shiver Metimbers. As of 2013, the 419 Eater forum had over 55,000 ...
TheReportOfTheWeek. John Jurasek (born 1997 or 1998), [2] better known online as TheReportOfTheWeek or Reviewbrah, is an American YouTube personality, food critic and radio host. Jurasek reviews fast food, frozen meals, and energy drinks on his YouTube channel of the same name, and hosts a radio show on shortwave radio, Spotify, TuneIn, and ...
Preventing yourself from being a target of a scam can save you loads of anxiety and trouble. Below are 8 ways to prevent yourself from being a victim in the first place.
Review bomb. A review bomb is an Internet phenomenon in which a large number of people or a few people with multiple accounts [1] post negative user reviews online in an attempt to harm the sales or popularity of a product, a service, or a business. [2] While a large number of negative reviews may simply be the result of a large number of ...
A large review funded by the World Health Organization found exposure to mobile devices was unlikely to increase the risk of brain cancer. Are cellphones a risk for cancer? Not likely, report says.
Advance-fee scam. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1][2] If a victim makes the ...
Nier: Automata was review bombed in April 2017 by Chinese players demanding a translation of the game to Chinese, whom PC Gamer called "a powerful new voice". [6]Grand Theft Auto V was review bombed throughout June and July 2017 after publisher Take-Two Interactive issued a cease-and-desist against the widely used game modification tool OpenIV, as an attempt to stop single player and ...