Thursday, December 8, 2011

Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Thu Dec 8, 2011


BBB Alert: Phishing Attack Using BBB Name Strikes Again
Tucson Citizen
07, 2011, under alert, Life, phishingscam, Tips Better Business Bureau is issuing an urgent scam alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that is purporting to be from a bbb.orgemail address about a recently filed complaint. ...
Cybercriminals Kick Off Holiday Season by Spreading Malware and Phishing Attacks
MarketWatch (press release)
Noteworthy threats in November 2011 included a new Facebook worm; the return of PDF-based malware posing as the US Postal Service; Bank of America and SunTrust Bank phishing scams; and a phony food stamp website. "Staying vigilant online--especially ...
Verizon Warns Of Increase In Phishing Scams
WBAL Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Verizon is warning its customers that it's concerned about a recent spike in phishing scams, specifically targeting customer email accounts. WBAL-TV 11 News received one of the emails Tuesday morning. It was sent from what appeared to be ...
Internet: another bank fraud shows why Nominet is right
ChiefOfficers.Net
phishing scam happens within 36 to 48 hours. A counterfeit products site takes weeks or even months to gain critical mass. However, there are cases that fall in between where the internet site is set up to sell a product which may or may not be ...
New Scams use fake Amazon gift cards, Adobe updates to lure victims
msnbc.com
There's a very real possibility you'd take the bait and open the "gift," which is the driving force behind a phishing campaign spotted by researchers at the security firm AppRiver. In an email titled, "Your gift card order," the message, full of spotty ...
Web users warned over scam emails
Belfast Newsletter
Age NI chief executive Anne O'Reilly stressed users should never disclose personal or financial information via email and avoid clicking on links in unsolicited emails. She also warned of the increasingly common practice of “phishing” – whereby a fake ...

Amazon email phishing scam let loose - Technology & science ...
Let the holiday shopping scam season begin! Fraudulent emails claiming to be from Amazon have been finding their way into inboxes, claiming that your ...
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Phishing Scam Targets Unemployment Card Users In California ...
Consumers receiving unemployment benefits on a Bank of America Corp. prepaid debit card in California are alerting state officials about a telephone phishing ...

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