Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 3, 2011

Debit card phishing scam targets Calif. jobless San Francisco Chronicle "EDD's Investigations Division is also looking into the information that has been provided to us by our customers and has determined that some of the calls did originate from telephone numbers that are known to be associated with 'phishing' scams," ...

Apple ID phishing scam warning PC Advisor By Ben Camm-Jones | Macworld UK | 02 December 11 Security firm Sophos outlined the scam on its Naked Security blog, warning of the email which seeks to trick you into visiting a compromised website and entering your Apple ID. The email is signed 'Apple ...

Widespread Xbox Live Phishing Scams Plague Gamers Security Pronews Users of the popular online gaming service have been getting phony emails from sites claiming to give away Microsoft points (the online currency for Xbox Live). These emails are made to look very official and many unwary consumers have been getting ...

Phishing Scam Reported In The Region 1330 WFIN Better Business Bureau officials in Lima are warning residents across the region about a reportedphishing scam that has been reported. The Putnam County Sentinel reports someone is calling people and pretending to be from the Social Security ...

Phishers Target PayPal Users with Scam E-mail SPAMfighter News Certainly, PayPal didn't send the e-mail with any HTML form attached, therefore whatever information the user would post will actually land up with the phishers. Notably, there's the greatest rate of online-phishing attacks targeted at PayPal since ...

Email phishing scam targets USAA members Stars and Stripes (blog) By Jeff Schogol Scammers are sending out an email that looks as though it is from USAA to steal your personal information. "Although the email includes a USAA logo and appears to be from USAA, it is not. USAA will not ask for any personal or account...

FBI Warns of New Fraud Scheme BankInfoSecurity.com They are committing cross-channel fraud. The scam relies on traditional phishingand spear-phishing tactics to get in the door. Spear-phishing e-mails are sent to executives, who oftentimes are identified via social networking channels like LinkedIn ...

Beware of fake CRTC phishing scams, commission warns The Wire Report They should not give their passwords to someone who has called them and claims to represent a government organization, the warning said. “These calls are likely phishing scams that could result in identity theft and fraud,” the commission said.

Police: Don't fall victim to scams Andalusia Star-News Holiday phishing scams. Phishing is the act of tricking customers into revealing their person information. • Online coupon scams. One popular scam is to lure customers with the hope of winning a free iPad. Consumers click on a phishing site, ...

Top 10 holiday warnings from the Better Business Bureau WAVE Delivery Scams – If you receive an email from what appears to be UPS Shipments that states "your package has arrived," and it asks you to click on a link, delete it! This is a typical phishing scam. Other emails ask you to download a form, ...

Business briefs: BBB warns of phishing scams misusing its name ... The Better Business Bureau says phishers are misusing its name to send malicious emails to businesses in Middle Tennessee.

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