For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. Read the article: Houston Chronicle…
Indonesian ticket scam embezzles $60,000 from unsuspecting Motley Crue fans
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Fake concert promoters apparently bilked Indonesian music fans out of an estimated $60,000 in ticket sales for a Motley Crue show that was never scheduled to happen, officials and news reports say. More than 1,500 people had bought tickets for $40 each by the time the scam…