Saturday, February 11, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sat Feb 11, 2012


This February 14 be a Valentine not a Victim
Tucson Citizen
10, 2012, under alert, Life, phishingscam, Tips As Valentine's Day approaches, Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona warns that Cupid's arrow may be aimed directly at consumers' wallets. Those who find themselves awash in love's emotion should ...
Watch Out For Fraud When Trying to Score a Date Online
GeekSugar.com (blog)
According to a new report, online dating fraud rose 150 percent in 2011, making Internet dating sites a hotbed for fraudulent links and phishing scams. With over three percent of interactions being of fraudulent nature — including those ...
Celebrate a Scam-Free Valentine's Day
Patch.com
Be careful opening a Valentine's Day eCard it could be a phishing scheme to obtain your personal information or to infect your computer with spyware. Do not open non-personal e-mails, eg “from your secret admirer.” Only open e-mail from people you know ...
Family gets ripped off in mortgage phishing scam
KATU
A year and a half worth of mortgage payments were stolen from a local couple in aphishing scheme. The money went to an offshore bank account operated by someone pretending to be a Bank of America employee. A person calling herself Lisa McNaughton sent ...
Fraud Is in the Air, iovation Finds Increase in Online Dating Abuses
MarketWatch (press release)
PORTLAND, OR, Feb 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- iovation, the Device Reputation Authority(TM) protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, today announced it has seen a significant spike in online dating site fraud in the past 12 months.

Tax Hacks 2012: 6 Scams to Avoid
WKYT
Forward any such scams to phishing@irs.gov so they can investigate, and if you get snail mail or a phone call you're not sure about, contact the IRS directly at (800) 908-4490 to verify. 2. Fishy accountants. If you have a pro doing your taxes, ...


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