Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Tue Nov 29, 2011

Gone Phishing: Dealing with Internet Thugs Accountingweb.com There are steps you can take to protect yourself from phishing scams. By Gail Perry Have you ever received a message in your e-mail inbox that looks like it comes from a reputable company, like a bank or some other financial Web site or even the ...

The 12 scams of Christmas MSN Money Phishing scams. Here's how this works: You get an email that appears to be from a legitimate company, like your bank, that insists you log in at their website. You're then directed to a copycat site that steals your user name and password. ...

Phishing E-mail Targets Xbox Live Players SPAMfighter News A phishing e-mail is targeting users of Xbox Live that cyber-criminals sent them in a sophisticatedscam, thus published roduct-reviews.net in news dated November 22, 2011. It may be noted that Xbox Live, a multiplayer gaming on the Internet and a ...

FBI providing tips on avoiding scams, being a smart shopper this Cyber Monday ABC Action News Techniques used to rip off shoppers include fake auctions, reshipping merchandise with stolen credit cards and phishing emails. Here are a few tips to avoid being swindled online. Be careful when it comes to opening emails with attached files, ...

Bumper Xmas for e-tailers and scammers Techwatch Scams are also on this up; this week saw Apple customers being targeted with an offer of $50 worth of vouchers via a malware infected email. Of course, this would include the usual tricks such as phishing attacks which trick customers into providing ...

Attackers Gearing Up for Cyber Monday With Scams, Deals eWeek While shopping, consumers will be "putting their organizations at risk for malware, spam, phishing scams" and other threats, the company said. Scammers are also pushing out malicious emails pretending to have special Cyber Monday deals. ...

Shopping Online? Here's Some Tips for Staying Safe Patch.com Watch for "phishing" or "pharming" scams and keep firewalls and antivirus programs updated Phishing: "a term used to describe a fraudulent e-mail that pretends to come from companies you may have done business with in the past, or even government ...

Facebook Account Reported Phishing Scam Message purporting to be from Facebook claims that the recipient's Facebook account has been reported for annoying or insulting other users and will be ...

New phishing scam is seen on Facebook - spyware news If you have already got a message claiming that your Facebook account is reported for policy violations and will be disabled, make sure it is legitimate and was ...

Tricky Phishing Scam Mimics Facebook's Official E-Mails Some phishing scams are so obvious that they're almost laughable. A misspelled word here or there, atrocious grammar, outrageous claims of instant wealth, ...

Xbox Live 'Phishing' Scam Victims Receive Refunds From Microsoft ... Microsoft is refunding several Xbox Live customers who became a part of a recent online "phishing"scam.

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