Scammers, Spammers, Hackers, Oh My!

There are a number of scams related to porn sites, cam sites and cam4 as well. We wanted to make you aware of some of them so you can avoid problems. We hope you will comment if you have issues or have figured out any other scams.

1. Cam4 Gold Passwords – there are sites that say you can get cam4 gold passwords that have been hacked. They advertise hacks, warez, plug-ins, password generators, etc. If they ask you to do a download, watch out. Many of these programs are setup to install viruses and do nothing else. It works because of your desire for free memberships.

Some sites make you pay for a recurring membership to get passwords to a number of adult sites. The passwords are hacked by members and may work until they are shut down by the adult sites. Remember that you are dealing with hackers, so watch what you click on and download.

2. Cam/Video Capture Software – there are sites that advertise software to capture cam shows. Again since you are downloading and running software, you need to be extremely careful. A number of these programs are setup only to distribute viruses. Capping without permission is also a copyright violation of the person on cam and Cam4.

3. Spammers – if you write your email address on a profile comment wall, expect that spammers will grab it, spam it and sell it to other spammers. The comment walls are public and available to anyone on the internet. We cannot stop people from ripping addresses off of them. All we can do is to tell you not to write your email address there. If you want someone to have your email address, use the messaging system.

4. Private Information – We hear from people worried that others know their personal information. This can only happen if you provide it. There is no reason to tell people, publicly or privately, your real name, your address, phone, where you work, etc. Also a good idea to watch what you say on cam. People talking on the phone, while on cam, have mentioned their phone numbers & addresses. People have heard this and used this to harass them.

5. URLs – We have also seen a number of profiles that provide a URL link for you to go to. Recently the majority of these advertise it as their live cam. These links then try to download a plug-in to your browser. These are viruses and we delete them as we find them and we do not recommend installing them. You can put your computer and personal information at risk. Make sure the security settings on your browser are set to “prompt” you before anything is installed, so you can cancel it. The best advice is not to install anything you are not familiar with. Make sure your computer has a firewall and up to date anti-virus software. You can get free versions below: