Sunday, January 29, 2012

Phishing Scam Identity Theft - Sun Jan 29, 2012


BBB Tip of the Week
The Spokesman Review
• Top phishing scam: The most pernicious phishing scam last year disguised itself as official communication from NACHA – the National Automated Clearing House Association – which transfers billions of dollars electronically each year.
'Halo 4' fake beta domain sparks Microsoft complaint
Digital Spy
The website halo4beta.net issued fake beta invites for the upcoming sequel to scores of users in what was later revealed to be a phishing scam. Developer 343 Industries' creative director David Ellis was swift to publicly debunk the fraud, ...
Better Business Bureau warns against computer virus scam
News 10NBC
If you get an email or phone call from a representative of the Better Business Bureau about removing a computer virus, you might be the victim of a new phishing scam. The BBB is warning the public about the scam, where someone claiming to be a BBB ...
Ask Andy: Tax-time Phishing Scams
WMC-TV
"It's tax season, so expect tax scams," said IRS spokesperson Dan Boone. "The scammers have taken it one step further: last summer, there were phishing e-mails circulating that were not about taxpayer account information. They were about IRS seminars ...
Dangerous E-Mail Scam Claims To Be From The Better Business Bureau
33 KDAF-TV
The danger in this phishing scam was the e-mail appeared to readers as coming from the Better Business Bureau. Scott Anderson's JWB Services in Forney, Texas handles new and repair plumbing. “Commercial, residential, service work, all of the above,” .
Email scam targets business community
Bradenton Herald
Federal authorities are investigating a phishing scam circulating company email accounts throughout the country that preys on that vulnerable relationship. Businesses across the Manatee-Sarasota area have been receiving the fraudulent emails, ...
A New Angle on Phishing
BankInfoSecurity.com
Nearly half of all phishing attacks waged during the first half of 2011 targeted the financial sector. Just weeks earlier, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning about a new Zeus malware attack targeting commercial bank accounts, ...
Scammers claim to be with the BBB
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
Scammers are going to new lengths to infect your computer with a virus by claiming to be the Better Business Bureau. In a news release on Thursday, the BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota warned consumers not to take the bait in the phishing scam...
Don't fall victim to tax scams, learn how to protect yourself
ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII
"Phishing scams happen to the largest and most trustworthy websites," said Kiehl. She also says to be wary of RAL's or Refund Anticipation Loans. A business will offer the loan upfront for doing your taxes, meaning you'll get money that day.

Athens-Clarke County Police Warn of Possible Income Tax Scam
Patch.com
“These are referred to as "phishing scams," as they are phishing for personal information.” We are reminded that taxpayers are not required to fill out a separate form to get a stimulus payment, “all they have to do is file a tax return.



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