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November 9 at 11:41pm
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PhishBucket We're wondering what seasonal employment (Halloween, Christmas) has in store for people on unemployment. What impact will temporary work have on your benefits? What if you don't accumulate enough hours to return to benefits when the seasonal job ends? What if you're cut off? We suggest contacting your unemployment offi...ce to learn what will happen to your benefits if you pursue these jobs.

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October 23 at 12:30pm
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PhishBucket PhishBucket Releases Report of Job Fraud Trends Presented at APWG 2009 eCrime Researchers Summit

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Ann Hampton Shea
Ann Hampton Shea
Hey Tab,

Good to visit you here. Wanted to check out a suspect job lead. Where is the phishbucket list located now? I went to www.phishbucket.org but didn't see the link to the "bucket"?

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Ann
November 16 at 2:08pm
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PhishBucket Founder/CEO Tabatha Marshall speaks to Ric Bratton, host of 'This Week in America,' about job scams. If you didn't get a chance to hear, it's not too late! Listen in here!

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Just read your NYT article! It had tips even I wasn't aware of (such as: You should favor niche job boards over more trafficked ones).

August 18 at 8:53pm · Report
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Even so, you should research any job board you visit to verify its legitimacy or know who they are. We've seen some bait & switch scams that aggregate jobs in the same way they do it at Indeed.com. Make sure you are directed to the employer's job posting and not just to a form on the job board site, which might indicate they are intercepting your ... See Moreinformation before it gets to an employer!

Glad you found us in the NYT! We hope you'll continue to share in our dialog about job scams!

~It costs you nothing to avoid a phishy offer!~
September 17 at 3:29pm
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PhishBucket Press release from BBB regarding scammers posing as debt collectors on payday loans. Watch out, people!

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BBB is issuing a national alert today about phony debt collectors that are calling consumers and claiming that they have defaulted on a payday loan and will be arrested if they don’t pay immediately.
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PhishBucket Check out the APWG/CMU Phishing Education Landing Page program. The goal of this initiative is to instruct consumers on online safety at the “most teachable moment”: when they have just clicked on a link in a phishing communication.

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The APWG’s Internet Policy Committee (APWG-IPC) and Carnegie Mellon University’s Supporting Trust Decisions Project (STDP) have joined forces to educate consumers about phishing and ...
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PhishBucket New job scams posted at PhishBucket.org today - if you're looking for work, please research unsolicited job offers before responding! Have a safe and successful job search!

July 26 at 4:08pm
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PhishBucket Facebook has agreed to let 3rd party advertisers use your posted photos WITHOUT your permission! Click on SETTINGS (located on top of page in blue bar, next to logout); Select PRIVACY SETTINGS; Select NEWS FEEDS and WALL; Select the TAB that reads Faceboo

July 24 at 3:05pm
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
After you select the Facebook Ads tab, you get this pop-up:

"Worried about privacy? Your photos are safe.

There have been misleading rumors recently about the use of your photos in ads. Don't believe them. These rumors were related to third-party applications, and not ads shown by Facebook. Get the whole story at the Facebook Blog, or check out the Help Center."... See More

I still closed that pop-up and continued with your instructions. The fact is, when I see ads with my friends' pictures, it's WHILE using third-party apps!
August 13 at 5:16pm
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PhishBucket Find jobs in the UK!

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PhishBucket Follow us @PhishBucket on Twitter or join our PhishBucket group on LinkedIn!

June 29 at 3:06pm
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PhishBucket Insights into what companies require for protection and some interesting facts to consider on trends from the BrandProtect Blog.

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The war on phishing is far from over...
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PhishBucket This reported suspicious job offer is an interesting one because the headers show it originated from the offices of the Brazilian government. So is there a scammer moonlighting in their midst, or do they condone terrorizing other countries with money mule scams. We hope (but doubt) that somebody will investigate this problem immediately!

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