Phishing Scams Identity Theft News - Wed Dec 28, 2011

Phishing Emails from “Apple Billing Information” The Mac Observer Just in time for the proud new owners of holiday-gifted Apple gear to be caught off guard, a phishing scam is making the rounds purporting to be from “Apple Billing Information.” This attack can easily catch newcomers, and a few old-timers too, ...

Phishing Scam Steals from USAA Member Bank Accounts SPAMfighter News Meanwhile USAA, during September 2010, cautioned its members of a phishing scam targeting them wherein the messages, asserting that they spotted fraudulent account operations, attempted at digging user-credentials. Later, during November 2010, ...

Banking scam victim loses case Independent Online By Zelda Venter In a recent judgment in the Pretoria High Court, a R200 000 claim by an attorney who lost this amount as a result of a phishing scam was turned down because the court found that the attorney's negligence had contributed to his financial...

Phishers Aim Attack on BigPond Customers SPAMfighter News A phishing scam aiming at users of the largest ISP of Australia, Telstra BigPond has been found advising people towards validating their billing details alternatively find their accounts suspended. Naked Security reported this on December 14, 2011. ...

New phishing scam affecting Xbox LIVE and PayPal accounts GameDynamo A new round of unauthorized Xbox LIVE charges as a result of phishing attacks has yet again underlined the importance of PC safety, reports Jason Evangelo of Video Game Writers. From the sounds of things, someone's been quite busy. ...

Agencies issue scam warning to residents, businesses News Courier The Better Business Bureau this month issued two scam warnings to businesses and individuals that can occur through the phone or via email. The email scam, sent primarily to business owners, was aphishing scam that could lead to multiple viruses for ...

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