Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Fri Mar 23, 2012

Travel advice: avoid phishing scams; cheap Jubilee accommodation; and cruising ... Telegraph.co.uk This week: avoid phishing scams; finding cheap accommodation during the Jubilee; cruising in the Aegean;and editing of contact details in passports. By Gill Charlton In January I inquired about renting a villa in Lanzarote in March through ...

Phishing Scam Targets LAN Airlines for Credit Card Particulars SPAMfighter News A new phishing scam is distributing bulk electronic mails supposedly from LAN Airlines pretending to be certain notice to the recipient that the Airlines couldn't keep his request for flight change as there's no credit card contract by it with the ...

Voice technology catches phone scammers GMA News Nagoya University and Fujitsu claimed the technology —which can be used to thwart remittance-soliciting, phishing, and other phone-based scams— has a 90-percent accuracy. "Starting this month, a prototype of this technology deployed in mobile phones ...

Google wants to listen in to your conversations to target ads, Fujitsu to ... Hindustan Times Nagoya University and Fujitsu are currently working on technology that maps a person's voice pitch and level to detect when they are in an “overtrust situation” and may be vulnerable to phone phishing scams. “When overwhelmed with information that may ...

What to do about the three scams targeting us Bermuda Sun 23: The Department of Consumer Affairs, the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Bermuda Police Service have recently come together to raise consumer awareness of three financial scams targeting local residents - phishing, pyramid schemes and the passing ...

Banks, retailers warn customers of text message scams Daily Caller Smishing is a new type of phishing attack — an Internet scam aimed at stealing a target's personal information or spreading a computer virus. The attack involves using text, or SMS, messages to lure unsuspecting victims to malicious websites via their ...

Consumer Affairs: Scams Are On The Rise Bernews And while most local residents have got smarter when it comes to recognising scams and protecting themselves, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated as well. Ms Adams said: “Phishing' — also called 'carding' or 'brand spoofing' — is an online ...

Residents advised of scam Monmouth Daily Review Atlas This type of scam has come to be known as “Smishing” because of the use of SMS text technology. Similar to the way scam web sites send “Phishing” emails, scam artists have been sending text messages offering free Walmart gift cards to consumers in ...

Text says you won, but no: It's just 'smishing' Kearney Hub Instead, it's a scam to steal a victim's credit card number and other personal information. Phishing scams using SMS technology have been dubbed “smishing.” Those who receive a spam text message on their phone should forward the text to SPAM (7726).

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