Thursday, December 1, 2011

Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Thu Dec 1, 2011


Start-up Agari debuts with security to stop fake e-mail, phishing attacks
Computerworld New Zealand
Start-up Agari debuts today with cloud-based e-mail security services aimed at allowing enterprises and e-commerce companies to identify and block fake and spoofed e-mail exploiting their legitimate business domain names to conduct scams and phishing ...
Criminals Duping Cyber Monday Shoppers Through UPS Phishing Scam
ITProPortal
Hackers are targeting Cyber Monday shoppers with a new email based phishing scam, which claims that their UPS package has not been delivered. Even as law enforcement agencies work towards preventing hackers from exploiting the online consumers' ...

Area residents warned of phishing scam
Morris Daily Herald
Bates warns area residents that by all indications this appears to be a phishing scam for information. Recipients that contact the number provided are told they will receive the $1400 travel award after participating in a 90-minute program for a ...
Q&A with John Sabatino, Cambridge Savings Bank fraud loss prevention officer
Wicked Local
In general, credit card fraud and debit card fraud are the most common types of fraud at this time of year. The most common way in which the card information is being compromised is throughphishing scams and ATM skimming to gain access to a consumer's ...
Attorney General DeWine issues Medicare scam warning
FOX19
A request for account verification is a classic sign of a phishing scam. Consumers that provide that information put themselves at risk for identity theft. These calls are in no way associated with Medicare. Consumers should hang up and contact ...
Warning: Google Wallet For Business Beta is a Phishing Expedition
Search Engine Watch
by Frank Watson, November 30, 2011 Comments If you've received an email offering you access to the Google Wallet for Business beta recently, beware: it's a phishing attempt to get your credit card information. Like most of these scams, the email looks ...
Our View: Secure shoppers make their list and check it twice
Alexandria Town Talk
»Beware of phishing. Legitimate businesses generally do not send emails claiming problems with an order or an account to lure the "buyer" into revealing financial information. If you receive such an email, call the contact number on the website where ...
Phone Loan Scam Threatens Jail Unless Money Gets Wired
KMGH Denver
7NEWS checked with the Attorney General's office and learned that since the scam is about loans that don't exist, it's not a cut-and-dry criminal offense. Since the scammers are phishing for information, the calls themselves are not necessarily ...

Microsoft refunding victims of Xbox Live phishing scam - Neowin.net
Microsoft is refunding the UK Xbox Live account victims that have been hit with phishing scams. The scams have caused some victims to see multiple purchases ...



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