eFix.co Fraud Protection Alerts

Mary Clark, Toronto
11 May, 2011

I agree with you, Stan. We have to take a lot of security measures to keep our browser safe. It is very difficult to detect browser fraud. I think the only way to prevent it is by taking security measures. I didn’t know much about security measures but the iYogi reviews really helped me.

Few more tips

Stan King, Atlanta
25 April, 2011

Hey buddy, just by not opening e-mail attachments would not keep your browser secure. You have to keep clearing off tracking cookies, keep a look out for toolbars and add-ons that get installed during a browsing session and also enable security settings on the browser. It would be best if users use extensions such as NoScript to block unwanted scripts that initialize browser related frauds.

John Jones, Florida
18 April, 2011

Being a victim of browser fraud, I just wanted to make other people aware of this fraud as well as advise them on how to stay safe online. Do not open any e-mail attachment which is sent to you through an e-mail address which is not familiar. By following a few techniques you can prevent yourself from becoming another such victim.

Bobby Price, Michigan
11 April, 2011

My browser has started behaving rather weirdly since yesterday. I cannot open any search engine websites and my system's crashing quite often. I have a friend who came to have a look at my system this afternoon. He told me it seemed like my browser had been hijacked and that I should not connect my system to the Internet. Waiting to see what happened to it! It all started after I installed some toolbar.. people reading this, don't install unwanted toolbars no matter what!!

A Carefully Crafted E-Mail With a Slightly Different Address

George W., Oakland
08 March, 2011

I always stay informed with the latest technological improvements, from new devices to even the smallest bits of news that everyone should hear, even if they are not interested. While "scam" is one way to call it, "Phishing" is a term used when someone attempts to steal information through various Internet sources such as electronic e-mail. Though it started from e-mails and other Internet browser frauds, phishing is evolving beyond the world of electronics to face-to-face scam attempts through means of a "free cable TV installation" from someone who claims that they are a cable technician from the local cable company.

When it comes to e-mails, I always check the "From" field to see where the message is actually from. However, it never occurred to me that there is more to checking the origin of the e-mail than just checking the recipient. It was after I received an e-mail from my bank that looked legitimate.

The ending address was the same as the web address of the bank's website, but the suffix was different: instead of .com, it ended in .net. After reading an article on a technology blog about techniques to find out more about e-mail recipients, I found more information of the sender by looking at the message headers. Copying the IP address, which is formatted in digits such as 127.0.0.1, and pasting it on a "WHOIS Lookup" form, it turns out that the address is not from the US.

I also should not have looked at the message, as there is always the possibility of an inline attachment located somewhere in the message; even though the message looks real and no action is taken, there is always a way around to taking information, anyway. It seems that the safest way to receive important information from a place of business is either in person or via traditional snail mail.

Be Careful With Your Money

Patrick Shearer, Sacramento
07 March, 2011

The lesson I learned from my experience with browser fraud is that I need to be very careful with my money and all of the information that relates to it. I should not just assume that the internet is a safe place anymore. I used to think that it was. I figured that most people used online banking because of the convenience and so I thought it was a good way to go. I enrolled, and for a long time, I had no problems with it at all. The site was set up with a user name and a password so that no one else could get on under my name. What I did not think about was what would happen if someone else got that user name.

Somehow, I got a virus that recorded my bank information. I think I probably got it while I was downloading something else -- a game or a movie -- off of the internet. I do a fair bit of that, so I believe that someone attached the virus to one of my downloads. I brought it into my system without even knowing what I was doing.

Once it was installed, the virus recorded the things that I entered into my browser. This, of course, included my banking information. When I typed in my user name and password, it recorded it and sent it on to whoever created the virus in the first place. They hacked into my account and took all of my money.

Don’t let Internet Ponzi Fraudsters fool you!

Ray Simons
24 February, 2011

I totally agree with this. I remember, a few years back when was going through a rough patch, money wise, when I stumbled upon this ad on the internet soliciting investors/funds for a company that was into wealth management. It promised 24 percent return on investments. Sounded good to me, specially since I had seen their ads in newspapers of high repute. So, I followed it up, made some queries with the contact and got some real encouraging information. This wealth management company was not only globally reputed but also backed by the govt. They held investments in commercial bridge and government-guaranteed loans, real estate investment trusts and what not. The guy had everything to back his claims – brochures, stats, reports. So, I did set up a meet with him and he looked all respectable. Even met clients of his who had profited from investing in this and that was wholly assuring. We exchanged business cards and met over the weekends once or twice. It all seemed legitimate. And the excitement, the energy from these guys was so positive. Like they’d stumbled upon a goldmine and were now sharing their secrets with me. This sure seemed my chance to live the American dream, to beat the odds and get rich real quick. And at first it did seem to pay off. I got returns, like the other guys. That made me invest some more. Yeah, I was a fool alright for I have not received a dime since then. Called up all of them, one by one I did, but no response. As if they never existed. Later on, the guy behind this Ponzi fraud was caught along with his cronies. Funny, they’d spent most of our savings/investments to pay for their own business ventures and personal expenses. It took me some time to recover from the loss, but have learnt one lesson from this – there’s nothing called easy money and you better invest in companies after much research and deliberation.