Local News: Union, MI 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Fake? News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Fake? News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

Fake? News

News about Fake? continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

2 hrs ago | Business Know-How Newsletter

How to Recognize a Fake Virus Warning

I have a friend in the real estate business who told me that he wanted to pick up his computer and hurl it through a window.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Dec 23, 2009

NationMultimedia.com - Technology

'Tis the Season to Stay Secure

These usually translate to profit for the cyber criminals, who are expected to attempt to exploit the holiday season as more Internet users are expected to be online this year - to search, shop, and purchase items on the Web.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Internet, Science / Technology

Tue Dec 22, 2009

Examiner.com

Fake American patriots

Racist Nazi's were dealt yet another blow in Roanoke by a jury that found William A. White guilty of making four threats.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Mon Dec 21, 2009

Associated Content

Pay Day Loan Scams: Threatening Phone Calls, Collectors or Fake Collectors

At some point in time we all have financial problems and are in need of a short term loan to pay bills, especially in the economy today.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Sun Dec 20, 2009

MomLogic

5 Ways to Fake Delight Over a Crummy Gift

The fine art of putrid present opening. Momlogic's Momstrosity : It doesn't matter what their tacky novelty T-shirt says -- some people are not Born to Shop .

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Sat Dec 19, 2009

Business World

Fake security big cyber threat in '09

NAME LATEST CHANGE 0.57 0.01 AIB 1.20 0.01 BoI 1.29 -0.11 CRH 18.45 0.20 DCC 19.32 -0.37 Elan 4.54 0.01 Glanbia 2.67 -0.05 Grafton 2.89 0.01 Greencore 1.34 -0.05 0.11 0.00 ILP 3.17 0.09 Ryanair 3.11 -0.04 2.03 -0.02 Fake security big cyber threat in '09 Wednesday, December 16 12:14:22 The most notable 2009 online security threats were rogue/fake ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Internet, Science / Technology, Social Software, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Fri Dec 18, 2009

Lake Elsinore Valley News

'Fake vet' pleads guilty in federal court

A Palm Springs man pleaded guilty Monday to impersonating a U.S. Marine and wearing medals for bravery that he never earned.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Federal Prisons, Prison, US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, US Navy

Thu Dec 17, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Fake golf club criminals jailed for biggest fraud eBay has ever seen

Members of a criminal network have been convicted of masterminding a global fake golf club scam on eBay.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

Wed Dec 16, 2009

Network World NetFlash

AT&T lashes out at Fake Steve Jobs' network knock-out threat

Fake Steve Jobs is taking heat from AT&T over his protest campaign to shut down the carrier's 3G wireless network this Friday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Steve Jobs, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Blog News, Computers, Apple Computer, iPhone, Pop/Rock

Tue Dec 15, 2009

The Japan Times

Fake sites even fool top search engines

Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams. Searching for a scam: Security researcher Jim Stickley displays logs on his laptop from Internet scams he created for a study for a California financial institution.

Comment?

Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Mon Dec 14, 2009

Abc13.com

Fake bachelor party nets prostitution arrests

Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit arrested eight people during what attendees believed to be a bachelor party.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Buffalo News

Complaint window is now open

Given the stakes involved, I would encourage retailers to pay attention to a holiday shopping survey recently released by Consumer Reports.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Sat Dec 12, 2009

The Village Voice

The Best Fake Twitter Accounts: Fake Rahm Emanuel, Fake Christopher...

There are currently more than 120 Joe Jonases, at least 45 George Bushes, and exactly 13 Octomoms on Twitter.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Twitter, Social Software

Thu Dec 10, 2009

CRM Daily

How Fake Sites Trick Search Engines To Hit the Top

Online charlatans typically try to lure people into giving away their personal information by posing as legitimate companies in "phishing" e-mails or through messages in forums such as Twitter and Facebook.

Comment?

Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Wed Dec 09, 2009

MTV

Adam Lambert Isn't Taking Eminem's 'Elevator' Dis Personally

Last week, a new Eminem song called "Elevator" hit the Internet, on which the rapper may or may not have used an anti-gay slur in a lyric about Adam Lambert .

Comment?

Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Pop/Rock

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Netscape

Fake Sites Trick Search Engines To Rank Higher

Posted By SeanRasmussen 5 hours, 26 minutes ago in Science & Technology Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams.

Comment?

Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock

WKYC

Fake sites can trick search engines to hit the top

Everyone on the Internet has probably received an e-mail or seen an ad steering them to a phony Web site that's supposed to make them think it's really a trustworthy site -- for example, their bank.

Comment?

Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Pop/Rock

Slam Sports

Fake goods sales forecast to spike over holidays

The sale of fake goods is likely to jump over the holiday season as cash-strapped shoppers are tempted by 'too good to be true prices,' counterfeit experts and police say.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Winter Sports, Curling

Mon Dec 07, 2009

SeniorJournal.com

CDC Alerts Americans of Fake Email Asking Them to Enroll in H1N1 Vaccination Program

Dec. 7, 2009 - The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, which is the lead agency in battling seasonal flu, H1N1 and most other diseases in the U.S. has alerted the media to a scam email cruising the Internet attempting to fool Americans into revealing personal information.

Comment?

Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pop/Rock

Antrim Today

Fake straighteners too hot to handle

Internet shoppers in Hartlepool have been warned not to buy bargain hair straighteners as they could be potentially dangerous, according to watchdogs.

Comment?

Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Also on Topix