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emailSanta.com is a Christmas -themed entertainment website which simulates emailing Santa Claus, a character from Christmas legends. [1] [2] It also provides various other Christmas-themed simulations. Users compose their letter by filling in blank fields, [3] [4] and the website responds with a computer-generated letter which is claimed to be ...
A scam letter is a document, distributed electronically or otherwise, to a recipient misrepresenting the truth with the aim of gaining an advantage in a fraudulent manner. Origin [ edit ] Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date.
The Signpost has identified an extensive scam perpetrated by a company that calls itself "Elite Wiki Writers" or "Wiki Moderator", among many other names. Some of the other names they are suspected of using include wikicuratorz.com, wikiscribes.com, wikimastery.com, and wikimediafoundetion.com . Annie Rauwerda described the general situation in ...
Google Santa Tracker is an annual Christmas-themed entertainment website first launched in 2004 by Google that simulates [2] [3] the tracking of the legendary character [4] Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, [5] using predetermined location information. [2] It also allows users to play, watch, and learn through various Christmas-themed activities.
1990s. МММ was a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time. By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%.
Wikipedia:Phishing emails. As of July 2010, many people received emails that looked similar to the following: Someone from the IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx has registered the account "xxxxxxxx" with this email address on the English Wikipedia. To confirm that this user account really does belong to you and to activate email features on Wikipedia ...
NORAD Tracks Santa is an annual Christmas -themed program in which North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) simulates [1] the tracking of Santa Claus, who is said to leave the North Pole to travel around the world on his mission to deliver presents to children every year on Christmas Eve. [2] [3] [4] The program starts on December 1 ...
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 payment, the ...