Scam

Online shops targeted by hackers

Posted by on November 10, 2010 at 1:27 am

We’ve been very quiet of late and keeping our heads down and working on new sites, but we have noticed on the stats of many websites that there are attempts by robots to try to gain access to files on website that are relating to online shops and people selling their services online. In your Stats [...]

Revenue Irish Tax & Customs Emails

Posted by on February 26, 2010 at 3:14 pm

We are getting  a lot of calls to the office this week asking about the following email that many people are getting. It is s scam, delete it, these people know that many people in Ireland are claiming more tax back etc Scam Email = Delete. If you do get an email like this just [...]

ICS Monitoring Team Email

Posted by on February 8, 2010 at 5:58 pm

We noticed today that we recieved an email for the the ICS monitoring Team threatening to cut of internet access. This is spam email delete it. The email looks like this: Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (report.exe, report.zip). Warning: Please read the “cadamedia-Attachment-Warning.txt” attachment(s) for more information. Your internet [...]

Spam Server Upgrade – Firewall Rules

Posted by on January 19, 2010 at 1:09 pm

Just to let our spam filtering clients know that next week we are upgrading our servers again, (yes i know a pain in the ass but hey it’s for your benefit!) These new servers will mean new IP addresses and so we are informing you that you can update your firewall rules with the following [...]

Internet Register Ireland Letter

Posted by on January 4, 2010 at 2:13 pm

These are the types of letters many businesses understand to be about the renewal of their domain in Ireland, where as really they are an invitation to be listed on an Internet directory for Ireland for a cost of €958 per annum for a 3 year contract. I suggest throwing it away, it’s rubbish, they [...]

Truvo selling advertising?

Posted by on December 8, 2009 at 9:09 pm

It looks like that Truvo Ireland are the latest company finding that other business are approaching their clients and requesting that they spend their advertising budget with them. A few weeks ago we had UK companies calling our clients leading the client to believe they were Google. Many believed it and signed up to a [...]

You have just received a virtual postcard from a friend !

Posted by on December 1, 2009 at 10:14 am

You have just received a virtual postcard from a friend ! Spam Virus Do Not Open the link on this email Unless every person I  know has a friend suddenly sending them postcards from the edge ( of reason) I would strongly advise NOT to open or click on the link in the above email [...]

Scam emails – DHL Express Services

Posted by on November 12, 2009 at 1:30 pm

One of my clients email in this morning wondering if we could unlock this email is was due in. this is a scam bullshit email and I simply replied, spam / scam …delete it. I suggest you yo the same, unless you are actually expecting a delivery, if so they would not send you a [...]

Buyer Beware on RTE

Posted by on November 11, 2009 at 11:05 pm

Charity Calendars Watching Buyer Beware on RTE tonight and interested to see that companies are still using these traditional forms of advertising to promote their businesses, but also saddened to see that companies are exploiting those one who still are. Not every one doing charity calendars, but one company especially who has taken peoples money [...]

You PAC has been Locked. – Dodgy Email?

Posted by on August 31, 2009 at 11:15 am

If you receive an email like the following Delete it. It is a Scam. We have had two clients in the past 4 days, nearly following through with it. Either call your bank to confirm or call us 053 9430748. Banks do not work in their manner and please just delete it. ***************** Dear Client, [...]

WEBMASTER UPGRADE – SPAM EMAIL

Posted by on August 10, 2009 at 12:01 pm

Hi Folks, If anyone rec eives an email as below. Delete it, it is not from ourselves. ***********************Start********************************* Dear Subscriber, Due to spam complaints of users in our webmail system and we have observed that your email account is being compromised. So, our investigation shows that your email address is compromised and is used to [...]

Business Registration 2009/2010

Posted by on August 5, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Warning All Businesses in Ireland. ************************ Delete this email if you receive it, to not answer, just delete, it is a scam ************************ Dear Madam/Sir, In order to have your company inserted into the registry of Worldwide Business Guide for 2009/2010, please print, complete and return the enclosed form (PDF file) to the following address: [...]

World Business Guide Renewal 2009/2010

Posted by on July 10, 2009 at 10:05 am

Delete this Email is you receive it, Its the usual rubbish from the european business Guide.   From – Fri Jul 10 09:35:00 2009 Return-path: nfo@bestenterpriselive.com Envelope-to: info@cadamedia.ie Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:10:06 +0200 Errors-To: nfo@bestenterpriselive.com To: info@cadamedia.ie From: World Business Registrar nfo@bestenterpriselive.com Reply-to: register@wbgtoday.net Subject: Business Registration 2009/2010  Ladies and Gentlemen.  In order [...]

Domain Renewal Group

Posted by on July 7, 2009 at 10:27 am

If you have received a letter in the post from an American company looking to “renew” your domain name watch out. You may be putting your business of danger of either looking your domain name or loosing out on downtime as what you would actually be agreeing to is moving your domain to another registrar. [...]

Internet Registry Ireland

Posted by on July 2, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Internet Registry Ireland – Again and Again ! The calls to our office are now on a daily basis and what looks like hundreds of companies in Ireland are getting so called “Renewal Letters” from this foreign company asking them to renew their listing on a European Business Website. This morning was an accountant from [...]