Friday, March 30, 2012

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Fri Mar 30, 2012


Money mules are REAL victims of phishing, says Microsoft iconoclast
Register
By John Leyden • Get more from this author Microsoft has somewhat controversially claimed that money mules are the ultimate victims of phishing emails, rather than the consumers or banks that cyber-crooks target in online banking scams.
New Strategies to Fight Phishing
BankInfoSecurity.com
Losses associated with phishing are striking, too. In mid-March, the Russian Federal Security Service arrested eight suspects for the roles they played in a $4.5 million phishing scam that crossed several international borders.

New scams target cell phones
Superior Telegram
Common versions of these phishing scams — called “smishing” when transmitted by cell phone — claim to be from cell phone or credit card companies and offer a link that takes those who click on it to a site that is not legitimate, said Sgt. Nicholas ...
Amazon Phishing Scam Aims to Pull a Double Bluff
Gadgets and gizmos
It seems scammers are becoming too honest for their own good these days, that's if this latest Amazon phishing email is anything to go by. It starts by explaining that your account may have been subject to a phishing attack and even goes on to explain ...
Scam targets local businesses
WDTN
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - A nationwide phishing scam has local businesses on high alert. What appears to be a legitimate email from the Better Business Bureau is actually the work of online thieves. Merchants are receiving emails from scammers, ...
Outwitting the Scam Artists
Hartford Courant
Consumer scams are proliferating and new, more sophisticated ruses appear every day. Email phishing, text message scams, phone and mail scams. Identity theft and get-rich-quick schemes. Fraudulent foreign lotteries and worthless timeshare offers.
iTunes, Amazon Fraud Gang Members Jailed
TechWeekEurope UK
Towards the end of last year, the PCeU apprehended another six people suspected of another phishing scam, which took £1 million away from students' bank accounts. Think you know all about scams like phishing? Test your knowledge with our security quiz.


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