Monday, December 12, 2011

Phishing Scam Identity Theft News - Tue Dec 13, 2011


Six arrested in student loan phishing swoop
ZDNet UK (blog)
By Tom Espiner , 12 December, 2011 11:44 Six people have been arrested for allegedly taking part in a phishing scam that targeted hundreds of UK students. Four men and two women were arrested by officers from the Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) on ...
Two persons remanded in student phishing scam in London
Computer Business Review
Two men have been charged in Westminster Magistrates' Court, London over a £1 million phishing scam which swindled hundreds of UK students. Amos Mwangi, 25, of Rochdale Way, Deptford, south London, and Damola Olatunji, 26, of Hamsterley Avenue, ...
Trusteer says student loan phishing arrests highlight the dangers of targeted ...
Creditman
Trusteer has welcomed news that six people have been arrested in connection with a £1 millionphishing scam that saw students fooled into revealing their bank details to supposed representatives of the government student loans scheme. ...
Scam artists take advantage of Telstra
ZDNet Australia
The scam has been going around for a while, but I imagine it caught a few people out over the weekend. We had a lot of feedback from customers over the weekend, including the reporting of "phishingscam emails. Heard of phishing? ...
Keeping crooks away as you holiday shop online
CBS News
But the comfort of buying from home also has risks, such as fraud, and "phishing" and identity theft. This is the season when more people fall for the fake email from Amazon, or eBay, etc. Some email will say, 'Your account is expiring" or "Your ...
The 12 scams of Christmas
Reading Eagle
Also, phishing emails are a common way for hackers to get your personal information or break into your computer, so don't click on any links or open any attachments to emails until you have confirmed that they are not malicious. ...


Phishing Scams: Tips On How to Save Yourself From Becoming Prey
One of the top cyber crimes, and the most profitable, are phishing scams... Phishing scams are just as dangerous to small business owners as they are to large ...

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